So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Monday, May 28, 2012

Tired Of Throwing Money Away On Fast Food? Learn How To Cook At Home With These Simple Tips!

By Roxane J. Talisen


Cooking is a vast art. Every cook has different preferences and techniques. Some are easy and some are quite complex. Regardless of how good of a cook you are, you should be able to pick up a few tips from this article.

Twice a year, you should buy all new spices. What happens a lot is that spices are kept in a household for far too long and lose a lot of their flavor. If you know you will not use the whole spice bottle, give some of it to someone you know.

If your stir fry recipe calls for meat, make sure to slice it very thinly on the bias. It is possible that you may have a little trouble doing so in a time efficient manner. Once the meat is firm, not frozen, cut across the grain at a 45-degree angle.

To avoid mistakes like burning your food while you are cooking, it is of the utmost importance to stay organized. Keep your kitchen in order. Being unorganized can cause you to lose ingredients or tools that you need when you are cooking. This can cause a meal to be ruined which will put the money you spent on ingredients to waste.

Using different spices and sauces in your dishes can change up how you cook without learning a lot of new recipes. When you use a new spice or a new sauce to cook with you may find that dishes taste different. If you feel like you have tried everything in your grocery store to enhance your foods look around at various foreign food stores.

There's almost always leftovers after serving turkey. Instead, cut it into pieces, then freeze it in a Tupperware container. The turkey will remain fresh this way for a couple weeks, and you can use it for sandwiches and salads.

There are times when people put too much salt in a dish before they have a chance to taste it. This crisis can be averted, however. Place some chopped potatoes into the dish, and let them cook for approximately 15 minutes. The sliced potatoes will absorb any extra salt. If your dish is tomato-based, it is just a matter of adding extra tomatoes and allowing them to cook down, diluting the salt in the sauce.

This type of seasoning is commonly used on other foods besides meat. It can add flavor to all manner of foodstuffs, such as scrambled eggs. Everyone will ask what you used for spices.

Make dishes you already feel confident cooking if you have invited a special guest to dinner. Stay away from using new ingredients, or a new recipe. This will take the stress out of the cooking.

You only need to be able to read and follow instructions to become an effective cook. It may seem difficult, but it really isn't. By keeping in mind the above advice, you will succeed.




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