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  COOKING TIPS
  Frying pan sticking?:
Put a layer of salt in the pan over medium heat for 10 min's or so. Tip the salt out, wipe pan with dry paper towel or cloth.
The salt draws out any moisture. Also the salt neutralises any flavours the pan has from previous uses.
  Salt in the fridge:
 In winter put your salt shakers in the fridge. It stops the salt from going moist ( no need to put rice in anymore )
Save time making grocery lists:
Mae a template grocery list in Word of everything you normally buy. You can easily add or remove items if needs be.
Print it out and go through kitchen/bathroom/laundry checking supplies and highlight anything you need.
Saves the hassle of missing that item you really needed.
Butter Burning:
To stop butter burning when cooking just add a little oil.
  Coriander
will keep longer if it is washed and placed into a damp tea towel in the crisper bin of the fridge.  Will last about a week
Meatballs / Patties breaking up?:
If you add 1 x tsp baking powder to rissoles meatballs and patties as you make them ,it stops them from breaking up when you cook them and they seem to hold their shape.

Tomato Sandwiches:
 To stop tomato sandwiches going soft  ~ sprinkle bread with salt before you butter it.
Make your own clarified butter:
Clarified butter will not burn at high temperatures, perfect for sole a la meuniere! Warm some butter gently in a saucepan on the stovetop.
Then pour it into a container (Pyrex jug is good!) When it is cold, you will see a film of yellow above the milk solids, discard the white milk solids and use the clarified yellow butter for frying. You can also buy it from the supermarket, it keeps for much, much longer than normal butter
  Tenderising Poor cuts of meat:
Peel and crush some kiwifruit. Smear on both sides of meat and marinate overnight in fridge.
  Pump Sipper bottle lids:
These fit on the DIY Vinegar bottles, therefore making the squirting / pouring more accurate.
Celery Storage: 
Wrap your celery in tinfoil and keep it in the fridge. Stays crisp for ages
  To freshen and crisp up limpish lettuce/silverbeet:
Soak them in a mixture of cold water and sugar. Doesn't take long. It really does work.
 
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