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Tip of the Week
When recipes such as dips call for sour cream, substitute plain yogurt. Use fat-free evaporated milk instead of cream, and try ricotta cheese as a substitute for cream cheese.
-- ChooseMyPlate.gov
Number to Know
3: Cups of dairy the USDA recommends adults, teens and older children should eat a day.
Food Quiz
What does it mean to cream ingredients?
A. To work mixture with hands until cohesive and pliable.
B. To add cream to a mixture until soft and smooth.
C. To incorporate air into ingredients by whipping.
D. To beat ingredients together until soft and smooth.
Answer at bottom of post.
Word to the Wise
Kielbasa is a catchall name for an assortment of highly seasoned Polish and eastern European sausages. Traditionally made with pork, kielbasa (or "kielbasi") can also contain veal, beef and lamb.
-- Cookthink.com
The Dish On...
"Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking" by Fuchsia Dunlop
Fuchsia Dunlop trained as a chef in China’s leading Sichuan cooking school and possesses the rare ability to write recipes for authentic Chinese food that you can make at home. Following her two seminal volumes on Sichuan and Hunan cooking, "Every Grain of Rice" is inspired by the vibrant everyday cooking of southern China, in which vegetables play the starring role, with small portions of meat and fish.
-- Amazon.com
Food Quiz answer
D. To beat ingredients together until soft and smooth. Lots of cookie recipes call for creaming butter and sugar, which should result in a smooth, homogeneous mixture that shows neither separation nor evidence of any particles (such as sugar).
-- Delish.com
