If you want to toast some nuts to add to salads or baking, there are two different ways to do so. You can put them in an ungreased frying pan and cook them on medium for 3-5 minutes or until golden brown, or bake them at 350 degrees for 5 - 10 minutes or until golden brown. You want to stir or shake them often.
When freezing stews, don’t add the potatoes. Add them when you thaw the stew to make it taste the best.
To save time when you are making buscuits, don’t worry about cutting them out with a round cutter. Just roll them out and use a knife to cut them into squares.
Whenever you use lemons, oranges or limes, save the rinds and freeze them. When they are frozen solid, they grate easily and its always good to have some citrus zest on hand.
To save time when cooking, try combining salt and pepper in one shaker. The best ratio is 3/4 cup salt to 1/4 cup pepper.
To make it easy to remove baked potatoes from the oven, try baking them in muffin tins.
If you are wanting to cut corn kernals off the cob, stand it in the tube of a bundt pan. Not only does it make it easy to cut off the kernals, it also neatly catches them for you making the process neat and tidy.
When you are using a recipe card…put a fork into a glass, tines up, and weave the recipe card through it for a quick and easy recipe holder.
Use a metal strainer or french fry basket when you are boiling eggs, potatoes or pasta for quick and easy draining! It also makes it safer for kids to help with the draining process.
