A Food Storing Tip | |||
Fresh Herbs | There are many suggested ways to store fresh herbs and I have tried them all. Based on my experience, the method below keeps fresh herbs much longer. Read more | ||
Potatoes | As soon as you purchase potatoes, pour hot boiling water over the potatoes and dry with a towel. This prevents potatoes from sprouting. Read more |
Other Tips | |
Oil (butter) cake pan wih a butter wrapper | Instead of throwing away butter wrappers after you use the butter, save them and use it to oil (butter) cake pans. Read more |
Yeast test | If you are not sure if yeast is still active or not, you can test by dissolving 1 teaspoon sugar into the 1/4 warm water then adding 2-1/4 teaspoons yeast and stirring. Wait 10 minutes. If the yeast water level reaches to 1/2 of a measuring cup, the yeast is still active. |