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What are some healthy tasty drinks for a toddler who doesn't like milk? [more inside]
posted by nouvelle-personne at 11:45 AM - 24 answers

Is there any way to improve a mediocre fig? [more inside]
posted by tavegyl at 3:37 AM - 7 answers

My teen wants some food-centered activities for their birthday, but we've got an attendee who has an eating disorder. We'll be making individual pizzas and baking cookies. What additional food options would be good to have available? The friend is also eating gluten free. [more inside]
posted by Eolienne at 7:15 PM - 12 answers

I wanted a recipe for easy casserole style green chili enchiladas that was as low in saturated fat as I could reasonably make it. I came up with the recipe which follows at the end. Please help me pimp it! [more inside]
posted by Rad_Boy at 3:14 PM - 15 answers

That burner will be red hot in about seven minutes. Thick bottom, big honkin' pan. I know to sear it, both sides, and then cook it in ???? for an hour, give or take. I'm thinking a can of tomatoes. 30 minutes in, chop up an onion. I've got this really great great salsa (medium -- why won't they stock hot? And I don't have even one jalapeño. Dang...) Broccoli and some almonds at the end of the show. What else? An egg? Do tell.
posted by dancestoblue at 9:17 PM - 13 answers

Looking for fish-or vegetarian-focused restaurant recommendations in Philadelphia or Delco PA. Along the lines of Little Fish wrt quality and price level, but open on weekends (or at least taking reservations on weekends) to help celebrate at 70th birthday. Thanks for any tips!
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 8:34 PM - 8 answers

I think I'm aware that Indian people use the word "pickle" in a much more expansive way than westerners - maybe it really means something more like preserving and not just using pickling salts, vinegar, but also oils, etc? [more inside]
posted by atomicstone at 9:55 AM - 16 answers

Yesterday, a friend brought me homemade lasagna with ricotta and (cooked already) ground beef. We heated it up, but it wasn't fully heated. We were in a hurry due to a birthday party, so I ate some of it (kind of lukewarm) then put it in the refrigerator. It was really good. Is it safe to bake again (this time, to doneness)?
posted by dubious_dude at 8:13 AM - 10 answers

My Reason for Living just picked up a Waring blender model 51bl25 on Marketplace. The glass container does not seem stable when placed on its base. [more inside]
posted by Floydd at 4:47 PM - 4 answers

I recently attended a reception that featured a buffet table with appetizers, including dates stuffed with peanut butter. The stuffed dates were accompanied by a small bowl of strawberry jam, and you could spoon some of the jam on top of the date before you ate it. This appetizer was totally delicious, and I consumed like a dozen of them. I want to duplicate this item at home. [more inside]
posted by alex1965 at 7:54 AM - 15 answers

I left two pounds of dried apricots in a metal mailbox for two days in eighty-degree heat. They were sealed in plastic. When I retrieved them it was like holding a radiating heat pack. It's dried fruit; it's gotta be ok to eat, right? Right? They went into the freezer.
posted by zeek321 at 6:42 PM - 5 answers

I need snack ideas as I'm bored with my current options and find myself buying chips and cookies and stuff more than I want. I'd like low-sodium/low-lactose (so yogurt probably out) and vegetarian options that are relatively healthy and aren't super carb heavy. Right now I rotate unsalted cashews, fruit, homemade popcorn, and string cheese but I'm tapped out on other idea. Savory better than sweet. Thanks!
posted by rhymedirective at 12:48 PM - 24 answers

The weather’s getting warmer so I’ve been thinking about fruit soups… We have three soups in regular rotation - watermelon gazpacho, honeydew mint, and a sweet strawberry yogurt soup. I’d love some more! Could be sweet or savory or spicy or…? [more inside]
posted by Mchelly at 2:32 PM - 12 answers

Hi. I am curious to know if food co-ops are better than farmers' markets in someways or are farmers' markets better?
posted by RearWindow at 1:45 PM - 13 answers

It’s not really a dinner party, more like a get-together before dinner, I think. But I’ve never been to this friend’s house, so I don’t want to show up empty-handed. Difficulty is, everyone gathering is traveling from at least an hour away, and host has celiac so: No booze because driving, and no gluten. It’s tonight. What should I bring? Additional difficulty: I can barely boil water, so no fancy cooking allowed. I’d prefer to just buy something somewhere.
posted by invincible summer at 8:08 AM - 19 answers

So, I have a small sealed package of tilapia fillets. I was going to cook them in a sauce tonight, but events have made that impossible. The package says to that in the refrigerator for 5-10 hours, and I took them out of the freezer (and put them in the refrigerator) about three hours ago. They are still very hard and cold. My options: [more inside]
posted by GenjiandProust at 1:48 PM - 14 answers

How to DIY baking powder so it measures the same as store-bought? Turns out it loses strength over time, so I want to make my own as needed. Recipes say 25% corn starch is "optional". [more inside]
posted by amtho at 12:19 PM - 7 answers

I bought a carton of eggs at the chain supermarket. All the eggs in the carton are wet. [more inside]
posted by barnowl at 10:35 AM - 6 answers

My daughter would like to try a protein shake. She would like it to taste good to a teenager (so, probably sweet and not weird). I don't know anything about protein shakes, but I would like it to be affordable and not contain aspartame, acesulfame or similar artificial sweeteners (ok with sugar, sugar alcohols, etc.) I also don't mind if it's something we need to mix or a recipe we could make ourselves – in fact, I assume that would be cheaper. Any suggestions from the shake appreciators here?
posted by lgyre at 11:24 AM - 29 answers

With a few exceptions*, most bean-based recipes I've tried turn out almost inedible because they're so bland and boring. Especially beans and rice, but other recipes too. The reviews will always say it has tons of flavour but it's a lie. I want to eat more beans but I need flavour. Do you have a recipe with a lot of beans that actually tastes like something? [more inside]
posted by randomnity at 7:37 AM - 65 answers