Jan 24 2009
10 Green Tips for the Kitchen!
There are so many natural cooking tips to make your life easier in the kitchen! Below are 10 tips that answer some of the most basic, yet complex questions in the kitchen!
1. Getting that stinky smell off your hands after cutting onions seems impossible. Rub your hands on a stainless steel spoon or fresh coffee beans. I love the smell of coffee!
2. Add a pinch of salt to a pot of boiling eggs to keep them from cracking.
3. Ever add too much salt to a pot of soup? Add a peeled potato to absorb the excess salt!
4. Burnt gravy? Pour the gravy into a clean pan and continue to cook, add a little bit of sugar and taste…keep adding the sugar, a little at a time, until the burnt taste is gone, but don’t over-sugar!
5. How about a pot of rice? Lay a piece of white bread over the top of the rice for 5-10 mins, this should remove the burnt flavor, just be careful not to scrap the burnt rice from the bottom of the pan when you serve it!
6. Before you begin chopping up spicy peppers, rub a little bit of vegetable oil on your hands, this will prevent your hands from absorbing the pepper oils.
7. Not sure how fresh your eggs are? Add them to a pot of water. If your eggs stay on the bottom of the pot, they’re fresh. If only one end starts to rise, it should be eaten quickly and if the egg rises to the top, get rid of it!
8. Bananas release a type of gas that will cause fruits to ripen quickly. After purchasing a bunch of bananas separate them and store each banana in a different place, it will preserve the life of the banana.
9. Use left over water after boiling pasta, potatoes or eggs to water your plants. Your plants will thrive off the nutrients!
10. Here’s an easy way to skim the fat off the top of a casserole…drop an ice cube in the meal it will attract the fat and make it easier to scoop out!
Some of these tips you may already be aware of and if you have more to add, feel free!
~Wind
Love the tips!! I also use the cold leftover coffee grinds on my hands. It gets rid of dead skin cells, leaving smooth hands. Of course it doesn’t hurt that I love the smell of coffee too!!
I never thought of it as actually being good for your hands, too! Thanks! I use sea salt, olive oil and a few drops of essential oil for my hands! But, coffee… I like that!
~Wind