Marinating Cornish hens before cooking them improves their flavor and tenderizes the meat. You can mix a simple batch of marinade with ingredients you probably have on hand or make a bigger batch and use the extra for basting or for seasoning potatoes or vegetables.
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Shrimp are highly perishable and require cautious handling when purchasing, storing and cooking to prevent foodborne illness. Store shrimp immediately in the freezer when you return from the supermarket unless you plan to cook them within 24 hours.
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Squash, like other fruits and vegetables, contains bacteria and enzymes that will break it down with time, destroying its flavor, color and texture and reducing its nutritional content. While you do not have to cook squash before freezing it, you should blanch it to stop the activity of these enzymes and bacteria.
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