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I have got tips for you. First off you will never cry again when you chop up your onions. All you have to do is keep your mouth clamped shut and not talk while you cut. I just got through cutting up two entire onions and not talking to the cats, lol, that was hard! It works great.

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Also, when you are going to peel eggs to devil, I always had problems getting the shell to turn loose. Just stand there at the sink with the water running. The force of the water pushing up against the shell helps so you no longer have torn up egg whites.

My DH used to work in a restaurant, years ago and learned this stuff.

By Lori from Marion, AR

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September 21, 20060 found this helpful

By Cyndi Roberts

Here are a few tried-and-true easy ideas for saving time and your energy (and maybe even your sanity!)in the kitchen!

1. When a bottle of corn syrup or pancake syrup is almost empty and that last bit is taking forever to come out-- just warm it in the microwave for a few seconds. It will be thinner and it will run right out!

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2. When a recipe says to cover with aluminum foil while baking, just turn a cookie sheet upside down over the dish. Saves time and foil!

4. To make uniform sized muffins in a hurry, use an ice cream scoop to fill the cups. It is also lots neater!

5. To get that onion smell out of your hands after you've been peeling and chopping onions, sprinkle table salt on your hands and rub them together. Wash with soap and water and the smell will be gone!

6. Did you know that any brand of bottled Italian Salad Dressing makes a good marinade for meat?

7. When browning ground beef, try using a pastry blender to break the meat into smaller pieces. It works much better than a fork.

8. Canned chicken broth is a very tasty addition to any canned vegetable, instead of water. You might want to use the fat-free version.

9. Hate to spend the time it takes to clean that crockpot with the baked-on food? Line your slow-cooker with foil before adding recipe ingredients and clean up is a snap!

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10. To make all your pancakes the same size, use your gravy ladle to pour the batter!

11. Your potato masher will mash bananas for banana bread or avocadoes for guacamole in a hurry!

12. Buy several oranges and lemons when they are on sale. Put them in the freezer in zip-top bags. When a recipe calls for juice, just defrost in the microwave. When a recipe calls for grated peel, it's easy to grate while frozen.

13. Add a dash of vinegar to the water when boiling cabbage. You won't taste it, but it will cut down on the strong aroma.

14. For easier, faster grating, store fresh ginger in the fridge.

15. Use your bottle brush or a clean old toothbrush to clean the grater after grating onions or cheese. Much faster and no more scraped hands!

16. To easily remove marshmallow creme from the jar, dip your spoon or knife in hot water first.

17. For easy-to-peel baked sweet potatoes, rub the skin with vegetable oil before baking. The skins will come right off.

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18. Peel your vegetables over a half sheet of newspaper. When you're finished, just fold up and throw it all away!

19. To keep your graham cracker pie crust from getting soggy, be sure to use only butter or regular maragarine. Don't use the new low-fat spreads. You can also bake it to keep it crisp. Just let it cool before adding filling.

20. When broiling meat, put 1/2 cup of water in the drip pan. There will be no smoke and cleanup is a snap!

About the Author: Cyndi Roberts is the editor of "1 Frugal Friend 2 Another" bi-weekly newsletter, bringing you creative, practical tips to help you with budgeting, cooking, shopping, parenting and much more as you strive to "live the Good Life... on a budget". To subscribe visit the "1 Frugal Friend 2 Another" website at http://www.cynroberts.com

 
By Lynda (Guest Post)
September 23, 20060 found this helpful

Two ways I work with onions: Cut under running water so there's no tears.
Slice thickly with all skin layers on, THEN remove the unedible outer ones. : )

 

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