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Baking Tip of the Day
Applesauce is an excellent substitute for eggs, fat, and sugar in baked foods. This is good especially for those who need to reduce fat and cholesterol from their diets. Applesauce also adds essential fiber.… Continue Reading
Food Tip of the Day
Sugar cubes can be used for purposes other than as a sweetener.
Place a few sugar cubes in a covered container with cheese to prevent cheese from molding.
Sugar cubes put into a cookie … Continue Reading
Baking Tip of the Day
Dried coconut flakes or shreds are easy to buy, store, and use but for best results coconut should be moistened before using in most recipes. Here are different ways to moisten dried coconut.
Place … Continue Reading
Cleaning Tip of the Day
Vanilla is the world’s favorite scent. That is the conclusion of a test done at the University of Oxford and the Karolinkska Institute in Stockholm.
One of the oldest tricks used for eliminating musty … Continue Reading
When lettuce goes limp and is too soft for a salad, this is an excellent way to use lettuce.
Lettuce Soup Recipe
1 chopped onion
1 tablespoon butter
2 heads finely chopped lettuce
3/4 cup milk
salt and pepper … Continue Reading