By Lisa Marie on Aug 26, 2008 in Handy Tips | 0 Comments
Here are some things that are better not frozen.
Salad greens and raw veggies that you intend to use in salads. Freezing them makes them lose their crispness.
Eggs in their shells - they expand and crack.
Hard-cooked egg whites - they will become rubbery.
Potatoes - Only mashed potatoes freeze well. Raw potatoes become mushy when frozen. If […]
By Lisa Marie on Aug 19, 2008 in Handy Tips | 0 Comments
Here are some things you can do with your freezer!
To grate very soft cheese, freeze it for about 20 minutes.
Cook bacon ahead of time, freeze and reheat as needed. You can also crumble and freeze to top your salads and pizzas.
Freeze orange and lemon peels to flavour desserts.
Slightly frozen chicken breasts are easier to debone […]
By Lisa Marie on Aug 12, 2008 in Handy Tips | 0 Comments
The next few Tuesdays are going to focus on the freezer and how to use it effectively.
Let's start with a few basic tips.
Keep your freezer at - 18ºC (0ºF). Even though 0ºC (32ºF) is the freezing point of water, many bacteria, yeasts and molds can still grow at that temperature.
When the power goes out… […]
By Lisa Marie on Jul 29, 2008 in Handy Tips, Recipes | 1 Comment
by Cherie Semple - ezmeals4u.com
Grilling fresh vegetables is easy, once you get the hang of it. As with any cooking technique, you must first learn the basics.
Once you know what you're doing, you can grill almost any fresh vegetable. I love to grill, indoors or out and all year round. Here are a few tips […]
By Lisa Marie on Jul 22, 2008 in Handy Tips | 0 Comments
A top question in the produce department is how to store each of the fruits and veggies we eat so they stay fresher longer. Here in TupperLand, we use the quip "dry, naked and dirty" as a mantra for long lasting produce storage.
Cheri Semple, menu planning strategist, says this in her recent ezine:
· Wash your vegetables […]
By Lisa Marie on Jul 15, 2008 in Handy Tips | 0 Comments
Cheri Semple from ezmeals4u.com has a fantastic ezine called "Feeding Frenzy". One of her recent emails featured a great article on how to choose the best produce and I thought it would be great to share - especially now that I've shown you FridgeSmart!
Selecting the Best Produce (by Cheri Semple)
· Look for the brightest colored […]
By admin on Jun 24, 2008 in Handy Tips | 0 Comments
Carolyn Dodson, from www.goodnuke.com, provides a handy way to figure out the wattage of your microwave.
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WHAT DOES MICROWAVE WATTAGE MEAN?
Microwave oven power is measured in watts and indicates the cooking power of your oven. Generally, ovens labeled with more watts of power will cook food faster than ones with lower wattage. Recently most manufacturers have […]
