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Ms. enPlace's How to...: How to Make Shrimp Stock
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Ms enPlace's How to. Tuesday, January 5, 2010. How to Make Shrimp Stock. First, every time you buy shell on shrimp- even if it's just tail on- save those shells in your freezer. You're buying per pound and those shells count as part of the pound. Why waste them? Every time you peel onions, garlic, and carrots, and chop celery, save the scraps and peels (except for any with bad spots) in your freezer. I'm running a household here, not a restaurant. Yeah, you right, girl! Some people don't make shrimp stoc...
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Ms. enPlace's How to...: How to Make Chicken Stock
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Ms enPlace's How to. Tuesday, January 27, 2009. How to Make Chicken Stock. Swanson's may think they have the secret to good cooking, but homemade chicken stock is. You can add to your cooking. It adds huge flavor to so many things. I make it whenever I can and store it in the freezer. Much more economical than buying the stuff in cans or cartons. Oh, and did I mention the flavor? This can be made on the stove top or in a crock pot, but stove top gives the best results. If after chilling the stock, it is ...
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Ms. enPlace's How to...: How to Roast Garlic
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Ms enPlace's How to. Tuesday, July 7, 2009. How to Roast Garlic. Roasting garlic at home: It's not hard, adds great flavor to many things, and makes your kitchen smell all garlicky and wonderful. If you like garlic. You'll need garlic (just seeing if you're paying attention) and olive oil. I'm splitting this into two different methods. The first doesn't require anything special. Just foil. Heavy duty if you have it. The second method uses a garlic roaster. More on that later. Place cover on saucer and ro...
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Ms. enPlace's How to...: How to Make Flour Tortillas
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Ms enPlace's How to. Wednesday, April 28, 2010. How to Make Flour Tortillas. Sometimes I don't have the time. Most of the time I'm too lazy. The majority of the time I don't feel like all the extra dishes. Which I guess is the same as being lazy. But I really should make homemade tortillas more often. They're soft and chewy and not at all like store-bought tortillas. All around heavenly. They aren't hard to make. And they don't take that. Wheat flour can also be subbed for up to 1/2 of the white flour.
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Ms. enPlace's How to...: How to Make a Roux
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Ms enPlace's How to. Tuesday, November 4, 2008. How to Make a Roux. My preference is vegetable oil for a dark roux and butter for a light. Some people prefer butter or margarine for every roux they make. Some use lard or Crisco. Some use chicken or duck fat. If you are aiming for a dark roux, make sure the fat you choose has a high smoke point. I don't recommend butter for a dark roux, but I'm sure someone out there will say differently. Don't use non-stick cookware, especially if you want a dark roux...
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Ms. enPlace's How to...: How to Peel a Tomato
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Ms enPlace's How to. Tuesday, June 23, 2009. How to Peel a Tomato. I'm just going to say it even though I know people will give me good reasons. I don't know why one would spend one's time peeling tomatoes. I mean, what's a little tomato skin anyway? Even more puzzling to me is seeding a tomato! That gets rid of the best part as far as I'm concerned. I can see the need for removing the juices in. Recipes, such as tomato pie, but not for very many that's for sure. Cut an "X" across the bottom of the tomato.
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Ms. enPlace's How to...: How to Make a Basic White Sauce (Béchamel)
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Ms enPlace's How to. Tuesday, December 8, 2009. How to Make a Basic White Sauce (Béchamel). Béchamel, or white sauce, is one of the "Mother Sauces" in French cooking. It's a handy thing to know how to make since it's a building block for other sauces. And ya know I like to make it because it involves making roux. The basic ingredients are in the foreground: flour, butter, milk, salt. Do you even need to run to the store for this? You get the idea. Start by making a roux. Melt the butter on low heat.
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Ms. enPlace's How to...: How to Make Homemade Tartar Sauce
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Ms enPlace's How to. Saturday, November 28, 2009. How to Make Homemade Tartar Sauce. Once you make this, you'll never, ever buy premade in jars or bottles again. Bonus: the ingredients are common ones. No weirdness here. Here's what you'll need: good mayo, pimentos, parsley, onion, pickles and a little pickle juice. If you're feeling lively, add a sprinkle or two of Creole Seasoning. Or as a condiment for fried seafood. On to the recipe. This makes about 1 cup of tartar sauce. From Ms. enPlace. 1 cup (go...