Tips & Tricks

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Something about Avocados Avocados are ripe when you can press the end of the stem. Hard avocados are not very tasty. If you...	01/20/2012
Tomatoes - ripen them in the microwave I love to eat tomato salad, but unfortunately the tomatoes do not taste great in the winter season, they are...	01/20/2012
Marinade for even very tough meats It isn't hard to cook an expensive cut of meat very tender, however, it gets more difficult to make a...	01/19/2012
Hard Kiwis - how to get them soft faster When you buy kiwis they are quite hard at times. Then you let them sit for about 3 weeks and...	01/12/2012
Pizza - crispy again: warming it up in a teflon pan I ordered a pizza the other day. I had lots of left over so I kept it for the next...	12/21/2011
Store cut up avocados without them getting brown If you cut up too many avocados than you needed you can store them now for up to two days....	12/18/2011
Use your muffin pan upside down Turn your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie-dough over the top and voila – you have cookie bowls for fruit...	12/12/2011
Spaghettis stuck together - how to get them loose again You can get spaghetti or noodles which stuck together loose again if you pour boiling water of the spaghetti. Right...	12/09/2011
Freezing eggs - no problem Did you know that you can even freeze eggs? Separate the egg white from the egg yolk and then put...	12/09/2011
Grandma's tip agains the smell of fish If you buy fresh fish, that fish should not smell at all, as it would not be fresh. However, sometimes...	12/08/2011
Flour tip when you bake with fruit: fruit won't sink on the bottom of the dough If you put fruit in a cake, like cherries, etc. just put the fruit in some flour and this way...	12/02/2011
Did you cook too much pasta? Sometimes I am cooking too much pasta and have left overs. As the pasta sticks together when cold and you...	11/30/2011
Ideas for left over rice If you have some rice left over and it is not enough for a complete meal, here are a few...	11/20/2011
Boiling Eggs Start with cool water, cover eggs with the water. Sprinkle some salt in the pot. This will prevent cracking. Leave... (by Mom of Boys)	07/21/2007
Fresh Hamburgers from McDonalds or Burger King You want a fresh and hot burger? Just order it without tomato or cucumber. So, they have to make a... (by Babsi)	04/15/2007
Curry too hot? Take a potato or coconut milk Just made a curry and added too much chilli? To stop it blowing the top of your head off, just... (by Boo)	01/14/2007
Bring out the flavour of tomatoes! When using canned tomatoes for any tomato sauce based recipe eg. bolognese sauce. Add 1 -2 teaspoons sugar to the... (by Julie)	01/10/2007
Stop vegetables boiling over To stop vegetables boiling over add a few drops of oil or a knob of butter to the boiling water...	01/10/2007
To check if eggs are fresh or not If you have an egg and want to know if it is old or fresh, just pop it into a... (by Henry Caseley)	01/10/2007
Cook your fish in the dish washer If you want you can cook fish in your dish washer. Sounds strange? Yes, but it works perfectly!Your dish washer...	12/22/2006