Simplyfamilies Frugal Cooking Tips

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Avoid getting those red tomato stains (or similar colored stains) in your plastic storage ware buy simply spraying the inside with cooking oil spray. They'll look better, last longer, and clean up quicker!!

Save money by using a Weekly dinner menu

Beans are cheap and are nutritional superstars. They are packed with protein, low in fat and cholesterol, beans are one of the best sources of complex carbohydrates and dietary fiber.

Buy Block cheese and shred it your self - It cost less - Lasts longer - and it tastes better.

Remember when cooking cheese that excessive heat and prolonged cooking turns it stringy and leathery. When making a sauce, stir in the cheese toward the end of cooking time just until totally melted.

To keep egg yolks from crumbling when slicing hard boiled eggs, wet the knife before each cut.

Make grocery lists from the sale ad - and stick to it!

Keep track of sale prices some are better than others!

If it's a good sale price, and it's something you use often ' Stock up!!!

Store carton of cottage cheese upside down, it will keep twice as long.

Testing the vitality of yeast… Just before using the yeast, mix some into one-quarter cup of lukewarm water that has been enriched with one-quarter teaspoon of sugar, the food for the yeast. If the yeast mixture does not start to bubble within five to ten minutes, your microorganisms are dead or enervated and will not leaven your dough or batter.

If you roll out dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper, dab some water under the bottom sheet and it won’t skid away.

To improve cake mix, add one tablespoon butter to the batter for a richer-tasting cake.

Throwaway Cake Plate – Save bottom cardboards from pizzas and cover with aluminum foil. This is great if you’re donating a pie or cake or if you’re taking one to an event.

For dusting cake pans or meat put flour in a large salt shaker. This also works well for cinnamon too.

Soften hard brown sugar by placing a slice of soft bread or ½ an apple in the package and closing tightly. In a couple hours the brown sugar will be soft again.

To keep granulated sugar from lumping, place a couple of salt crackers in container and cover tightly.

Before measuring honey or other syrup, oil the cup with cooking oil and rinse in hot water.

When broiling meats or bacon on a rack, place a piece or two of dry bread in the broiler pan to soak up the dripped fat.

For fluffier omelets, add a pinch of cornstarch before beating.

To shape meatballs, use an ice cream scoop to make uniform balls.

Exposure to direct sunlight softens tomatoes instead of ripening them. Leave the tomatoes, stem-up, in any spot where they will be out of direct sunlight.

Remove tops from carrots before storing. The tops drain the carrots of moisture, making tem limp and dry.

For less eye watering… cut the root end of the onion off last or freeze or refrigerate before chopping.

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