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Archive for August, 2008

Smart Shopping: 25 Ways to Slash Your Grocery Bills

Posted: Monday, August 25th, 2008 @ 10:11 pm in Tips, Cooking | No Comments »

No doubt about it, convenience foods save you time. But - and it’s a big but - convenience foods don’t save you money. If you rely on frozen dinners, helper foods, kits and take-out you are spending too much money on food. These tips will help you lower your bills and eat […]

Baker’s Tips

Posted: Thursday, August 14th, 2008 @ 9:30 pm in Recipes, Tips, Desserts, Baking | No Comments »

Yeast Checking
To find out if your yeast is good, first dissolve 1 tablespoon of sugar or other sweetener in warm water with 2 cups of liquid and then add your yeast. Wait several minutes for it to dissolve and start working, developing tiny bubbles. If there are […]

Save Time In The Kitchen - Cook Pasta the Way Restaurant Chefs Do

Posted: Thursday, August 7th, 2008 @ 10:47 am in Tips, Cooking, Pasta | No Comments »

Have you ever wondered how a restaurant can get a dish of pasta to your table in about four minutes when you know it takes ten minutes just to cook the pasta? Does the water on their stoves boil at a higher temperature than the water on yours? Do they know a trick that you […]