Tag: family
group name: kitchentricks
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November 12, 2006 11:22 AM EST --
Heres just a few helpful tips for the kitchen. I found these tips in numerous different magazines.
TO FIRM LIMP CELERY
Trim one inch off the bottom of stalks, then stand upright . . .
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September 01, 2006 01:36 PM EDT --
I love my George Foreman Grill for quick cooking and keeping my kitchen cool. What are your favorite countertop appliances. Are there some that aren't worth the moeny or the trouble.
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September 23, 2006 01:23 PM EDT --
One Saturday afternoon, a few weeks ago, some friends and I had planned to travel in to the beautiful Adirondack Mountains for a day trip. With Winter fast approaching, all of us were "chomping . . .
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September 01, 2006 03:36 AM EDT --
recipie at bottom of page in my comment...
Have you ever passed by a recipie and said ,,,darn it I am only missing one ingredent!!! thinking out loud my son overheard me... for years I have been . . .
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August 30, 2006 04:40 PM EDT --
A few months ago I bought a jar of raspberry preserves on sale. My husband didn't like them and I wasn't especially impressed either. I've eaten them a few times and even slipped . . .
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September 02, 2006 10:19 AM EDT --
Although supermarket shelves are stocked with a wide variety of quick cooking rice products, the convenience seldom justifies the inflated price tag. For this reason I cook rice in larger than needed quantities . . .
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August 30, 2006 08:33 PM EDT --
Cooking at home invariably involves some amount of dishwashing. Do you wash dishes by hand or in a dishwasher (or does someone else wash them). If you use a dishwasher, do you pre-rinse. . . .
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September 04, 2006 03:52 PM EDT --
Prepare foods to YOUR TASTE. With just a few changes to many foods, a little more of this or add a little of that or take something out and you have a different taste.
Most cooks have several . . .
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November 03, 2006 07:21 AM EST --
A new twist on cinnamon rolls and a new trick I have learned..As anyone that has ever made homemade cinnimon rolls that stick to the bottom of the pan if you let them sit to long to cool..Will love this . . .
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March 01, 2007 01:26 PM EST --
From one basic ground beef recipe, I make meatloaf and meat balls in one day and freeze them for future use. I bake the meatloaf in smaller size pans. This is only because our household consists . . .
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September 01, 2006 11:17 AM EDT --
When my children were young and lived at home my son often requested sandwiches made on bread ends which he referred to as "bottom bread". Now the end pieces are saved until I have enough . . .
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September 03, 2006 12:06 PM EDT --
About 25 years ago I was given a small jar of brandied fruit starter as a holiday gift. I kept the starter going for a number of years to use as a topping for cake and ice cream. But I eventually . . .
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July 18, 2008 05:02 PM EDT --
There have been a lot of discussions lately in Gather as well as other Internet groups about using convenience foods to have more time left to spend with family.
As far as I'm concerned, that . . .
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September 27, 2006 06:25 AM EDT --
One of my biggest pet peeves is making tacos or eating taco pizza and trying to get a nice amount of sour cream on my food with a spoon. Usually you end up with huge globs. Yuck!!!
Try this: . . .
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August 31, 2006 07:38 PM EDT --
Tonight's dinner was broccoli cheese rice with chicken. Remembering the tip I read earlier today (thanks Jennifer) I added some scraps of blue cheese along with the usual cheddar and mozzarella. . . .
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October 23, 2006 06:28 PM EDT --
Do-Ahead Holiday Cookie Baking Tips
A cookie-baking marathon can begin weeks before Christmas, giving you more time to relax with family and friends during the holidays. Early baking also frees up the . . .
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September 17, 2006 12:30 PM EDT --
Cooking Class
Real Cooking Made Simple
By Chef Kurt Michael Friese
The Gentle Art of Sauté
A professional kitchen bears very little resemblance to a home kitchen, despite recent attempts by interior . . .
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September 22, 2006 09:46 PM EDT --
Remember a few years ago when Palmolive came out with those yellow disposable dish sponges that were for one time use and then toss in the garbage? They were stored in a plastic tub that would sit . . .
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November 13, 2006 02:55 PM EST --
Grocery shopping and cooking dinner are my worst nightmares.
It's not really the cooking itself, it's that time you stand in front of the refrigerator and cupboards trying to find out what . . .
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November 22, 2006 07:48 PM EST --
When a recipe calls for the juice of one lime or lemon, about thirty minutes before you start cooking or baking: Cut the fruit in half
- Place it cut side down in a microwave safe bowl
- Heat . . .
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