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Minor Burn Relief

If you burn yourself in the kitchen, apply pure vanilla extract with a cotton swab to ease the pain.

Burned food on your pots and pans?

Got a pot, pan, or casserole dish with burnt food or baked-on crud? Here’s an easy trick: Add some hot water, a few drops of dish soap, and an unused dryer sheet to the pan and allow to soak for 1 hour. The burned food will come off easily!

Easily Tenderize Roasts

Adding tomatoes to roasts will help to tenderize them naturally.

Personalizing Holiday Cards

For a special touch, include a recipe with your holiday cards.

Soften Brown Sugar

Place a slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it.

Watching your weight?

To add more flavor to low fat dishes, add extra herbs and spices. They add extra flavor without adding fat or calories. Salsa or relish also works well. 

Planning a big meal?

To save yourself time and stress on the big day, prepare your side dishes ahead of time and simply warm them up before serving.

No Mess Hard-Boiled Eggs

Add a pinch of salt to the water before hard-boiling eggs to prevent the shells from cracking.

Perfect Pasta Measure

The opening of a 20-ounce, cleaned and dried bottle of soda is the perfect size measure for a single serving of pasta.