Frying Hamburger Tip

Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.

Banana Tips

Tip #1 - Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to pick the little 'stringy things' off of it. It also gives you the stem for a good handle.

Tip #2 - Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

Green Pepper Picking Tips

Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating.

Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.

Garlic Taste Tips

Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste

of garlic and at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.

Reheating Refrigerated Bread Products

To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.

Expanding Frosting

When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving.

Easy Clean Up Deviled Eggs

Put cooked egg yolks in a Ziploc bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly. Cut the tip of the Ziploc and squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done. Easy clean up.

Reheat Pizza Tip

Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat until warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy microwave pizza.