COOKING TIPS & TRICKS

So many little tricks to good cooking. What did your mother teach you? Your grandmother? Your dad, uncle or grandpa? Who fed you?

Some tricks I've picked up over the years. There used to be a TV tips show (trying to remember the name - not Hints from Heloise but like that).

TO KEEP SODA FROM GOING STALE - Just simply turn the bottle on its end before putting it back in the fridge. The deflated bottle will inflate and stay that way until the next time you want a drink.

VEGETABLES - Below ground "root" veggies should be started in cold water, then brought to the boil. Below ground examples: potatoes, sweet potatoes, 

• Beets. Carrots. Radishes.Rutabaga.Turnips.

https://www.healthcastle.com/root-vegetables-are-full-of-good-carbs/

But above ground veg is to be dropped into boiling water, then when the water reaches boiling again, it can be reduced to simmer. That's true for pasta too.

Above ground: peas, beans, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower.

Will add more as I think of them.

MICROWAVING  Almost everything can be cooked in a microwave; there are even recipes for cakes and cupcakes. The main thing is ONLY use plastic or ceramic dishes, NEVER anything with metal.

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