TIPS TO HELP IN THE KITCHEN

Here are some tips to help you in the kitchen

1.     Take your bananas apart when you get them home from the store.
        If you leave them connected at the stem they RIPEN faster.

2.     Dont keep an array of fruits in the same bowl. This will cause them to lose their crispness and
        ripen faster.  (Unless of course you're learning to paint)
 
3.     Detach the  -  green leafy part of the carrot from the "carrrot" before storing.
        As the orange part of the carrot is actually the root the green leafy part will continue to call for
        moisture from the root thereby drying out the orange section.

4.     I have found that keeping avocadoes near your stove when cooking helps turn them from lethal
        weapons into delicious orbs ready for eating.  The other is to wrap them in newspaper in a dark
        place but if you are like me you they end up forgotten.

5.     To keep potatoes from budding in the bag put an apple in the bag.

6.     After boiling pasta or potatoes allow the water to cool off and use it to water your plants, the
        nutrients contained therein are great for plants.

7.     If you happen to have some leftover wine at the end of the evening (and you dont plan to drink
        if the next night,) freeze it in ice cube trays for easy addition to soups and sauces in the future.

8.     When boiling eggs, add a pinch of salt to keep the shells from cracking.

9.      Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminium foil. It will stay fresh longer and not mould.

10.    Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating raw.
         Peppers with 4 bumps are firmer and better for cooking.

Cheers for now. Hope these help. Let me go and feed my ever hungry family.