Dimitri wrote:
>
> 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?


Slip some plastic wrap over the can, put it in the freezer.
Throw it in the trash six months later.

>
> 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?
>


Of course! You can never have too much onion!
(Actually it depends on the recipe. Most won't
suffer from an excess.)

gloria p