1. Make Your Own Yogurt Pops
A
sweet frozen treat that you don’t have to feel guilty about!
Unfortunately, I don’t think the Yoplait brand would work because of the
way their containers are shaped (could be hard to get them out once
frozen), but most other individual yogurts with a soft top that will
allow a popsicle stick to slide in will work just fine.
Whether
you want perfectly even layers of cake or to cut delicate cheese with
ease, unscented dental floss can help you pull it off! Did you know
there is a such thing as a cheese wire? It’s basically a knife made for
crumbly soft cheese, but floss will ultimately give you the same
results. Nice trick!
I
use lemons almost every day in my ice water. Why has it taken so long
to find this out?! If you roll while applying a bit of pressure to your
citrus fruits (lemons, limes, oranges, etc.), you will get so much more
of that yummy juice.
I
love to eat frozen grapes in the summer time, but they are also
fantastic little cubes for keeping your wine chilled without watering it
down. You can also plop one or two in a glass of red wine that has been
kept at a room temperature that is too warm.
Just
in case you were wondering, parchment paper is different than wax paper
(I had to Google it because they seemed like the same thing to me).
Apparently, parchment paper will hold up to the heat of the oven, while
wax paper won’t. A lot of you probably already do this, but I’m not
going to lie, I’ve always just made my brownies right in the pan and
served them up in a nice crumbly blob, and I also enjoy spending time
scrubbing out the pan afterwards, but don’t do what I do. Make your life
easier and line your pans with parchment paper.
Well,
shiver me timbers! People are smart. The next time you find yourself
out of muffin liners with a full box of cinnamon streusel muffin mix to
make, just use parchment paper. I need to invest in some of this stuff.
Source & Instructions: One Good Thing (Blog worth following!)
2. Keep Lettuce Fresh Longer
Wondering
how this works? The dry paper towel absorbs moisture from the lettuce,
which is one of the main reasons why it wilts and turns soggy so fast.
It’s also important to get the lettuce as dry as possible before storing
in the first place.
3. The Easy Way To Pit A Cherry
Cherry
pie anyone? With this clever tip, you might actually want to make one!
Use a chopstick to poke the cherry pit out while still keeping the
cherry in one whole piece. All of the pits go into the bottle, making
clean up easy.
4. Flossing Food
5. Rolling Citrus Fruit
6. The Best Way To Chill Wine
7. Parchment Paper To The Rescue
8. DIY Muffin Liners
9. The Easy Way To Shred Chicken
If
you own one of these bad boys, you’re in luck the next time you make
shredded chicken! Put the chicken breasts in your KitchenAid while they
are still hot and it will shred it in less than a minute. Nice to know!
10. Peel Ginger With A Spoon?
I’ve
tried this, and it works great! That skin isn’t as tough as it looks;
The edge of the spoon takes it off with very little effort (even in all
of the little crevices and bumps). Leave your knife in the drawer and
use a spoon!
11. How To Cut A Bell Pepper FAST
You
wouldn’t think you’d need instructions on how to cut a bell pepper, but
apparently I do. I just kind of randomly cut chunks off of the pepper,
but this method is so much easier, and leaves the core in one piece to
be easily removed.
12. Coat Cups With Non-Stick Spray
When
measuring sticky stuff like honey, molasses or peanut butter, spray
your measuring cups with a non-stick spray (or make a quick coat with
oil) so that it slides right out.
12. Wooden Spoon Trick
Place
a wooden spoon over boiling water to keep it from boiling over. There
is a lot of science behind this, but the easiest way to explain why this
works is because the spoon pops a lot of the bubbles once they come
into contact with it, and it also absorbs some of the moisture.
Apparently, metal spoons don’t work because they heat up too fast. It’s
worth a try!
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