Chocolate Mousse
My college dessert was even easier. Use Redi Whip so that you dont have to whip your own cream. And use Hershey chocolate syrup so that you wont have to melt anything. Just combine the two and youd have instant chocolate mousse. And I do mean instant! No need...
Chorizo Muffins
Is the chorizo already cooked, or is it cooked while the muffin bakes? I ask because I might want to try other meats, maybe even shrimp, and was wondering if I can add raw meats or cook them first. Thanks, these look delicious!
Wonderful Avocado Toast
The name of this website is Thrifty Fun ... so while this recipe is definitely thrifty, its really not a lot fun. ' To liven up the avocadoes, I sometimes add chopped pickles, relish or sauerkraut. Or maybe some crumbled bacon. Sliced boiled eggs is a classic...
Osso Buco
Looks delicious and Id loved to try it but Im a bit confused. The ingredients list orange and lemon zests, and the last step states that they were used earlier but I dont see where they were used. Thanks for your clarification.
Creamy Oat Milk
This is so easy that even I can make it. A quick question: can I use steel cut or instant oats instead of rolled oats? Thanks.
Creamy Oat Milk
Oat milk is an interesting alternative but dont expect it to taste like coconut, almond, walnut, cashew or soy milk. The common denominator to those milks is that they have natural fat. Thats why you can often use them in place of milk for cooking. Oat and...
French Onion Chicken
Looks simple and delicious. Cant wait to try it this week. I have two question though. 1) What makes this recipe French, as opposed to just Onion? 2) Where is the microwave safe container used? As for the butter, is it necessary to melt it first? Can you just...
Strawberry Chiffon Pie
Looks delicious and refreshing. My only issue is that no one here is willing to eat raw eggs well have to look for some kind of substitute. Someone suggested Miracle Whip', Caesar salad dressing or pureed pomegranate.
Orange Meringue Pie
Looks delicious and Id love to make one this weekend. You mentioned a vegan version but I dont see it. If love try that as well since eggs are illegal on Tuesdays and Fridays when people are hiding or sick. Fresh oranges are also sometimes banned, so I may...
Two Tone Marshmallow Cheesecake
Looks so good that Ill try to make one this weekend, even though I hate marshmallows. One problem with the recipe though. You forgot to include cream cheese in the ingredients list.
Krautburgers (German Hot Pocket)
Looks delicious so Id love to try making them this weekend. However, Im confused by the end of the recipe. In step 6, you write, Let rise for 20 minutes. Bake at 375 F degrees for about 30 minutes. Serves 8. The serves 8 implies that the recipe is finished...
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
Agreed, but its cheaper to just use a plastic bag. Cut a hole in the two corners to drain any water that might collect in the bag. After cooking, simply pull the bag out with the eggs. And put the bag in the ice water if you wish. The bag can be reused again...
Garlic Butter Shrimp
I peel the shells before serving. The shells then go into the freezer along with fish bones, shells and other seafood remains that are normally discarded . When I have enough, I make seafood broth. Its just like bone broth except that I use seafood. The long...
Fast and Easy Garden Tomato Sauce
Looks delicious but unless you grow your own tomatoes this is WAY more expensive than the quality name brands, and more expensive than even premium artisan brands. Tomatoes are about $1.69/lb here while some quality bottled sauce is always on sale for $1.69...
Fast and Easy Garden Tomato Sauce
Also, I rarely puree the tomatoes, and if I do, i only puree half of them. Thats because we like our sauce chunky. Pureeing also makes the sauce less thick. We prefer not to use thickeners so we mash the tomatoes instead of pureeing. That, along with a reduction...
Air Fryer Glazed Meat Loaf
Ive always used oatmeal instead of bread crumbs to increase fiber and nutritional value. The larger grains result in a coarser texture, but you can always grind the oatmeal in a food processor to make it more like bread crumbs.
Instant Pot Butter Chicken
This delicious but the ingredient list looks incomplete. I dont see BUTTER or margarine anywhere, which would obviously needed in butter chicken. How much butter do I put in? Thanks.
Low-Carb Crispy Garlic Shrimp
Or just use ground garlic flavored pork rind...? http://unofoodsinc.com/product-detail/sunasia-roasted-garlic-chicharon-ground-fried-pork-rinds/
Chicken in a Watermelon
Wow. I wonder how the roasted fleshy watermelon rind tastes after being basted in chicken juices so long. Might be delicious after peeling away the skin. My mom used to stir fry fleshy watermelon rind like she would any other melon or squash. And I used to...
Mediterranean Chicken Kabobs
These look delicious and easy so I cant wait to make them. But more importantly, you have beautiful nails, as evident in the 6th photo. :)
Instant Pot Beef Ribs
Great suggestion because I hate beer. I was going to use beef broth but apple cider vinegar sounds more interesting. Im also tempted to use apple cider curry sometime. Unfortunately, I also hate Chinese five spice (even though Im Chinese... I also hate ginger...
Instant Pot Beef Ribs
Why do people so frequently call recipes, Instant Pot, when they actually mean, pressure cooker? Its misleading to those new to the pressure cooking. I cant tell you how many people would refuse to buy another brand at half the price because they think that...
Instant Pot Lasagne
My version is even faster and thriftier. I make it directly in the pressure cooker pot, with the pasta sauce as the liquid to provide pressure. Sometimes, I also use the saute function at the end to give the bottom a crispy crust. I replaced the stainless steel...
Saffron Rice Cake with Chicken (Tahchin Polo Ba Morgh)
This seems absolutely delicious and the presentation is unique. Cant wait to try it this weekend. I might even try some variants, for example, using raw chicken instead of cooked chicken. The chicken juices should make the rice extra flavorful, and the chicken...
Clearing a Clogged Sink Drain
If its a hair clog, the salt/baking soda/vinegar solution wont do much since none of those ingredients dissolve proteins, which is the main constituent of hair. Drano excels at doing that. You can demonstrate this by simply making this solution and then putting...
Clearing a Clogged Sink Drain
They sell porcelain and sink restoration kits in hardware stores and Amazon. Many whiten as well as fill in cracks. You might also try hydrogen peroxide, the same stuff they use to whiten teeth. Do a spot check first to make sure wherever chemical you use wont...
Clearing a Clogged Sink Drain
saved on buying drain clogger ---- Why would spend money on buying drain clogger? Most people wouldnt want their drains clogged. But if you do want to clog your drains, you can do it free. Just dump some hair or vegetable peels down your drain and then pour...
Japanese Jiggly Cheesecake
I love Japanese cheesecake. Theyre sold at my local Asian market as Man Love cakes because theyre supposed to increase a mans stamina in bed. I always wondered what the ingredients are but nothing I see here would do that. But they sure taste good. Seeing all...
Caramelized Onion Chicken
Donna, this calls for low heat so the onions will sweat and the chicken will release juices before the onion burns. In fact, I worry that it wont get hot enough for the onions to caramelize, which requires at least 230F. A wet environment prevents it from getting...
Caramelized Onion Chicken
Donna, I just re-read the recipe and dont think the onions will ever caramelize or burn if cooked at low heat. The addition of salt before cooking draws out water from the onions through osmosis. Thats why cooks are told to salt after hamburgers are done to...
Spaghetti Squash Chow Mein
If youre vegan but still want shrimp, try vegan konjac shrimp. Konjac is a flavorless yam thats been called a miracle food. The food made from it are gelatinous, fat and carb-free, and very low in calories. A whole bag of konjac pasta, for example, is about...
Vietnamese Chicken and Cabbage Salad
By Chicken breast, I assume that you meant cooked chicken breast in the list of ingredients, not raw. Also, Im confused by what you meant by, Combine cabbage, mint, vietnamese coriander in a bowl (optional, can be found at Asian markets) with squeezed lime...
Zesty Lime Cheesecake Bars
Do you mean the opposite? Im confused as to why you would use more lime juice (¾ cups) when you use sour cream since the sour cream is already sour. Should it be ½ cup of lime juice when using sour cream while ¾ cup when using heavy cream? Thanks.
Garlicky Eggs in a Basket
We make this with various breads, but we dont hollow out the center. Instead, we press down in the center to make a to make a well. We then put in a little grated cheese first, and then break an egg on top of that. We might also put some crumpled pre-cooked...
Honey Baked Chicken
Looks delicious and simple. I have a question: What is prepared mustard? Also, can we just use honey mustard instead of honey and prepared mustard? That would make this extra thrifty since I have plenty of honey mustard packs from buying McDonald chicken nuggets...
Japanese Style Watermelon Rind Pickles
The Chinese also pickle watermelon rind but they use white vinegar and sugar for a sweet & sour pickle.
Berry Infused Lemonade
Ive been doing this for years with dehydrated fruits. Because the fruits absorb the drink as they rehydrate, not only do the fruits flavor the drink, but the drink also flavors the fruits.
Milk Candy Balls (Yema)
Instead of sugar, I dust them with milk flavoring powder (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, malted, Ovaltine, Horlicks, etc) or even fruit drink mix (KoolAid, Yang, etc) to prevent sticking. I may try other sesame powder as well.
Japanese Style Fried Chicken (Karaage)
Absolutely delicious. Great as an appetizer with assorted dipping sauces. Once of my guests loved it with various salad dressings as dip. As such, Im going to add these to salads instead of croutons. I think these will also be great in stirfrys. Just add right...
Vegan Pineapple Banana Cake
Looks delicious and easy. And just as important, its cheap and healthy (low in fat and sugar). One question: I cant find fresh pineapples so Im going to use canned crushed pineapples. How many ounces is equal to half of a fresh pineapple? Thanks!
Vegan Pineapple Banana Cake
A follow-up to the above question. Since my crushed pineapple is packed with juice, Im wondering if i can replace the milk with the pineapple juice for extra pineapple flavor. Since the juice is sweet, maybe I can even lessen the sugar. If milk is really required...
Seafood Pasta on a Budget
If you like seafood, a better option is a bag of frozen mixed seafood. Here in New York, we can get 2 bags for $5. Its a medley of shrimp, calimari, octopus, mussels, clams and imitation crab. I saute the mixture in some butter and garlic (or garlic powder...
Creamy Fruta
Looks delicious. In the recipe, you state to put one spoonful of the milk-cream mixture over each cracker layer. What kind of spoon do you use? The photo shows a large creamy bottom layer but neither a teaspoonful nor tablespoonful Id enough to saturate the...
Creamy Fruta
Also, what cheese do you suggest? To me, cream cheese or cottage cheese seem most suitable for desserts but you cant shred those.
Secretly Budget Pasta
Thats a luxury dish compared our version in college! Instead of pasta, we used instant ramen. And instead of fresh veggies, we used a pack of Asian Stir Fry or California Blend frozen vegetables (the latter had mushrooms, but the former had multicolored peppers...
WWI Spice Cake
If you omit the spices, this sounds like a nice base cake for any flavoring youd like to add, i.e. lemon juice for a lemon cake. The only substitution Id make is margarine for shortening since margarine is more readily available (due to the trans-fat scare...
Ice Cube in Dryer for Wrinkle-Free Clothes
Why not just hang your clothes in the bathroom and turn on hot water in the shower to generate steam? Not only does this save electricity, but since the clothes are hanging straight, no wrinkles will develop like what might result from tumbling in the dryer...
Ice Cube in Dryer for Wrinkle-Free Clothes
I travel monthly for business and the steam shower method works wonders in hotel rooms. In fact, I learned it from my dry cleaner. It simulates what they do in the store except they spray steam at the fabric. I can even use it on delicate fabrics with no risk...
Ice Cube in Dryer for Wrinkle-Free Clothes
@Tj103169 1) When staying in hotels, I steam my clothes while I shower. No waste of water. 2) For most people, water is a naturally renewable resource (through evaporation), electricity normally isnt. 3) Electricity is MUCH more expensive than water (and the...
Ice Cube in Dryer for Wrinkle-Free Clothes
Three more, which are actually important for clothes: 7) Heat in the dryer can damage delicates. Steam in the shower cannot exceed 212F, and its usually significantly less, making it safe for all fabrics. 8) Tumbling in the dryer rubs fabric against fabric...
Ice Cube in Dryer for Wrinkle-Free Clothes
What I do like about the ice cube idea is that you can use lightly scented water to make the ice cube, which can then refresh or scent the clothes. Its great after a night in a smoky bar where your clothes smell like tobacco. Probably cheaper than Febreze and...
Clean Stainless Steel with Magic Eraser
Forget the Dollar Store, buy them in bulk from eBay or Amazon. 100 costs less than $10 with free shipping. My last purchase was only $6.89. We use them for everything so they go fast. Even though some warn against using them for non-stick cookware, they work...
Crunchy Chickpea Snacks
You can certainly air bake them, especially in a convection oven, but oil and/or butter adds flavor.
Crunchy Chickpea Snacks
Drizzling oil is uneven and inefficient. A better method is to put the chickpeas in a plastic bag along some oil and spices. Then seal the bag and shake to coat the chickpeas.
Homemade Tea and Coffee Lattes
Tea bags, coffee, extracts, flavorings and creamers arent free of charge. Even cheaper is to go to a Chinatown and buy some instant milk tea mix or white coffee mix. All the ingredients are already in each packet. Theyre very popular in Asia and in Chinese...
Homemade Tea and Coffee Lattes
Hand blenders arent made for frothing. The blades chop and cut, not aerate. The easiest way to froth is to use a battery operated milk frother. The coil head is specifically designed to aerate and form bubbles. You can find them online for cheap.
Gluten Free Lemon Bars
For those who dont have Bisquick, here is a substitute, according to Wikipedia. If you need to go gluten-free, use rice flour instead of regular flour. If youre lucky enough to have a Chinatown nearby, youcan find rice flour cheap since its a common ingredient...
Homemade Cookie Butter
Never heard of this but cant wait to try it out! The fact that different cookies give different flavors should make it interesting. May even try fruit flavored cookies and salty crackers. And may substitute some of the oil with cream cheese or fruit jam. Should...
Cream Cheese Thumbprint Cookies
Would substituting Splenda for sugar (1/10th tsp of Splenda = 1 cup sugar) affect the texture negatively? For some pastries, sugar is necessary for because it caramelizes and can provide a crunch or firmness upon cooling. If texture is affected, I wonder what...
Make Rice with Half the Calories
There are no issues with reheating rice. Asians do it all the time. In fact, it is recommended that you used refrigerated rice to make fried rice. And advanced rice cookers ofte have a reheat function.
Make Rice with Half the Calories
Theres no reason why you cant use a rice cooker as long as the cooker cooks rice like one would do on the stove. That means cheap old fashion cookers that take about 20-25 mins to cook the rice. They use a simple temperature sensor to know when the water is...
Jewelry Swap
We do something similar at work. We started with a cellphone swap. That was followed by a banana swap. Then last month, we had a wig swap. And in keeping with the spirit of the holidays, were ending the year with an underwear swap. These swaps are great because...
Easily Remove Grease from Ground Beef
What a waste of meat juices! Weve always tilted the pan so that the juices drain to one side, as shown above, and then spoon it into a jar or bowl. Refrigerate over night and the fat rises to the top and hardens. Then simply scrape off the fat layer with a...
Easily Remove Grease from Ground Beef
Using paper towels is not a good idea because the binder (aka glue) used to hold the paper fibers together was not meant to withstand heat. Keep in mind that the smoking point of lard is 370F, much higher the boiling point of water. To brown the meat, the pan...
Mango "Ice Cream"
If you want to make this even healthier, use bananas instead of cream or coconut milk. The bananas can be room temperature or frozen. Wait until theyre overripe for maximum sweetness. Overripe bananas can usually be bought at a huge discount, i.e. I got 5 lbs...
Easy Apple Wraps
Love wonton wrappers because theyre so versatile. I always have a pack in the freezer in case I have a snack attack. Ive made fillings from all kinds of fruits (canned and fresh), cheeses, ground meats, veggies, cold cuts, etc. In fact, any leftover can be...
Easy Apple Wraps
CORRECTION: I meant ½ CUP beef + ½ CUP oatmeal, not ½ pound. It should be equal VOLUME, not equal weight.
Easy Apple Wraps
For a low fat, lower calorie version, omit the oil. Spritz the pastries with non-stick cooking spray and bake or pan fry.
Meatball Clouds
Are the meatballs precooked or do you insert then raw? If raw, 30 mins doesnt seem to be enough for poultry, e.g. Turkey, and the juices would impede the pastry from browning.
Sesame Garden Fish Bake
This is probably delicious but how is it even remotely Asian? Only the sesame seeds provide a hint of Asian cuisine. It doesnt even use sesame seed oil, soy sauce, scallions or ginger -- all staples of Asian cuisine, especially soy sauce. And none of those...
Peach Cobbler
Unfortunately, peaches are expensive here in NYC but this looks so delicious and easy that Ill bite the bullet and make it tomorrow. One question though. The fruits in your photo looks like nectarines. Theyre not fuzzy and pale like the peaches I see here. Are...
Easy Baked Rice Dish
Im sure this tastes good but Im not sure what the point of baking is. It looks like standard cooked rice. This could just as easily be made on a stovetop, using less energy, less time and less cleanup. If you want the rice dry with a crusty bottom, simply use...
Lazy Cake
Im willing to bet that most people would be more likely to have eggs (and flour) at home than a can of pumpkin puree or even a box of cake mix.
Homemade Cough Drops
There is absolutely no reason to waste money on organic coconut oil since it has no nutritional advantage over non-organic coconut oil. Furthermore, a search of Medline shows no known benefit of coconut oil (vs any other kind of oil) for treating throat irritations...
Spring Lemon Loaf
There are several possible erroneous or unclear aspects in this recipe. In addition to the Lemon Juice correction offered by Sharon (thank you), there are these questions: - 1 cup fat free lemon yogurt What is one cup? Yogurt comes in 6oz containers so do we...
Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup
Im not sure what the point of this is since the chicken is already cooked, and youre using canned chicken broth. So its hardly homemade soup. You might as well just open up a can of Campbells Chicken Noodle Soup. In fact, thats what we did in college. Open...
Crockpot Chicken with Gravy
Placing the chicken under the broiler after its cooked can crisp the skin for a roasted chicken taste.
Crock Pot Yogurt
Its much easier to just wrap a glass jar with a heating pad and leave it on low (or high if the room is cold). Much less monitoring. Im also too lazy to heat the milk to kill off bacteria before adding the live culture. The live culture still thrives and I...
Veggie Pie from the Farm
To make it vegan, use vegetable oil-based spread instead of butter, and soy-based (tofu) mayo and cheese.
Veggie Pie from the Farm
In Step 2, you write, in the butter mixture. What is the butter mixture? Is it just plain butter, or was a step left out? Thanks.
Veggie Pie from the Farm
In Step 6, you wrote, Let it cook slightly...then enjoy! Do you mean, COOL slightly? (b)Editors Note:(/b) We have fixed the typo in the recipe.
Veggie Pie from the Farm
Thanks, Donna for the quick reply. It sounds delicious and something even I can cook. Cant wait to try it this weekend. It also seems like a recipe with a lot of flexibility, i.e. I can substitute with whatever veggie is on sale, and maybe replace the mozzarella...
Dryer Lint for Firestarters
Great idea. The only concern I have is that synthetic fibers like polyester may release toxic gases when burned so make sure you stay away until its throughly burned. This is especially true if youre indoor, or getting ready for sex. Also, many fabrics have...
Soy Sauce Substitute
Unfortunately, this tastes nothing like soy sauce. It lacks the umami-richness soy is famous for (umami is the 5th basic taste, along with salty, sweet, sour and bitter). A common substitute for soy sauce is Maggi seasoning, which is available in most supermarkets...
What Can I Make With These Ingredients?
You can make black cherry Jello with whole cranberries, pineapple, and walnuts. :) Seriously, the wonderful thing about Jello is that you can add almost anything you want as filler or garnish. Do note, however, that enzymes in fresh pineapple will prevent the...
Diatomaceous Earth to Get Rid of Parasites
This well-meaning article is misinformed. Diatomaceous earth works mechanically, not chemically. Basically, theyre tiny absorbent glass shards that coat and cut into the exoskeleton of insects. First, it absorbs the natural protective oils on the insect. And...
Diatomaceous Earth to Get Rid of Parasites
You linked a website which says that DE must be dry to work as a biocide. It is correct. Wet DE clumps like flour and loses it mechanical biocidal properties. Furthermore, the site makes no mention of it being antiparasitic. I can find no scientific literature...
Creamy Cantaloupe Pie
This sounds delicious and easy but Im wondering if cantaloupe might have too subtle a flavor to really taste like a cantaloupe pie. A more flavorful melon like honeydew might be interesting.
Creamy Cantaloupe Pie
This is basically a custard. I wonder if it would also work with less creamy fruits like peaches and kiwis. Perhaps the kiwis might be too watery for it to solidify so adding some gelatin might help. Cant wait to experiment. Id also like to add some solid fruits...
Remedy for Diarrhea?
First, see if you can determine what is causing the diarrhea and try to remove the source. For example, if you are lactose intolerant, stop eating the food with lactose, i.e. milk. And keep hydrated by drinking lots of water until the diarrhea subsides. Diarrhea...
Use Salad Spinner to Dry a Sweater
Its very unlikely to produce enough G force to remove a significant amount of water. Hand spinning simply cant produce the centrifugal (centripetal) forces necessary to press the fabric outward to squeeze out the water. A salad spinner works for lettuce because...
Indian Butter Chicken
Wow, looks amazing and decadent. Im curious as to what type of butter you use. Is it an imported organic Indian butter made with some exotic animal milk? I ask because you wrote that its cost is $75. Is it easily available? If not, where do I buy it? Would...
Pie Crust Style Peach Cobbler?
There are plenty of crusty peach cobbler recipes on the web. You just need to add the word crust to your search: Google peach cobbler crust For example, heres a 3 crust recipe from Betty Crocker: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/triple-crust-peach-cobbler...
Stuffed Fried Wonton Appetizers
Generally speaking, Fried Wantons should have some type of vegetable for texture as well as taste and visual appeal. The most common ones are bamboo, scallions, onions, peas or cabbage (or bokchoy) but almost any veggie would do. Its a great way to sneak in...
Stuffed Fried Wonton Appetizers
You might also try teriyaki, sweet and sour, barbecue sauce or duck sauce if you like your dipping sauce somewhat sweet. I like Ponzu Sauce, a traditional dipping sauce used by the Japanese and Chinese for appetizers like dim sum. Its basically soy sauce with...
