1 cup of chocolate chips = 6.0 ounces So for precise baking, cooking, or converting, it’s important to know how many ounces are in a cup for whatever ingredient you’re using. Most recipes will handle this for you requiring measurements like ½ cup of brown sugar. They are giving you...
Many recipes will call for "1 cup of cubed sweet potatoes" or "1 cup of sliced sweet potatoes" or even "1 cup of mashed sweet potatoes" but it is not always easy to determine actually how many sweet potatoes are in a cup. In order to help make cooking easier we did some experiments...
Bananas 1 pound (3 or 4 medium) = 1–¾ cups mashed For example, in bananas, pound 1.75 cups should be converted to quart first so that would be 0.4375. We convert that value again to ounces which would give us the value of 14 ounces. The conversion would be different for all othe...
Many recipes, especially salad, beverage and dessert ones, will call for "1 cup of peach puree" or "1 cup of chopped peaches" or even "1 cup of sliced peaches" but it is not always straight forward to decipher actually how many peaches are in a cup. In order to help make cooking ...
Mash the bananas. Place the bananas in a mixing bowl and mash away using the back of a fork. The bananas should be soft and creamy by the end. Freeze the mashed bananas. Instead of freezing the mashed bananas as a whole, divide it into equal portions (I recommend ¼ cup or ½ ...
I’ve roasted them, mashed them, simmered them into stews, and yes, even turned them into cookie dough. After hundreds of tests, I’ve learned exactly how to get them crispy, creamy, or anything in between. Technically, chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans) are part of the legume family—alongs...
Cut banana into chunks and place in a flat-bottom pot with ¼ cup pineapple juice. Mash bananas with a potato masher into a slurry. This is less messy than using a blender. Photo: Mashed bananas with crushed pineapple before mixing with dry granola bar ingredients. ...
This easy guide to how to cook a ham perfects every step of the recipe, from a moist ham to a simple brown sugar glaze.
After many a week of hosting a variety of guests, an equal number of weeks spent procrastinating and a month of watching all of the World Cup matches, I have finally returned to the blogosphere to regale you all about the three weeks my Mom spent visiting me here in Korea! In this ...
Layered with Gruyère and Parmesan, a bubbling dish of this rich and creamy potatoes au gratin will truly stop the show.