What do you do with all the cheese rinds that are left? Don’t throw away cheese rinds. Re purpose them by tossing them into soup and stews to add flavor. Less waste and more flavor!

Soften a stick of butter quickly with a heated glass. Pour boiling water into a glass to heat it up. Then, dump out the water and place it over the stick of butter. The butter will be softened within minutes without it completely melting.

Do you plan to have a family barbecue today? Clean the grill quickly with this trick! If your grill’s got a little gunk on it and you can’t find the grill brush, crinkle up a big sheet of foil then rub it along the grates before lighting the grill.

Yesterday, I happened to be on the step mill finishing up my small cardio routine post weight lifting and I saw a quick scroll on the bottom of the news monitor that talked about a call for changing how we label our sugar in our product packaging. The aim was certainly directed towards highly processed […]

Remember, y’all, it’s all about the prep. Take away the stress by doing the prep the night or day before. You’ll look like a star.

Prolong the life of greens by wrapping them loosely in a damp paper towel and placing in a resealable plastic bag. That local arugula will last about four days longer.

Use 2 bags of different icing with one tip to make swirl icing! Fill two small disposable piping bags with different colored or flavored frosting. Use scissors to snip holes in the bottoms of both bags. Insert both bags into a large (16”) disposable piping bag fitted with a decorative tip, making sure the two […]

Use a vegetable peeler to make a pretty and fancy toppings using a simple kitchen tool. Use chocolate curls and shavings to decorate cakes and other baked goods or to garnish mugs of hot chocolate. Slightly soften a 3 to 4-inch chunk of chocolate in the microwave on medium (50% power). Using a vegetable peeler, […]

Master the quick-pickle! Whisk a little salt and sugar into some white vinegar. Pour over thinly sliced raw vegetables. Wait 20 minutes. Eat.

Deal with hard-to-open jars. To open a stuck jar lid, wrap the lid with a rubber band and give it another try. The band will provide extra traction. If that’s still not enough (or your hands hurt too much), cover the rubberbanded top with a dishtowel, and try again.

Clear a slow drain. When you notice your drain is starting to clog, a 1/2 cup of baking soda down it, followed by a 1/2 cup of vinegar. Cover with a wet cloth to contain the science fair-like effects. Wait five minutes and then flush with hot water.

When making dough, freeze the butter and grate it into the dry ingredients. You’ll handle the cold dough less, resulting in more tender and flaky piecrusts, biscuits, or scones.

Leftovers Christmas pudding? Make Christmas pudding rolls! Simply roll out a pack of shop-bought puff pastry, cover it with chunks of leftover Christmas pudding, then roll up and chop into equal sections. Pop into a 200C/400F/Gas 6 oven for around 20 minutes, or until crispy. You can also mix crumbled Christmas pudding into ice cream […]

Don’t throw out those last drips of jam in the jar; shake up a fruity vinaigrette instead. Add equal parts oil and vinegar to the jar, give it a good shake, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Combat cross contamination. Have two cutting boards—one for raw meat, one for everything else. It’ll help separate uncooked meat juices (ewie) from raw fruit and veggies, keeping you and your family safe from cross contamination. If you’re extra ambitious, purchase two different colored boards so there’s no confusion.

Your knives are never sharp? Typically the problem with knives isn’t that they’re not sharp — it’s that they’re not straight. You can easily straighten your knife with the bottom of a ceramic bowl or cup, running the blade against the rough portion to straighten it. Take care of your knives, too — straighten regularly, […]

Always make stock in a large quantity and freeze it in plastic bags. That way, when you want to make a nice soup or boil veggies, you can simply pull the bag out of the freezer.

Do you want to prevent bananas from browning? Avoid separating bananas until you plan to eat them. They spoil less quickly in a bunch.

You can freeze cheese! If you want to save your cheese after serving, put leftovers back in the original package, wrap tightly in plastic, and freeze. Defrost in the fridge a day before serving. This trick works best for soft cheeses with a high fat content.

Not a fan of warm, room temperature wine? Having an impromptu cocktail party? Have you run out of your stock in the refrigerator? No problem! Use this easy wine chilling a la glass tip! This is an easy 1-2-3 party tip to quickly chill your glass of wine and keep it perfectly chilled! Perfect for […]

Use parchment paper for muffins! No muffin liners? No problem! Use 5-inch squares of parchment paper instead. To help the paper stick better, spray each well first. Then press the squares into each hole, folding the sides as needed to create flat walls. Plus, the makeshift liners look pretty darn fancy with those popped collars.

There is more than one way to achieve a longer lasting, prettier fruit salad. Not a lemon or citrus lover? No problem! Try our honey and water solution!

Do you want to keep potatoes white? Cover shredded or diced potatoes with cold water before cooking to prevent potatoes from browning caused by the release of a starch that makes them oxidize.

Season all of your food from start to finish. Seasoning in stages brings the most out of your ingredients and gives you the most flavor.