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100 Most Common Foods: How Many Are in Your Pantry?
These are the 100 most common foods and ingredients that most consumers usually have on hand. How do you compare to the average consumer according to the list?
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25 Most Common Kitchen Items: How Many Do You Have?
How many of these 25 items do you have? Take a gander at the list and count up how you compare to the average consumer.
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How to Save Fruits and Vegetables That are Going Bad
This handy kitchen tip shares a surefire way to save fruits and vegetables that are going bad.
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How to Keep Lettuce Fresh Longer
How to Keep Lettuce Fresh Longer Food storage questions are common, especially since certain foods are difficult to keep fresh. We frequently receive similar questions and concerns from homemakers about the same subject: how do you keep lettuce fresh, how to keep lettuce longer, how to keep lettuce from turning brown, and how to keep your green lettuce – well, green! Understandably, no one wants to throw away the hard-earned money they’ve spent on groceries. We’re here to help with how to keep lettuce longer! Moisture is the number one enemy of your lettuce, spinach, and other green leafy cruciferous vegetables, plain and simple. The secret to storing your lettuce…
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How to Ripen Green Bananas
Many times, the only choices for bananas at your grocery store are bright green, hard bananas that were clearly not ripe yet when they were picked. You need to know how to ripen green bananas for times just like that. Luckily, there is an easy way to fix this! We’ll teach you a quick and easy method for how to ripen green bananas that takes minimal effort and you don’t have to spend any money on specialized kitchen tools to use this trick. This kitchen tip will also allow you to ripen other produce as well. How to Ripen Green Bananas Fast When you are buying unripe bananas at the…
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Keep Holiday Biscuits Warm Longer
Are you planning to serve hot biscuits or rolls at your holiday dinner? Do you wish your holiday biscuits stayed warm longer? Here’s a tip that will help! Presenting homemade rolls or bread in a festive basket with a cloth napkin is a nice way to make them look appealing and evoke cozy Christmas meal memories. However, the open top and slits in the basket can cause the rolls to lose a lot of heat and cool off fast, getting cold, hard, and unappetizing. Keep Rolls Warm with a Basket Liner and Lid To help insulate your biscuit basket, line the inside of the basket with aluminum foil (tin foil)…
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Go Green and Save on Shipping with Popcorn
Kitchen Tip: Pop edible popcorn to use as packing material! The holidays are fast approaching and many of us will be packing up boxes of presents to mail out to loved ones. Shipping materials can be expensive to purchase and usually are made of plastics that aren’t the friendliest on the environment. There are many fillers that are used, such as styrofoam packing peanuts, plastic bubble wrap, plastic pellets, plastic bags filled with air, and newspaper. Even used plastic grocery shopping bags can be used as stuffing in packages to keep items in place! However, there is a better, cheaper, more environmentally friendly material to use as a packing material, and it’s in…
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How to Protect Produce From Spoiling with Sponges
Kitchen Tip: Don’t Let Your Produce Spoil! It’s always a wonderful treat to find fresh produce on sale and stock up on the great find! However, how often does that produce start to spoil and mold before it can be eaten? A study by the University of Arizona in concert with the United States Department of Agriculture showed that each US family throws away an average of 470 pounds of food each year. We also throw away 1/4 of all the produce purchased for our families. Make sure the food you buy gets eaten instead of being sent to the trash. Protect some produce which is quick to mold (such…
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Kitchen Tip: Freeze Extras in Ice Cube Trays
At times, we may throw things away because there is only a small amount left. Now, you can make use of small amounts of leftovers by freezing them for later use. Just use your ice cube tray! Opening a can of enchilada sauce but only need a few tablespoons? Freeze the rest! Want to freeze soup stock in small quantities so you can take out only what you need for a recipe? Freeze your stock in ice cube trays! Here’s how it works: Pour your leftover liquid into an ice cube tray. Fill each cube only 1/2 to 2/3 full, since the liquid will expand once frozen. Once tray has…
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Don't Take the Lid off Your Crockpot and 4 More Slow Cooker Tips You Didn't Know
Don’t lift the lid! According to the Reynolds company, it’s best to leave the lid on your crockpot / slow cooker the whole time you’re cooking. Each time you lift the lid to check or stir your food, it adds 20 minutes to the cooking time to compensate for the heat that escapes. If you really must stir to mix ingredients, only do it once and then set your timer for an extra 20 minutes. 4 Slow Cooker Tips You Didn’t Know 1. Use a crockpot liner – These make for super quick clean up after an especially messy meal, like chili 2. Condensation catcher – Put a dish towel…
