Fine Cooking Recipe

I have a cup measurer and I know what it means by 1 cup of sugar or water cuz those are the things I can fill in the cup. But how do I get 0.5 cup of for example, 0.5 cup of broccoli or 0.5 cup of green bell pepper. Thx

1.0 = cup
0.5 = 1/2 cup

Cooking Measurement Equivalents

1 tablespoon (tbsp) = 3 teaspoons (tsp)
1/16 cup =1 tablespoon
1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons
1/6 cup = 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
3/8 cup = 6 tablespoons
1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons
2/3 cup = 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons

1 cup = 48 teaspoons
1 cup = 16 tablespoons
8 fluid ounces (fl oz) = 1 cup
1 pint (pt) = 2 cups
1 quart (qt) = 2 pints
4 cups = 1 quart
1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts
16 ounces (oz) = 1 pound (lb)
1 milliliter (ml) = 1 cubic centimeter (cc)
1 inch (in) = 2.54 centimeters (cm)
Source: United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA).
U.S.–Metric Cooking Conversions

U.S. to Metric
Capacity Weight
1/5 teaspoon 1 milliliter 1 oz 28 grams
1 teaspoon 5 ml 1 pound 454 grams
1 tablespoon 15 ml
1 fluid oz 30 ml
1/5 cup 47 ml
1 cup 237 ml
2 cups (1 pint) 473 ml
4 cups (1 quart) .95 liter
4 quarts (1 gal.) 3.8 liters

Metric to U.S.
Capacity Weight
1 milliliter 1/5 teaspoon 1 gram .035 ounce
5 ml 1 teaspoon 100 grams 3.5 ounces
15 ml 1 tablespoon 500 grams 1.10 pounds
100 ml 3.4 fluid oz 1 kilogram 2.205 pounds
= 35 ounces
240 ml 1 cup
1 liter 34 fluid oz
= 4.2 cups
= 2.1 pints
= 1.06 quarts
= 0.26 gallon

Ok so im going to make some cookies cause im bored and we dont gots any butter at home, i need like .5 cups of butter for the cookies and my parents wont go shopping to buy them for me. So we have oil at home, can i subsitute oil for butter, and if so what would be the ratio.

NO. Go on line and find some cookie recipes that don’t need butter.

going camping in a couple weeks and i have no camp-stove & do not want to invest in one just yet since this will most likely be the last camping trip of the season… so i will be cooking everything over the fire… what tips, suggestions, recipes could you help me out with?
any & all advice appreciated… thanks!

When I go camping,I precook a lot of my food.I fry down sausage patties,bacon,boil potatoes(whole),take cooked pintos(in gallon bag),Chop up onions(bag them)and plenty of tortillas.We cook like steak,potatoes,salad,corn on cob,on the first nite.Then for breakfast we have coffee,crumble up bacon,sausage,eggs, and throw in onions and make burritos.Lunch is chili beans and crackers,or sandwiches.Bring a bag of salad and Italian fat free for salad and a quick marinate.Bagels and cream cheese are good for the last morning.Stews can be packaged and put together easy.Have fun,were going to the lake this Saturday,my stuff is in freezer ready to go….

I need this before Wednesday as its for the school.

This is an easy recipe to demonstrate in less then 20 minutes. Not knowing how old the kids are. . . but here are a few ideas.

No Bake Cookies
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup milk
6 tbs Hershey’s Special Dark
Cocoa Powder
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

In a 3 quart pan bring to boil, over
medium-high heat, the sugar, butter, milk
and cocoa powder. Stir to mix and continue
to stir while mixture comes to a rolling boil.
Remove from heat. Add vanilla.

Add oatmeal, coconut and nuts(optional), mix
well and drop heaping teaspoons full onto
wax paper. Cool 20 minutes and enjoy. Store
in air tight plastic container.

Other easy dessert type recipes include:
Double Chocolate Brownies
Fudge
No Bake Chocolate cheesecake
These recipes can be found at:
http://www.cooking-is-easy-and-fun.com/All-About-Chocolate.html

Two other easy favorites for kids are a Spaghetti Pizza and a Tater Tot Casserole. Found at:
http://www.cooking-is-easy-and-fun.com/In-The-Oven.html

My neighbors and friends always cook and I mooch. I want to cook a bunch of food for everyone. Need a recipe that impresses that isn’t too hard or time consuming to make. Possibly a stew or something for lots of people. Just advice in general can help.

Stews and things of that nature are nearly always time consuming, they require a LOT or prep work. However, a garlic or cream pasta is fairly simple.

Garlic pasta consists of olive oil, let’s say one garlic (minced), sauteed onions (until sweet), fresh parsley, and some fried garlic teeth just for flavor. And of course, freshly grated parmesan!

Serve this with perhaps some mushrooms that have been topped with bruscheta, or a beshamel sauce with spinach, or some asparagus that has been in the oven with olive oil and vinagrette

For meat, perhaps some chicken tenders that have been cooked in lemon and white wine/sherry on top of the pasta.

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Instead of garlic pasta, you may want to make a sauce of heavy cream, milk, shallots, and a mixed white cheese with Sherry.