Home Hacks

we all like to eat but none of us want to spend all of our time cooking and preparing our food in the kitchen. you cut down on that time significantly if you know 3 tricks

prevent boil over

having water spill over your pot make quite a mess. but there is a way to prevent this from happening. just place a wooden spoon across the top of your pot

preserve your herbs

go bad. you preserve them by placing them in an ice tray

scd and veggie

source: scd and veggie

peel fruit in the microwave

save time by making your fruit easier to peel. put your fruit in the microwave

parchment paper cupcakes

keep plastic wrap

rips. keep your plastic wrap in the refrigerator. this will make the wrap stretch evenly and properly

make pitting cherries easy

place a cherry on top of an em beer bottle. use a chopstick to tablespoon the pit out of the cherry. the pit will fall into the bottle

bacteria build up if you don't properly clean your wooden cutting boards. cut a lemon in half and dip the cut side

prevent microwave dryness

microwaves cause food to out. but there is a way to combat this. place a cup of water next to your food in the microwave when you cook it

salt a cast iron pan

cast iron pans rust up if you don't properly care

de-seed your vegetables fast

sweety high

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shine up stainless steel

keep brown sugar

the perfect basted egg

here's how to make the perfect basted egg. break your egg in a pan and pour in some water. put it on the heater and watch your eggs come out perfectly

easy peel eggs

frugal chick

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don't have one? no problem! fold a of parchment paper at least four times. use a scissor to cut some fringe into the paper. use the fringe side as a brush

diy powdered sugar

do you have a recipe that calls

clean a hydration pack

don't burn what you're sautéing. if you find that your food is getting too brown too quickly

muffin tin meatloaf

meat take more than an hour to cook. you can speed it up by placing the meat into individual servings of a muffin tin. bake your meatloaf at 450 degrees at 15 minutes

tea

don't waste the rest of the wine

easy way to chop up squash

need to prepare a butternut squash to cook. place your squash in the microwave

snack girl

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slow down tomato

speed up fruit ripening

keep cut fruit from browning

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properly clean wooden cutting boards

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makeshift parchment brush

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make your grains tastier

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easy pour spout

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don't want to wait

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