I love kitchen tips- things to help food stay fresh longer, shortcuts and substitutions when cooking, ways to stay organized... so I thought I'd share a few things that work well for me and ask you girls what kitchen tips you have to share!
Here are a few of mine-
* Bananas seriously stay fresh longer if when you get home from the grocery store, you separate them from the bunch... I always thought this made them go bad faster. Not the case!
* Wrapping a bunch of celery in tin foil before putting it in the fridge will keep it fresh and crisp for a looooong time! I just threw away a bunch I'd had for almost 3 weeks and it was still crisp.
* Adding a slice of bread to hard brown sugar will soften it in a short amount of time... the other day I needed brown sugar and mine had gone hard. I put a piece of bread in the container and an hour or so later, enough of the brown sugar had softened that I was able to use it.
* White grape juice makes a great substitution for white wine in recipes.
That's all I can think of for now... please share your tips! I can always use new ideas.
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Thanks for the tips, those are some good ones. I can't think of any right now, but I will try to think of some and comment again later.
-smash garlic cloves with the side of a knife to break the skins off without having to peel them
-when you wash your lettuce, dry it off and wrap in a barely damp dish towel, and it stays good and crisp longer...i never do this but my grandma does and it works!
-lettuce also works as a moisture sponge for brown sugar if you don't have any bread around!
wrap cheese in foil to keep it from molding.
Tomatoes taste better if they are kept at room temperature and not in the fridge. Just learned this!
To add to the tomatoes, my mom also told me to leave those tomatoes out upside down.
Thanks for all these tips!
(I hate peeling garlic!)
If you leave avocado pits in with guacamole, it helps it not to brown so fast.
I copied this from a friends blog:
*Store your chunks of cheese in aluminum foil, it will stay fresher longer and not mold.
*When you buy a tub of cake frosting from the store, 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 water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.
*No mosquito repellent? No worries, Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.
*To vacuum something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.
*Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump 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. (or Oil)
*Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when you tried it in your hair.
*Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it 'home,' can'tdigest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works and you don't have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!
*Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to worry about the 'stringy things'. That's how the monkey's do it!
*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!
Buy grated cheese in bulk (like from Sams or Costco) and then put into smaller Ziploc freezer bags and throw into your freezer. Pull out a bag and it will thaw in about 20 minutes.
Fresh spinach can be frozen. Just put it into freezer bags. Then when you need it, pull it out, smash it up (then you have small pieces without having to chop it) and add it to soups or pasta sauce or whatever. DON'T THAW first go straight from freezer to hot liquid.
Your dryer lint trap needs to be washed with dish soap and a scrub brush every few months - especially if you use dryer sheets. A film builds up and prevents proper ventilation.
Chicken broth is an acceptable substitute for white wine in cooking.
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