you are very welcome ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 1:26 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: Cooking Tips
> > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
