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an excellent kitchen cheat sheet for all those cooking conversions
- oven temperature - weight - liquid - cups - spoons |
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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 |
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A handy guide if you would like to substitute the white sugar in a recipe for something a bit healthier like honey
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a great picture showing what the different types of nozzles look like on a cupcake
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changing quantites of a recipe
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put your pancake mixture in an old squeeze container and squeeze onto your frying pan - no mess, no fuss
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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 |
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place different coloured food colouring in your piping bag
add your white icing |
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use cookie cutters to cut out crusts
press into baking pan and fill |
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a helpful reminder when growing veggies
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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
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a clever way to store your cupcake cases - both silicone and paper
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tips for choosing peppers:
female (4 "feet") - full of seeds, sweeter, better to eat raw male (3 "feet") - good for cooking |
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a cute way to personalise cupcake cases
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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 |
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another awesome tip from 1000LifeHacks that I am dying to try. I would recommend removing the filling in the centre first
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a good thing to remember if counting calories - eat lots of these :)
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a few ways to decorate a cake - using only a knife, fork or spoon
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another awesome tip from 1000LifeHacks
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a good list to remember
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if you are ever stuck on how to make a really good salad :)
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keep a piece of bread in your cake tin/container to prevent your cake and cupcakes from going stale
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good to know if you planning a function
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if you inject food colouring into lemons, the whole thing changes colour - makes for awesome party decorations!
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another awesome tip from 1000LifeHacks
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add a pinch of salt when cooking with garlic or chocolate - it helps bring out the flavour
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always add some mustard powder (+- 2ml) when using cheese in a recipe - it helps bring out the flavour
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