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« on: May 11, 2006, 07:43:52 PM »

To keep raw onions from overpowering a salad, soak the cut pieces in cold water for 60 minutes before adding to salad.
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« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2006, 07:44:55 PM »

Serve super moist chicken by coating it with real mayonaise before breading and cooking.
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« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2006, 07:46:22 PM »

Summer is the time to enjoy fresh herbs.  Top a pizza with fresh basil.
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« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2006, 07:48:03 PM »

When grilling, keep your meat juicy by using tongs rather than a fork to turn the meat.
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« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2006, 08:31:49 AM »

Get rid of those sticky spatulas

 Your tacky spatulas are made of rubber, as spatulas have been for decades. Today, the rubber spatula has been superseded by silicone, which is a cinch to maintain.

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« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2006, 07:00:09 PM »

I have one that is silicone and it's really easy to keep clean.  If you put the rubber ones in the dishwasher they got tacky....
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« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2006, 07:01:58 PM »

Whew !!  I was worried there for a minute.  I thought I was still reading about that breast on the other thread.   rolleyes
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« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2006, 07:03:01 PM »

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« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2006, 11:39:10 PM »

Reheat Pizza
Heat up leftover pizza in a non-stick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it really works.

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.

Expanding Frosting

When you buy a container 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/calories per serving.

Reheating refrigerated bread

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.
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« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2006, 11:29:25 AM »

Martha's Way*
Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips.
 
  *Maxine's Way *
Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete's sake! You are probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it, anyway!

 *Martha's Way*
To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes.

 *Maxine's Way*
 Buy Hungry Jack mashed potato mix, keep it in the pantry for up to a year.

 *Martha's Way*
When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won't be any white mess on the outside of the cake.

 *Maxine's Way*
 Go to the bakery! They'll even decorate it for you.

 *Martha's Way*
If you accidentally over salt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an instant "fix-me-up."

 *Maxines' Way*
 If you over salt a dish while you are cooking, that's too bad. Please recite with me the real woman's motto: "I made it and you will eat it and I don't care how bad it tastes!"
 
 *Martha's Way*
Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.

 *Maxine's Way*
 Celery?    Never heard of it!

 *Martha's Way*
 Brush some beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield a beautiful glossy finish.

 *Maxine's Way*
 The Mrs. Smith's frozen pie directions do not include brushing egg whites over the crust so I don't.

 *Martha's Way*
Cure for headaches: take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.

 *Maxine's Way*
 Take a lime, mix it with tequila, chill and drink!

 *Martha's Way*
If you have a problem opening jars, try using latex dishwashing gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy.

 *Maxine's Way*
 Go ask that very cute neighbor if he can open it for you.

 *Martha's Way*
Don't throw out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.

 *Maxine's Way*
 Leftover wine?HuhHuhHuh?
HELLO !!!!!!!
 
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« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2006, 08:52:42 AM »

I had to come on and give a tip that GA gave me when I made Chicken and Noodles yesterday.  I asked what she did to make them more flavorful and she told me to use a can of Campbell's Healthy Request Cream of Chicken Soup to thicken them at the end of cooking instead of using flour or corn starch.  

They turned out wonderful and I'm looking forward to the leftovers.   Cheering
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« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2007, 03:27:46 PM »

Organic foods: Are they safer? More nutritious?

Find out what factors might influence your decision to buy or bypass organic foods.

http://health.msn.com/dietfitness/greenarticlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100142205&GT1=10008
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« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2007, 02:29:49 PM »

I found this article helpful:

Cupboard Cleanup
Have your bread crumbs gone bad? Is the vegetable oil on the verge? When to toss (or keep) your staples.

http://boomers.msn.com/articlegh.aspx?cp-documentid=393940&gt1=10109
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« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2008, 07:47:04 PM »

Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to pick the little  "stringy things" off of it. That's how the primates do it.
Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!

Bell peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating raw. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.

Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.

To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up.

For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed. Melt Andes mints in  double broiler and pour over warm brownies. Let set for a wonderful minty frosting. (added note: you don't have to melt them...just unwrap and lay in rows across hot brownies, then swirl with a knife. They cover the top and look nice with the green mint swirl)

 Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.

Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert. Simple chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples. Place them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!!! Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream.

Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set  heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it really works.

For 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.

To expand frosting when you buy a container 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.

Reheating refrigerated bread.  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.
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« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2008, 10:46:19 PM »

No more lemons for me!

Lemons
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