an excellent kitchen cheat sheet for all those cooking conversions - oven temperature - weight - liquid - cups - spoons
A helpful guide to butter when a recipe calls for a stick of butter. This is the wrapping from one stick: 1 stick = 113g = 4oz
A handy guide if you would like to substitute the white sugar in a recipe for something a bit healthier like honey
a great picture showing what the different types of nozzles look like on a cupcake
changing quantites of a recipe
put your pancake mixture in an old squeeze container and squeeze onto your frying pan - no mess, no fuss
pack your salad in a jar in the following order to prevent things from going soggy: - salad dressing - mushrooms - onions and peppers - tomatoes - cucumber - lettuce
place different coloured food colouring in your piping bag add your white icing
use cookie cutters to cut out crusts press into baking pan and fill
a helpful reminder when growing veggies
freeze water and lemon in a muffin pan for large ice cubes for punch bowls. I would recommend a silicone pan as it will be easier to get the ice cubes out
a clever way to store your cupcake cases - both silicone and paper
tips for choosing peppers: female (4 "feet") - full of seeds, sweeter, better to eat raw male (3 "feet") - good for cooking
a cute way to personalise cupcake cases
I came across an awesome site www.1000lifehacks.com they give you tips on anything and everything! here is one that I thought was quite clever
another awesome tip from 1000LifeHacks that I am dying to try. I would recommend removing the filling in the centre first
a good thing to remember if counting calories - eat lots of these :)
a few ways to decorate a cake - using only a knife, fork or spoon
another awesome tip from 1000LifeHacks
a good list to remember
if you are ever stuck on how to make a really good salad :)
keep a piece of bread in your cake tin/container to prevent your cake and cupcakes from going stale
good to know if you planning a function
if you inject food colouring into lemons, the whole thing changes colour - makes for awesome party decorations!
another awesome tip from 1000LifeHacks
add a pinch of salt when cooking with garlic or chocolate - it helps bring out the flavour
always add some mustard powder (+- 2ml) when using cheese in a recipe - it helps bring out the flavour