Do you wonder how long you should keep that bag of flour or sugar, especially since baking is not your forte? Having fresh flour on hand when wanting to make your famous pecan pie for thanksgiving that comes around only once a year can be tiresome. Make sure that your dry baking ingredients are up …
When Should You Tip More Than 20 Percent?
Most of the time, you need not tip more than 20 percent, but here are some occasions when you should be more generous: 1. Exceptional service where you wouldn’t expect it. If the waiter arranges a special pasta dish for you, sings happy birthday to your daughter, or replenishes that drink you just finished off …
Hot Tip: Peeling Garlic
Did you know that if you microwave garlic cloves for 10 seconds, and this will allow the skin to slip right off. Image: Marco Veringa/Flickr
Hot Tip: Fluffier Pancakes
Ever wonder how to get your pancakes fluffier? Well here is an idea… just add club soda instead of milk to the batter! Image: Petrichor/ Flickr
Quick and Easy Recipe: Sausage-and-Mussel Spaghetti
This is the perfect summer quick and easy recipe that can be made either for a single dinner or for your family. Especially when you add Italian hot-sausage and clams mixed with spaghetti, ripe tomatoes, fresh herbs, and EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil). All you need now is a great bottle of wine and crusty french bread. Enjoy!
Hot Tip: The Best Way to Store Mushrooms
Mushrooms, are usually a delicate and great tasting fungi. 🙂 Although these lovely elegant vegetables are a great addition to any meal, their life expectancy when bought from the store and taken home is not very long. Within just a few days, they can become slimy and develop brown spots leaving them mushy and …
