
A good cook measures the needed ingredients with accuracy. To prevent yogurt from curdling in a cooked recipe, you will have to stabilize it with 1 egg white or 1 tablespoon of cornstarch or flour dissolved in a little cold water for every quart of yogurt.Cooks and chefs often follow a recipe when cooking.

Pancetta: Use sliced smoked bacon simmered in water for 3 minutes, then rinsed and drained.
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Milk: 1 cup whole milk = 1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water.Flour (self-rising): 1 cup self-rising flour = 1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1/4 teaspoon baking powder and a pinch of salt.Flour (cake): 1 cup cake flour = 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour.Fish sauce: 1 tablespoon fish sauce = 2 teaspoons soy sauce plus 1 teaspoon anchovy paste.Cornstarch (for thickening): 1 tablespoon cornstarch = 2 tablespoons flour or 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca.Chocolate: 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate = 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder plus 1 tablespoon butter, margarine, or oil.Buttermilk: 1 cup buttermilk = 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice plus enough milk to equal 1 cup.Broth: 1 cup chicken or beef broth = 1 bouillon cube or 1 envelope or 1 teaspoon instant bouillon plus 1 cup boiling water.Baking powder: 1 teaspoon baking powder = 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar plus 1/4 teaspoon baking soda.Yeast: 1 package active dry = 2 1/2 teaspoons.Vanilla wafers: 30 cookies = 1 cup crumbs.Sugar: 1 pound confectioners' = 3 3/4 cups 1 pound granulated = 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 cups 1 pound light or dark brown = 2 1/4 cups packed.Strawberries: 1 pound = about 3 1/4 cups whole or 2 1/2 cups sliced.Split peas: 1 cup raw = about 2 1/2 cups cooked.Spaghetti: 8 ounces uncooked = about 4 cups cooked.Saltine crackers: 28 squares = about 1 cup crumbs.Rice: 1 cup uncooked regular = about 3 cups cooked 1 cup uncooked instant = about 2 cups cooked.Potatoes: 1 pound all-purpose = about 3 medium or 3 cups sliced or 2 cups mashed.Popcorn: 1/4 cup unpopped = about 4 cups popped.Pineapple: 1 large = about 4 cups cubed.Peppers: 1 large bell = about 1 cup chopped.Pears: 1 pound = about 3 medium or 2 1/4 cups sliced.Peaches: 1 pound = about 3 medium or 2 1/2 cups sliced.Orange: 1 medium = 1/3 to 1/2 cup juice and 2 tablespoons grated peel.Oats: 1 cup raw old-fashioned or quick-cooking = about 2 cups cooked.Noodles: 8 ounces uncooked medium = about 4 cups cooked.Milk, evaporated: 5-ounce can = 2/3 cup.Milk, condensed: 14-ounce can = 11/4 cups.Macaroni, elbow: 1 cup uncooked = about 2 cups cooked.Lentils: 1 cup uncooked = about 2 1/2 cups cooked.Lemon: 1 medium = about 3 tablespoons juice and 1 tablespoon grated peel.Kasha: 1 cup uncooked = about 3 cups cooked.Hominy grits: 1 cup uncooked = about 4 1/2 cups cooked.Graham crackers: 7 whole crackers = 1 cup crumbs.Gingersnaps: 15 cookies = about 1 cup crumbs.Gelatin: 1 envelope unflavored = 2 1/2 teaspoons.Flour: 1 pound all-purpose = about 3 1/2 cups.Farina: 1 cup regular or instant uncooked = 6 to 61/2 cups cooked.


Bread: 1 pound loaf = 16 regular or 28 thin slices.Beans: 1 cup dry = 2 to 2 1/2 cups cooked.Barley: 1 cup raw quick-cooking = about 3 cups cooked.Bananas: 1 pound = 3 medium or 11/3 cups mashed.Apples: 1 pound = 3 medium or 3 cups sliced.
