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How best to cook frozen (homemade, not store-bought) blintzes?

I made some blintzes from this recipe, and froze them as indicated in the note at the end. You'll notice that the recipe only gives instructions for cooking fresh blintzes, not frozen. When it comes time to eat them, should I thaw them and then fry…
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How do you freeze blueberries so that there are ice crystals inside?

I eat frozen blueberries straight out of the freezer multiple times a day, and sometimes I buy a bag and the blueberries inside are frozen perfectly so that the core of the blueberry has crunchy ice crystals, and the outside doesn't, resulting in a…
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Good Frozen Fish /seafood

Fish seems to be one of the food items that is much better with fresh ingredients than frozen. Why is this? If I want to shop frozen food for my freezer, what should I buy? Looking for Very delicious end result and/or Good result for the price…
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Why do some sorbet recipes call for egg whites?

Frozen sorbet recipes are generally simple, with only a few ingredients. For example: fruit puree water sugar egg white! Why is the egg white present? And why is this not consistent in the sorbet recipes from a single author; what would make you…
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Can I safely thaw and refreeze sorbet?

A month ago I made a mango/lime/cilantro sorbet that is delicious. The problem is I put the sorbet into a quart sized container and it's frozen solid (I keep my freezer very cold). Can I safely thaw (or partially thaw) the sorbet and put it into…
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Frozen store-bought pie crust

I have a store-bought frozen pie crust but no directions. Do I need to do anything to the crust (pre-bake?) to use it for a pumpkin pie?
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Using older frozen vegetables

I've got a lot of frozen vegetables that I need to use (you name it I probably have it). Can these be used in soup stock?
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How can I mask the flavor of frozen vegetables in soup?

Sometimes it is nice to just grab ingredients from the pantry / freezer and throw things into a pot for a quick "homemade" soup. Typically quick soups like this utilize a mixed bag of frozen vegetables. Unfortunately, I can often taste that the…
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Spring rolls splitting when frozen

I was wondering if anyone knew why my spring rolls split when I freeze them? They are a larger spring roll, filled with veges, noodles & meat. I wrap them in 2 sheets of pastry and I put them in a container 3 spring rolls deep. It's not the weight…
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Can I reheat cooked meat without thawing

I've looked online and have found conflicting opinions. Is it safe to reheat cooked meat in the oven without thawing it first? For instance, can I cook a cottage pie or a chicken curry, for example, then freeze it (after it has reached room temp),…
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Making pie or crisp out of thawed fruit that is mostly juice

Can I make pie or crisp out of thawed berries that the juice has come out? Should I use more corn starch? Phil, Thank you for your reply. I don’t have a recipe. Should I drain off some of the liquid, Or leave it all in? I will make a crisp rather…
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Ok to sear beef short ribs from frozen?

I have some frozen rib-eye steaks which I am confident about searing while frozen and then bringing up to temperature in the oven. They turn out great. But I also have short ribs which I intend to sear and then braise them with veg and wine for a…
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Whipping cream that has been frozen won't whip

I have whipping cream that has been frozen; it is now separated and won't whip. Is there anything I can do to make it whip?
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How to make softer frozen whipped cream?

I recently found out that a few decades ago frozen whipped cream was a thing and my mom liked it. It was similar to normal whipped cream only a bit harder frozen (but still softer than ice cream) and could last for ages in the freezer. Now I tried…
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Am I supposed to eat frozen cherries directly

I just got a bag of frozen cherries. Are they supposed to eat directly, or after they are unfrozen, or after I cook them? I have never eaten frozen berries before, but just fresh berries.
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