Don’t people realize that cooking food in the microwave in plastic containers is very harmful to them?

When plastic heats, some of the chemicals from it transfer to the food. Inspite of the fact that you can’t taste it, it is there. It is much better to use glass containers when cooking or heating things up in the microwave.
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As a vegetarian, how do I stomach cooking meat for my husband?

I am strongly leaning towards becoming a full-time vegetarian, eating only vegetables and natural foods (no cheese or eggs and no soy/tofu or "meat substitute" products either). My husband is a meat eater. How do I cook for both of us? Sometimes cooking meat absolutely turns my stomach, but he Read more

when cooking in crockpot, is it supposed to BOIL the whole time?

Today is the first time I’ve used my crockpot, and I’m cooking a roast with vegetables. The recipie said cook on low for 10 hours. I guess I thought low was low, but it’s boiling.

Is that ok?

Where can I find a mesh bag for cooking vegetables in soups and stews?

This is used when cooking soups or stews so only the flavor of the vegetables gets cooked in. The vegetables in the mesh bag can be removed after cooking without actually being in the soup or stew.

Indian cooking: Does anyone know a recipe for cooking vegetables with tomato-based sauce?

I’ve tasted some Indian food before which was vegetables (cabbage, tomatoes, carrots) cooked with a sauce that tastes something like tomato. I’m trying to find other ways of cooking veges instead of always using oyster sauce or soya sauce you see.

What makes the vegetables from chinese restaurants kind of gooey?

Alright, an oddly phrased question, I know. But basically, I notice at a lot of chinese restaurants that the vegetables that you might get on top of your cantonese chow mein (among other dishes) has a fairly clear, slightly gooey sauce that they seem to be tossed in. I love Read more

How do Chinese restaurants have 140 different menu items?

I am curious about this. How do Chinese restaurants have so many different dishes to offer? I know they have a variety of beef, chicken, shrimp etc, sauces and seasonings, and vegetables. I am just amazed by how quickly they can make up whatever you order. Do they prepare a Read more

what kind of ethnic cooking is the hardest to find all the right ingredients?

Oriental cooking, Middle Eastern/South Asian cooking, Meditteranean, European, or hispanic cooking.
If you ask what I think. Oriental would have to be the hardest, since they have so many unique vegetables, and use lots of fermented flavorings.