Im doing a science fair project and I need to know who (e.g. cooks) my experiment helps and how. Im not exactly expert on cooking so I have no idea. I guess it will benefit them that they know how to cook and when to cook their potatoes for certain results but it needs to be a lot more detailed. I want to show at least a basic understanding for cooking so could someone help me please?

Thank you so much! PLease answer ASAP!!!!

Best reply by Robin:

Here is a link on how to cook potatoes.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2077882_cook-potatoes.html

Other good cooking sites that have how to links are

www.epicurious.com

www.foodnetwork.com

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Is it possible to cook pumpkin for pumpkin pie with out cutting it in half and cooking it with the skin? Because intead of destroying the pumpkin I want to make a Jack-O-Lantern, make it into a pumkin pie, then make pumpkin seeds with the seeds.
Is it possible to cook pumpkin for pumpkin pie with out cutting it in half and cooking it with the skin? Because intead of destroying the pumpkin I want to make a Jack-O-Lantern, make it into a pumkin pie, then make pumpkin seeds with the seeds. Even if it is hard to cook the pumkin without cutting it in half is it still possible?

Best reply by Michele:

Get a separate pumpkin for your jack o’lantern.

First of all, the pumpkin you get for pies is a “pie pumpkin” (small baking pumpkins)…they are different than the big huge pumpkins you see sitting outside the grocery store to carve as jack o’lanterns (those are not tasty and make poor pumpkin pies).

You CAN bake the seeds from either pumpkin, however (and from acorn squash too, if you ever desire to!)

As for baking the pumpkin…the easiest way is to cut it in half, seed it and bake it. It would be very hard to scrape out the raw flesh and bake it without the skin.

You can get cheap pumpkins closer to Halloween and at Farmers Markets.

I hope this helps!

EDIT:

The answer I guess you are looking for is that if you were to buy a pie pumpkin and turn it into a jack o’lantern, can you then bake it off as a pie? I wouldn’t…after leaving a pumpkin out with a candle in it, I wouldn’t cook it. You want to bake a fresh pumpkin, not one whose flesh has been exposed to the air for a day or two. You can’t get the fresh flesh out to bake when it is raw and you have carved it for a jack o’ lantern either. So, the answer is no.

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Hi!

I am wanting to try once a month cooking- cooking in bulk then freezing it. I am having a baby in 6 weeks, and we just bought a house, so it’s what I want to do to (a) save time and energy after baby comes and (b) save some $
For example, what should I have on hand, what type of packaging for storing the food in the freezer, I need recipes, how to cook in bulk tips and hints, etc… I am not much of a cook to begin with (I hate doing it!) but thought this might be easier than cooking a different meal EVERY NIGHT like I do now…
Any tips and websites would be appreciated!

THANK YOU!

Best reply by Immortal Beloved:

First of all, I would start with a good cookbook. One I can reccomend is “Frozen Assets”. This book explains everything in great detail. Another is the “Thirty Day Gourmet”. http://www.30daygourmet.com/
They also do a good job of explaining and have great kid and budget friendly recipes (you MUST try the peanut butter balls!).

In those two books will be all you need to get going, truly. I have a degree in Home Economics and have been doing my once a month cooking for years now. It is a Godsend to say the least!

One GREAT tip which comes to mind, freeze all casseroles and such in gallon ziploc bags laying flat. Once frozen, you can stand them up like books and save a TON of space!

If you have any questions, feel free to post on our website, we’re always glad to help! www.mommyhell.com

Oh..did you realize that by cooking once a month you can shave literally hundreds off your food bill? It usually saves me at LEAST a hundred dollars but I have fed my entire family of four for two hundred for a months worth of meals. I swear, it’s stunning. I’m not saying you won’t be awful tired on your cooking day though!

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I have too much to do and not enough time. Can I cook a turkey half way at home, then travel 2 hours and finish cooking it?

Best reply by john:

i wouldn’t your taking a chance bacteria will set in, don’t do it .

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