- DID YOU KNOW?
Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to pick the little "stringy things" off of it. That's how the primates do it. Aren't they the most clever creatures??
Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.
Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foilIt will stay fresh much longer and not mold!
3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. peppers with
4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.
Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beefIt will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.
To make really rich scrambled eggs or omelets, add a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream , cream cheese , mayo or heavy cream in and then beat them up.
For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed. Melt Andes mints in the microwave, stir, and pour over warm brownies. Let set for a wonderful minty frosting
Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic
350 for 15 minutes!!! Serve alone or with vanilla ice creamYummm!
Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it really works.
Easy Deviled eggs Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.
When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, (I know, shock, gasp...but when you're in a time crunch, you have to bite the bullet! LOL) whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake /cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving.
To warm biscuits , pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of waterThe increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.
Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot waterDump out the hot water , but don't dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter , and watch how easily it comes right out.
