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My secret ingredient (no longer a secret, in light of this post ) is freshly crushed rosemary in chicken dishes. Rosemary makes my chicken soup the best!
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I boil potatoes in water seasoned with either beef or chicken bouillon.
When I make oatmeal cookies, I always double the amount of salt the recipe calls for. That gives the cookies that sweet/salt taste, kind of like a chocolate covered pretzel. Probably not that healthy, but...
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A bit of anchovy paste in stews and braised meat dishes adds depth of flavor and you'll never taste it as 'fishy'. You can also blend it in the eggs used to bind a meatloaf.
Adding a bottle of good beer when roasting a chicken or 1 cup of red or white wine while roasting any other poultry or wild game.The meat is so tender just amazing.
Great thread and a good place to find those special things to add to our dishes. We all probably know most of them, but it is nice to have them in one place.
Mine are not new and everyone probably already does them but here are mine anyway:
When making pasta dishes, save at least a half cup or more of pasta water to add to the dish.
Lemon added to most dishes brings out a nice flavor.
If using a cake mix, add an additional two eggs to the batter to make it more resemble home-made. Also, instead of water, or at least instead of part of the water, add milk. Instead of oil, add melted butter.
Add mayo to ground beef (burgers, meatloaf) for extra moisture.
Great thread and a good place to find those special things to add to our dishes. We all probably know most of them, but it is nice to have them in one place.
Mine are not new and everyone probably already does them but here are mine anyway:
When making pasta dishes, save at least a half cup or more of pasta water to add to the dish.
Lemon added to most dishes brings out a nice flavor.
If using a cake mix, add an additional two eggs to the batter to make it more resemble home-made. Also, instead of water, or at least instead of part of the water, add milk. Instead of oil, add melted butter.
Add MAYO to ground beef (burgers, meatloaf) for extra moisture.
Good god, please tell me you don't actually do this ?
I'll always add a very small amount of Coleman's dried mustard to mayo based salads and deviled eggs..
It really is such a tiny amount it shouldn't make a difference, it sure does though..
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) is freshly crushed rosemary in chicken dishes. Rosemary makes my chicken soup the best! 
