Cooking tips
Practical kitchen wisdom — 183 tips and counting.
Lemons - Amount of juice and rind
1 medium lemon yields 2-3 tablespoons of juice and 1-2 teaspoons of grated rind
Long term storage of lemons
Squeeze lemon juice, pour into ice cube tray and freeze. When completely frozen remove from tray and store in...
Bouquet garni - Adding extra flavor to it
Add a piece of lemon rind to a bouquet garni for a special flavor to meat or poultry dishes
Lemons - Choosing the juicy ones
The juiciest lemons are the ones that have smooth skins and points on the ends
Cleaning overflowing juices from pies
When baking, sprinkle any juice overflowing from pies with salt. This will turn the juice into a crisp that ca...
Keeping the batter on the food being fried
Add some sugar to the batter (1/2 a teaspoon should be enough) in order to keep the breading on the food being...
Freezing raw eggs
Crack the eggs open, pour the content in ice cubes and freeze. When completely frozen, store the egg cubes in...
Fluffy scrambled eggs
For fluffier scrambled eggs, add a little water (1 teaspoon for every 3 eggs) while beating them.
Canned salmon bones
Do not discard bones in canned salmon - they are an excellent source of calcium