Kitchen Tips

• Green peas will retain their original colour, if you add a pinch of sugar while boiling.
• Leafy vegetables will remain fresh longer, if wrapped in news papers when you are storing. (don't worry about the ink. Most papers use non-toxic soy based inks.)
• If you don't have any cream to add in the soup or gravy, add a mixture of butter and milk.
• Keep boiled eggs in cold water for 5 minutes, this will make removal of the shell easier.
• If you need only the egg white, for storing the remaining yolk, cover the yolk with water or milk and keep in a cool dark place. Just drain off the liquid before using the yolk.
• Celery: To keep celery fresh for a long time, wrap it in aluminum foil and put it in the refrigerator.
• Fruits: To ripen fruits, wrap them in newspaper and put in a warm place for 2-3 days. The ethylene gas they emit will make them ripe
• Potato: To bake potatoes quickly, place them in salt water for 15 minutes before baking. Don't store potatoes and oniones together. Potatoes will rot quickly if stored with onions.
• Vegetables: Don't dump the water you cook veggies in. Use in in stead of water for sauces/soups.
• Over Salted Soup: Place a raw peeled potato in the bowl. It will absorb the extra salt.
• To made whipped cream retain its peaks, add one teaspooon of honey before whipping.