>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?

That's why I buy the tomato paste in the tube -and I refrigerate the tube.

>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?

I never measure onions. I put in as many as I feel like.

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