Food & Drink - 15 September 2006

Have you ever used Royal icing on cutout cookies? I've seen a lot of AMAZING cookies on the internet, and I've noticed most of them use royal icing. I was gonna make it today, but opted instead for a "meringue buttercream" icing. Bad idea. The recipe included shortening, which instantly makes the volume of the icing go up, resulting in a creamier version. That might be good for cakes, but not for decorated cookies! I so want to copy the awesome techniques these master cookie people make, but don't know where to start ;)!
If you don't believe me, check out these awesome cookie designs. So talented!
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2006-09-15 08:35:01 · 6 answers · asked by Moon O 1 in Cooking & Recipes

pls suggest a palak paneer recipe which doesnt come out to be bittter?

2006-09-15 08:34:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes

i want to organise a strip night to raise money for the place i work at, was wondering if any body knows if i just hired a hall in the uk do i need to get some sort of license as i know pubs and clubs need them to allow strippers in their premises, please help if you can thanks have been looking through the internet trying to find something but keep coming up with nothing

thanks in advance!!

2006-09-15 08:33:43 · 15 answers · asked by sam g 2 in Entertaining

We recently went to the Isle of Wight and stopped at a pub for tea. My son had 'Children's not hot Chili' and loved it. I am now searching for a recipe - can anyone help please. It appeared to have sausage and veg and baked beans in it plus much more. Thanks for your help.

2006-09-15 08:32:47 · 12 answers · asked by nicola w 1 in Cooking & Recipes

2006-09-15 08:32:39 · 16 answers · asked by Make it Count! 1 in Beer, Wine & Spirits

I was under the impression a snickerdoodle is a kind of sugar cookie that adds cinnamon to its recipe. My friend says that it the official name for a sugar cookie. Who's right?

2006-09-15 08:31:16 · 11 answers · asked by charleswallace 2 in Cooking & Recipes

Now that cooler weather is coming...i want to make a really good home made soup. Please help me find a recipe. Thank you !

2006-09-15 08:30:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes

My mom and I both love chocolate and we recently noticed (within the last few months) that Hershey's Milk Chocolate bars don't taste as good. They taste waxier and not very chocolatey. I actually didn't finish the one I had and when I when I made smores at a campfire a few weeks ago, the smores definitely seemed weird.

They were not from the same package either. I bought them in different states.

Have you tasted one recently? Did it seem to have a lesser quality than before?

If you haven't had one recently, try one sometime and see if it tastes different to you, and let me know.

I was thinking of writing Hershey and asking them if they changed their "recipe".

2006-09-15 08:29:31 · 11 answers · asked by Ann 4 in Other - Food & Drink

2006-09-15 08:28:31 · 21 answers · asked by dmp 2 in Other - Food & Drink

2006-09-15 08:27:31 · 12 answers · asked by jac44129 2 in Entertaining

2006-09-15 08:26:21 · 26 answers · asked by AA B 1 in Vegetarian & Vegan

2006-09-15 08:22:25 · 22 answers · asked by Kara S 1 in Cooking & Recipes

2006-09-15 08:21:38 · 36 answers · asked by joe barks 1 in Beer, Wine & Spirits

2006-09-15 08:17:10 · 7 answers · asked by joli 2 in Cooking & Recipes

I want to find out which of the spirit (brandy whisky or rum) that can be added to coffee to make a nice drink?

2006-09-15 08:16:49 · 19 answers · asked by Wenky 1 in Beer, Wine & Spirits

2006-09-15 08:15:35 · 10 answers · asked by Brianna W 1 in Entertaining

2006-09-15 08:15:32 · 5 answers · asked by joli 2 in Cooking & Recipes

are insecure LOSERS,who cant function normally ..!do you agree or not?

2006-09-15 08:15:04 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beer, Wine & Spirits

2006-09-15 08:14:39 · 6 answers · asked by mary k 6 in Cooking & Recipes

2006-09-15 08:09:27 · 30 answers · asked by ♥mama♥ 6 in Other - Food & Drink

Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. ~Albert Einstein

Truely man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds theirs. We live by the death of others: we are burial places! I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look on the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men. ~Leonardo da Vinci

To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being. I should be unwilling to take the life of a lamb for the sake of the human body. ~Mahatma Gandhi

A veteran USDA meat inspector from Texas describes what he has seen: "Cattle dragged and choked...Knocking ‘em four, five, ten times. Every now and then when they’re stunned they come back to life, and they’re up there agonizing. They’re supposed to be restunned but sometimes they aren’t and they’ll go through the skinning process alive."

2006-09-15 08:05:09 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Food & Drink

i make the jello brand cherry cheese cake alot. and i really like it. but is it really cheese cake or just a cheap substitute?

2006-09-15 07:59:41 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes

I'm looking for reusable (non-disposable) plastic martini glasses. Any thoughts on where to buy?

2006-09-15 07:57:58 · 20 answers · asked by brad 2 in Beer, Wine & Spirits

I got my delivery of two bunches of organic spinach bunches today. Should I be worried about this e coli scare? I thought that was only bagged spinach. I'd hate to toss them, but I also don't want to get sick.

2006-09-15 07:57:05 · 12 answers · asked by chefgrille 7 in Cooking & Recipes

Is it better to wash them in or out of the shell?

2006-09-15 07:53:30 · 15 answers · asked by Einstein 5 in Other - Food & Drink

I just went to put gravy browning in my cooking and used worcestershire sauce instead!
My mum once made a cup of coffee with gravy granuals.
(yes, it may be genetic!)
What have you put in your food by accident?

2006-09-15 07:51:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Food & Drink

Walmart had Coke on sale on a square platform. Three 8 packs for $8.00. I went to the beverage department and a 24 pack was $6.98. I guess if you are smart you will pay more to get the same amount? What Gives?

2006-09-15 07:51:05 · 12 answers · asked by Linger 2 in Non-Alcoholic Drinks

Okay, there is a lady that is on TV who is advertising this sandwich grilling little machine. You can cook all kind's of things on it. It has two wells side by side. I can not remember the name of it. Can some one help me?

2006-09-15 07:49:52 · 6 answers · asked by SCALISI 2 in Cooking & Recipes

DON'T EAT SPINACH!!!!!!!!!
No one eat spinach casue it carries a bacteria called ecoli!!!!

2006-09-15 07:49:17 · 22 answers · asked by Oh Boy!! 2 in Other - Food & Drink

i need help fast, thanks

2006-09-15 07:48:54 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cooking & Recipes