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Helpful Hints

This page contains money saving food tips and helpful hints about food.

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Our church has concessions at various auctions. When we sell a sandwich, we have found it very easy to give to a customer wrapped in a cofee filter. Just fold in half and place sandwich

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Put a list of the item that need to be used soonest in your favorite internet search engine, followed by the word recipe. You will find a recipe for your items or an inspiration to

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To make sure I always have "pizza crusts" available in my freezer to make quick pizzas for a hasty supper or for individual pizzas or snacking pizzas, I shop the reduced

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I am 80 years old and took me all these years to figure an easy way to open jars, especially when you have no strength in your hands, anymore.

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To peel or not to peel? That is the question. Which items must be peeled before adding to NutriBullet? Which items do not need to be peeled before adding to NutriBullet?

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Getting your money's worth from Nutella! Add some ice-cream to your nearly empty jar of chocolate spread. That way, you are surely getting every penny's worth!

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When using a plastic Ziploc bag to pipe frosting, or as I've done in the photo filled deviled eggs, instead of cutting across the corner, cut into it and it will produce

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I have struggled with an easy way to drain the liquid off of a can of tuna. Usually I just use the lid of the tin to press the liquid out, but it rarely gets it dry

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Quite by accident several years ago at a fall fair, I found a cheap way of getting a side serving of pickles, generally 3 or 4 slices.

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When I pre-cook meal essentials like seasoned taco meat, I store it in a wire basket in the fridge with the tortillas, cheese, salsa, etc. so I can grab the basket and

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If the recipe calls for 2 small zucchini grated, what would the equivalent grated large zucchini be?

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How do you crumble ground turkey finely?

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Instead of boiling your potatoes for potato salad bake them. It keeps the potatoes from getting waterlogged and weeping into the salad. I bake them the day before, let

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Re-use your 6 pack drink carrier to keep your condiments in. Handy for picnics and barbecues or to use when camping and 'caravanning'. Keep your sauces and salt and spices together

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How do I soften hardened honey?

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We were at a party the other day and the hostess had put her condiments into muffin tins, with a spoon for serving. It was a great idea. She had sliced onions in one, tomatoes in

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A few months ago, I was perusing new recipes to try and came across one where one of the ingredients stated "1 tablespoon Amore brand tomato paste from a tube." Tomato

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Can we eat honey which was kept in fridge, it is crystallised now?

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For a speedy cleaning of mushrooms to prepare them for stuffing use a melon ball scooper. It removes the stems and scoops out the fins of the mushrooms very quickly and cleanly.

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If you have enough time before starting your stew, freeze your meat almost but not quite, solid, then chop it into whatever size chunks you need. The almost frozen meat

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I've found that creamy dressings are just too thick. They would put great dollups of dressing in one spot and then I would have to try to get it to spread around.

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I do not have purified water coming from my sink faucet, so I can't fill the coffee pot with the sink sprayer. Now what do I do for good water for my coffee?

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When measuring remember, wet foods like oil, milk, and water go in measuring containers that have room to spare at the top. For measuring dry foods such as sugar, flour, and oats, use

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I buy the colored "disposible" shower caps, the ones from the Dollar General or Family Dollar. They are large enough to cover a pretty large bowl. Best yet, I hand wash them and reuse

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When the foil cat treat bag like Purina Whisker Lickin' Tender Moments is empty, do not throw it away. Instead, let your grease cool after cooking and then then pour it into the

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Lightly spray your beaters with cooking spray. This helps to prevent batter from sticking on the beaters plus easier clean up.

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I bake them in aluminum foil in our toaster oven. Most of the time I will need the toaster oven for something else so I have to remove the potatoes. I place the potatoes inside

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You know you can save money on fruit and vegetable by shopping once a week, but throwing out spoiled food is a waste of food and money.

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I hate wasting water trying to wash my slimy, messy hands after mixing ingredients. So just before I turn the water on to wash, I take a paper towel or paper napkins and wipe off

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You can never scrape out every last bit from the bottom of a jar of honey. So my solution is to use the jar to mix some homemade salad dressing.

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I buy heavy men's black socks at the Dollar Store, and cut above and below the heel leaving a "pocket" which easily slips onto a hot pot or skillet handle. Then, I use

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