OH wow! These are great tips! Thanks for sending them! Later.
Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delma" <[email protected]> To: "RecipesAndMore" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 11:40 AM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Cooking Tips > > > TERRIFIC TASTY TIPS: > Just a few ideas to simplify your cooking!! > > When boiling milk, first stir in a pinch of baking soda. This will help > keep > the milk from curdling. > Add one teaspoon of lemon juice to each quart of water when cooking rice, > this will keep rice fluffy. > For crisper salads: Place a saucer upside down in the bottom of the salad > bowl before filling with salad. Excess moisture will run underneath the > saucer and this will help keep the salad crisp and fresh. > Tasty flavored whipped cream: First whip cream then add 2 tablespoons of > flavored Jell-O and continue beating on slow until the whipped cream is > right consistency > Leftover ham: Lay ham slices in a baking dish then cover with maple syrup. > Refrigerate overnight then fry the ham in butter the next morning > You can substitute crumbled cornflakes for bread crumbs when making > meatloaf > > Cookie & Cake Decoration: Keep a small amount of sugar in small glass > jars, > add a few drops of food coloring and shake jar. Keep several colors on > hand. > > Pickle Juice uses: Use sweet pickle juice to thin salad dressing or make > French dressing with instead of vinegar, more delicious. > Cook vegetables with one or more bouillon cubes instead of salt-improves > flavor. Tossing in a few garlic cloves when boiling vegetables makes > things > tastier too. > Salt added to flour used for thickening gravies, etc., will help to > prevent > lumping. > Keep brown sugar in a closed container with an apple in it, the brown > sugar > will stay soft and moist. > Grate orange and lemon peel before peeling. Dry and add to spice cake or > any > cookies or puddings. The dried grated peel will keep well in a covered > jar. > Wrap parsley in foil first, then freeze. Shave off as much as needed, > rewrap > and return to the freezer. It will retain its flavor and freshness. > To keep peeled potatoes from turning dark without putting them in water, > wrap in paper towel and wet under the faucet. > Baking bread? Do not preheat. When you light your oven, pop in the bread > pans immediately and you'll be amazed at the resulting lightness of the > bread. > Toast oatmeal in the oven before adding to other ingredients when making > oatmeal cookies--delicious! > Add two teaspoons of vinegar to Jell-O and it will keep the Jell-O from > melting when you serve it. > Lemon juice or vinegar in water where cauliflower is cooked makes it keep > its white color. > A tablespoon of minute tapioca sprinkled in apple pie will absorb excess > juice while baking. > Add one teaspoon baking powder to mashed potatoes to make them fluffy. > Have a small bowl of melted butter and just brush on corn on the cob with > a > pastry brush. If you have a metal bowl you can put a chunk of butter in > the > bowl and set on grill to melt while meal is grilling. > For bananas that are ripe and ready to eat but you have too many, peel the > bananas and freeze them then dip in melted chocolate and freeze again, > these > make a nice treat! > From: Pampered Chef 3/11/09 > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
