Reheating leftover rice? Nothing more unpleasant than a dry and hard rice after having been in the fridge! Sprinkle water over the leftover rice and then reheat it to get softer rice. It will be like it was just cooked!
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How to preserve lemon juice? When you have excess lemons, freeze lemon juice in ice cube trays and use it whenever needed in your recipes. It stays good for 15-20 days!
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When we talk about cookies, there are many important factors. From the recipe, to the size of the cookies and the decoration, everything matters! How to roll cookies the same thickness? Use two chopsticks or 1/4″ dowel rods as rolling pin guides to make sure cookie dough rolls out to the same thickness.
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Under the sink, like the junk drawer and Tupperware shelf, is an area that tends to devolve into chaos. If the cabinet under your sink could use a little organization, check out this quick fix. For more under sink organization, more storage and easier access to the Windex, try hanging those spray bottles from a tension rod. It’ll keep things a lot more organized!
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The secret to perfectly shredded chicken? Shred chicken and pork with your Kitchen Aid in just seconds! Place the hot chicken into the bowl of your stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment, mix the chicken on medium speed for about 30 seconds, or until the chicken is shredded to your liking. Be sure that your chicken is warm. Cold chicken is hard to shred!
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Leftovers Christmas pudding? Make Christmas pudding rolls! Simply roll out a pack of shop-bought puff pastry, cover it with chunks of leftover Christmas pudding, then roll up and chop into equal sections. Pop into a 200C/400F/Gas 6 oven for around 20 minutes, or until crispy. You can also mix crumbled Christmas pudding into ice cream for an easy dessert to spend the day in front of the television.
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Spent a super fun day with your children in the snow and made a wonderful snowman for the other day to find that it melted? Avoid that by following a few simple rules. Firstly, build your fabulous snowy friend in a shady part of the garden, so he doesn’t melt as soon as the sun rises. When you’re finished, spray the snowman with a light mist of water, so the outside freezes over.
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Christmas pudding and ice cream? The Christmas pudding is blazing on the table, the mince pies are fresh out of the oven, but your ice cream is harder than a South Pole iceberg. The solution is to heat a knife under hot water and slice across the ice cream in a cross-hatch pattern. Then warm a spoon in hot water and dig into the sections. And if your ice cream is always full of nasty ice crystals, keep it farther back in the freezer. Ice cream stored near the door is subject to more fluctuating temperatures, and will continually soften/refreeze – leading to those unpleasant lumps.
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Nothing is more important on Christmas evening than a beautiful table decoration (well, maybe the food)! If you want to decorate your table without spending too much, just look around you! Christmas tree ornaments shouldn’t be limited to just the tree — scatter them on the table to create a presentation that mirrors the theme you’ve created in the living room. Also, you can use fresh pine twigs, pinecones, ribbon and everything you can think of!
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It’s Christmas time and with Christmas come the presents! Never underestimate the importance of a well presented present! If you do not have much time or money to spend on wrappers, it does not matter! Use craft paper, thin rope and a few fresh pine twigs to wrap Christmas presents. It will look beautiful and smell delicious! Do you want it to look even nicer? Add a little golden sleigh bell!
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Do you want the perfect turkey for Christmas dinner? There are fewer things more daunting than staring at a gigantic, naked turkey on Christmas morning, especially if you’ve never cooked one before. But it doesn’t have to be all Nightmare Before Christmas! Make a note of the weight of your turkey. Knowing the exact weight will ensure the cooking time is correct, and thus avoid an overcooked and dry bird, or a raw one.
Get your timings right. And don’t forget to leave time for your turkey to rest when it comes out of the oven. Turkeys between 4-6 kg should be rested for 1½ hours, and ones from 6-10 kg can rest for two hours.
You can follow this chart:
Heat your oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4
4-5kg – cook 2¼ to 2½ hours
5-6kg – cook 2½ to 3 hours
6-7kg – cook 3 hours to 3½ hours
7-8kg – cook 3½ to 4 hours
8-9kg – cook 4 to 4¼ hours
9-10kg – cook 4¼ to 4½ hours
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A necessary part to any gas grill is the grease drip cup. A drip cup usually is located beneath the grease tray on a gas grill, and it functions as a device to catch excess grease drippings while you cook. Without one, the surface of your patio or deck becomes stained and an attraction to bugs. If your grill doesn’t have a grease trap, and you’re grilling something with a lot of fat, place a disposable pie tin or a homemade one made from heavy-duty foil, on top of an unlit burner under the grates to catch the drippings.
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If you’re like us and you have way to many plastic bags, then this awesome storage hack is perfect for you! Store your plastic bags in a cleaned out Lysol wipes container to keep them organized!
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Frozen grapes are a delicious, low-calorie, and low-fat treat that can make even the die-hard ice cream lover’s mouth water. They are a refreshing snack on hot summer days, and are a snap to prepare. Outside, their skin is hard, but the inside is like sorbet. But even more interesting is that grapes are the new cocktail olive! Don’t let ice cubes water down drinks and cocktails! Use frozen grapes instead.
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A good cook always knows how to peel a tomato to remove the skin that can spoil many a good sauce or stew. Although it’s not the most exciting kitchen task, it is an essential one, and knowing how to do it in 5 seconds or less will curry favor with the busy cook! It’s simple to slip off that tomato jacket in 5 seconds or less! Easily peel fresh tomatoes by slicing the top off then scoring an “X” on the bottom of the tomato. Plunge into boiling water for 10-15 seconds then remove and peel when cool enough to handle.
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Put marshmallows on cupcakes in the oven in place of icing! This awesome baking hack saves me TONS of time! If you’re not feeling like icing your cupcakes, just put marshmallows on top of your cupcakes and let the oven do the work for you!
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Unless you’re a butcher, getting really thin slices of meat, particularly uncooked meat, is a tough feat. It sounds simple enough, but even with a sharp knife, cutting a clean, totally even, thin piece of meat is challenging. Do you need to slice meat super thin? Partially freeze meat for 15-20 minutes to making slicing whisper-thin for stir fry that much easier.
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If you’ve ever had to measure honey, molasses, or corn syrup for a recipe, you know it kind of sucks. You never get as much out as you put in, and the measuring cup is hard to clean afterward. Spray measuring cups with nonstick spray before measuring sticky ingredients like honey, maple syrup, or molasses. They’ll slide right out!
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If you’ve ever had to slice a piece of cheesecake, you know it can be a bit messy. We have a way to get around this little problem: simple dental floss!
Use unwaxed, unflavored dental floss to slice any soft cheeses, layer cakes, or homemade cinnamon buns from a roll.
All you have to do is hold the floss tightly between two fingers and bear down with just a bit of pressure. The floss will slice cleanly through most any soft cake or pastry.
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Peel ginger skin with the side of a spoon instead of a knife for less waste. Hold a piece of ginger root firmly in one hand and the bowl of a metal spoon firmly in the other hand. (Note that you can also just break a lobe off of the ginger and peel only that.) Scrape the edge of the spoon against the ginger to peel off the skin.
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Leftover soup will last up to 3 days in the fridge or up to 1 month in the freezer. Follow this tip on how to freeze and store soup and you’ll be set all winter long! Freeze soups flat in Ziplock freezer bags for easy, convenient storage. Lay bags flat in a single layer in the freezer; when frozen, stack bags to save space.
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Looks as good as it tastes? Thoughtful presentation leads to a more enjoyable meal. We should learn to make similar efforts at home – particularly when feeding small children. For pretty halved cherry tomatoes, slice through the fattest part of the tomato vs the skinnier side.
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The challenge of baking, and really any oven cooking, is getting the middle cooked properly without overcooking the edges and exterior. How to prevent a dish from burning on the top when baking? If a dish starts to burn on top before it’s done baking, gently lay a piece of nonstick sprayed foil on top and continue baking.
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Do you need a tip to minimize kitchen mess when roasting?Line baking sheets with foil or parchment paper when roasting to make clean up super quick.
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Never waste your hard earned money on gluten-free bread crumbs! They’re so easy to make at home, and so much tastier than store-bought! Being gluten-free comes with many annoyances. Make your life easier with this tip! Crush Rice Chex in a plastic bag with a rolling pin for instant gluten-free “panko” bread crumbs.
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When cooking with cherries, sometimes it’s just fine to leave the pits in, but sometimes not! A cherry pitter is a wonderful thing, but what do you use if you don’t have one? No cherry pitter? No problem! Use an empty bottle and a hard straw or chopstick to remove pits from cherries and olives.
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What’s the best way to slice or shred fresh mozzarella cleanly and neatly? Freeze the mozzarella for 15 minutes to make it easier to slice or shred. This works with any soft cheese!
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Are you needing a roasting rack immediately and you do not have one? We have the solution! Make your own roasting rack by rolling sheets of foil then placing in the bottom of roasters.
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Freeze extra chopped herbs in ice cube trays with olive oil then add to sauces, veggies, and in the skillet when sauteing meat. Preserving herbs in oil reduces some of the browning and freezer burn that herbs can get in the freezer. It’s also a great way to have herbs ready immediately for winter stews, roasts, soups, and potato dishes!
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It is winter and you find it challenging to find a warm spot in the house to raise your dough? Place dough that need to rise in a bowl over a heating pad set to low for even, consistent heat.
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Quinoa is one of the world’s most popular health foods.I s gluten-free, high in protein and one of the few plant foods that contain all nine essential amino acids. It is also high in fiber, magnesium, B-vitamins, iron, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin E and various beneficial antioxidants. The quinoa has it all! To prevent quinoa from falling through your fine mesh sieve while rinsing, run the sieve under water first to create a barrier between the quinoa and mesh.
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