For a juicier hamburger when grilling, add a little cold water to the beef. To store cooked meatballs, freeze them on a cookie sheet, then transfer them to resealable plastic bags and return to the freezer. When boiling corn add sugar to the water instead of salt. Salt toughens the corn while sugar gives it that extra sweetness. To ripen […]
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When you fry beef, sprinkle it with paprika for extra flavor and to make the beef golden brown. Always thaw beef in the refrigerator for maximum safety. Refrigerate poultry promptly after purchasing it. Keep it in the coldest section of the refrigerator for no more than two days or freeze for longer storage. When you microwave skinless chicken pieces, cover […]
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You probably thought the only thing a coffee filter was good for was your morning coffee right? Well check out some of these other ways to use a clean coffee filter in the kitchen. There are many other uses for coffee filters but these are my favorite kitchen or food related uses. These are all tips for the kitchen I […]
Next week is Thanksgiving and most turkeys that you buy at the store are frozen. Don’t get stuck with a turkey that isn’t thawed in time or that is thawed improperly which can make people sick. Click HERE to see the times to store, thaw and cook your turkey. http://www.InDianesKitchen.com
How many times do you call grease oil, or oil grease, or think when butter melts it is no longer a fat or you didn’t think coconut oil was really an oil because it’s solid? Check out these brief definitions of each one to better understand the differences. Butter is a FAT which is made from churned cream and remains […]
With food prices getting out of control, why not save yourself some money? Do you buy your chicken already cut into pieces? You won’t believe how easy it is to cut up a whole chicken and it only takes a few minutes. Some people are squeamish about touching raw chicken. If you are, you can put on rubber gloves or […]
If you had a chance to buy these pans, would you? Read about these pans, what they look like now and how much they wanted for them HERE. Click HERE to see how I season my cast iron pans. http://www.InDianesKitchen.com
Did You Know that if you make soup and you over salt it, there is no need to throw it away. Instead, place a peeled whole raw potato into the pot of cooking soup. The potato will absorb liquid with some of the excess salt. You’ll need to remove the salty potato before it is fully cooked, about 30 minutes, […]