Here’s another set of Kitchen Tips and Tricks for everyone. A lime should smell strong and fragrant like a lime Buy several bags of cranberries when they’re in season to freeze for the year. Submit your original recipe or tips to the Recipe Submission Form.
Full Story »Ms Recipe’s Mac and cheese-Pulled
Here is my take on an oldie, but goodie, which has always been a favorite for children and adults alike. Pulled for upcoming book askmsrecipe: Simple Recipes that Make Cents
Full Story »Kitchen Tips #15
1. Mix club soda with Koolaid for a fizzy drink similar to soda pop. 2. Mix together 50% club soda and 50% cold juice together for a fizzy juice drink. 3. Got cloudy ice tea? Add a pinch of baking soda to a pitcher of tea prevent cloudiness . 4. Make your own mint tea [...]
Full Story »Kitchen Tips #14
1.) Use a small funnel to separate your eggs. Crack egg over the funnel and egg white will run through the funnel, not the yolk. 2.) If you’re going to use canned fruit for baking rinse with water and pat dry. 3) I use a potato peeler to peel the stringy part off celery [...]
Full Story »Kitchen Tips #13
1. Use club soda instead of water for lighter pancakes or waffles. 2. Prevent soggy sandwiches in lunch boxes or sack lunches by spread any condiment between the meat, cheese, or lettuce instead of directly on the bread. 3. Before you sift flour on wax paper, make a crease down the middle, this creates a [...]
Full Story »Kitchen Tips #12
1.Scatter fresh herbs soaked in water and drained on charcoals. This will infuse the flavors of the herbs into food on the grill. 2.Save time with your grilling by putting charcoal into a paper bag, and light the bag. 3.Place hamburger or hot dog with buns into a Ziploc bag after removing from grill. Leave [...]
Full Story »Kitchen Tips #11
1. Grapefruits with thinner skin have more flavor and juice. Thicker grapefruit have a pointed stems and wrinkled skin. 2. Lemons with smoother skin and smaller points have more juice and flavor 3. When trying to find sweet oranges chose the ones with larger wholes around the navel. 4. If you put peaches in a [...]
Full Story »Kitchen Tips#10
1. Use olive oil and vinegar to tenderize tough meat and let it stand for 2 hours prior to cooking. 2. Use baking soda to tenderize very tough meat by rubbing it into the meat. Let stand for 3-4 hours, rinsing thoroughly prior to cooking. 3. Flour chicken 1 hour prior to frying and it [...]
Full Story »Kitchen Tips #9
1. Place saucer upside down in the bottom of your salad bowl to keep salad fresher. The moisture from the leaves drains away from the salad rather being water logged. 2. Don’t add salt to salad until your ready to serve as salt causes leaves to welt. 3. Place ice cube in salad shaker bottle [...]
Full Story »Kitchen Tips #8
1.To cut down smell of Broccoli while your cooking add a couple slices of stale bread. Use a slotted spoon to remove bread when finished cooking. 2. Carrots will stay fresher longer if you cut off the tops and wrap them in a dry paper towel. The tops pull the moisture from the carrots so [...]
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