By Noreen Doll. I have a recipe for Gingersnaps that makes such a small amount of cookies, that I need to double or triple it most of the time when I make them. To make it easier to use the correct amount of each ingredient, I have color coded the quantities of ingredients. The single batch of cookies is in red ink. The double batch recipe is in blue ink. And … [Read more...] about How to Double or Triple a Recipe Accurately
Cooking Tips
Super Quick Way to Shred Meat
By Noreen Doll. Many recipes call for shredded meat. Here's the quickest way I've found to shred meat. Before cooking, cube the meat into 2 inch cubes. Cook meat in your crock pot, oven, or stove top. When the meat is finished cooking and ready to shred, simply use a potato masher to shred it. Mash the meat, twisting the potato masher back and … [Read more...] about Super Quick Way to Shred Meat
Quick Clean Up Tip for Raw Egg Mess
by Noreen Doll. Drop an Egg on the floor? Here's a quick clean up tip. Grab your salt box and sprinkle a handful of salt all over the egg. Make it pretty thick, and be sure to get some around the edges. Let it sit a moment while the egg soaks up the salt. Use a paper towel to shove it all into the center, and then just scoop up the mess. You … [Read more...] about Quick Clean Up Tip for Raw Egg Mess
Speedy Apple Slicing
By Noreen Doll. Do you ever wish you knew how to do speedy apple slicing, instead of slaving over preparing them? Here's a quick and easy way to do that. First peel the apple. You will need to have this cool tool, which is pretty inexpensive. There are different variations of it - some are all metal. But basically it has a circle in the center with 8 blades … [Read more...] about Speedy Apple Slicing