How Come I Never Thought of That?

[Gandalara]

If you have no sugar in the house for your morning cereal/oatmeal (or if you're trying to reduce sugar intake) ...

Sprinkle cinnamon on it.

[in_newengland]

If you want to peel a hard boiled egg, whack it all around with the back of a spoon. Then roll the egg between the palms of your hands to loosen the shell. You can then peel it easily.

(That's after the eggs have cooled in ice water, obviously.)

[Supplies]

To rinse off berries just leave them in the plastic containers they come in rinse them off and drain the water off right the holes in the container .

[no kudzu]

always prolong fridtge life of berries by rinsing in solution of vinegar and water

[Supplies]

Bananas keep longer in the fridge , the skins will turn dark but the insides will be fine . Just don't put green ones in the fridge they'll never ripen .

[no kudzu]

you can freeze bananas right in their skin and when they defrost just squeeze out the good stuff into your recipe.

[Naturen]

The perfect Jasmine rice in 20 minutes in the microwave.

Using the 1:2 ratio, 1 cup of rice and 2 cups of water in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high for 15 minutes then reduce to defrost mode for 5 minutes. Cover the bowl and allow to rest for at least 5-10 minutes.

I have tried this 2 times now at this writing and the rice was perfect both times.

Remember to use a bowl that is sufficiently deep; otherwise, the water will boil over. The rice covered approximately 1/4 to 1/3 of the bottom of the bowl that I used. Also, do not cover the bowl while cooking the rice.

[sskink]

In experimented with a lower-carb version of stuffed cabbage this week, using mixed lentils instead of rice with my pork/beef mix. Wife said it was best stuffed cabbage she'd had, enjoying the texture and the bit of sweetness the lentils provided. I guess it's a keeper and a little more than only half the carbs.