Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Adventures in... the kitchen!

Here are some of the ideas we shared at our January 15, 2009 meeting:

Adventures in.... the kitchen!
  • Cut paper towels (or waxed paper or parchment paper) to fit in the bottom of a cake pan.  Makes getting cake out of the pan easy!
  • A pinch of baking soda restores milk
  • Eggs save better in their carton than in the eggs holder in your fridge.
  • To test if an egg is good: Put it in a cup of water.  If it sinks to the bottom, it's good.  If it floats, it's too old.
  • Soak burnt pans overnight with a dryer sheet to make it easier to clean.
  • Measure shortening, butter, etc. in water.  For example, to measure 1/2 cup of butter, fill a measuring cup with 1/2 c water, then add enough butter so that the water line is at 1 cup.
  • Run your knife under hot water before cutting butter and your ice cream scoop before scooping.
  • Mayonnaise substitution: sour cream or cottage cheese (especially good when making tuna).
  • Egg replacement: 2T milk and 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • Need buttermilk?  Try adding some vinegar or lemon juice to regular milk.
Share more ideas!

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