"Dimitri" > wrote in message
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> Ok so you have a recipe that calls for a Tablespoon of oh lets say tomato
> paste. You open a small can and spoon the tablespoon. What do you do
with
> the rest of the can?
>
> The recipe calls for 1 1/2 cup of onions. You slice and dice 2 onions and
> find you've got 2 cups. Do you just use them anyway?
>
> Dimitri
>
>

For tomato paste, 2 options. Yuo can buy it in a tube and squeeze out just
what you need - the remainder keeps for months in the fridge. You can also
get powdered tomatoes that add a nice tomato flavor and of course they keep
forever. I got mine from either Penzey's or that other spice place in the
same city.

For onions, many recipes do not require a precise amount so I'd use them
all. Or throw the extra away - big deal! But I use onions so often that some
chopped onions never stay in the fridge for long.


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