Helpful Tips:
Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to pick the little "stringy things" off. That's how the monkeys do it!
Take your bananas apart when you get home from the grocery store. If you leave them connected, they ripen faster.
Store opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresher longer.
Peppers that have 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating
Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking
Add a tsp of water to ground beef when frying. It pulls the grease away from the meat.
To make scrambled eggs or omelets rich...add a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese or heavy cream in and beat them.
For a cool brownie treat, make the brownies, then melt Andes mints in a double boiller and pour over warm brownies.
Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste, add garlic at the end if you want a stronger garlic taste.
When you buy a container of frosting, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. It will fluff up and double in size!
Keep a dryer sheet in your pocket..it will keep mosquitoes away!
Spray your measuring cup with cooking spray OR put hot water in the measuring cup and don't dry it out....sticky foods like peanut butter will come out much easier!
If you seal an envelope and need to reopen it, put it in the freezer for a couple of hours, it will reopen easily.
To make a great taco filling that won't fall out of the shells, add 1/3 cup of quick cooking oats to each pound of ground beef as you brown it. Season as usual
Canned chicken broth adds great flavor to most any vegetable. When cooking, use broth instead of water.
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