Gave up sugar for lent and now havetoo much of it at home? Here are ten uses for sugar I bet you never thought of … it even tells you how to get your fire going and (in an unrelated tip) how to soothe a burnt tongue. 10 Extraordinary uses for Sugar
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How to crack an egg
Nice video explaining how to crack and egg so you don’t get shell in your mixture and raw egg running down the side of the bowl. The secret? Use a flat surface! http://www.cooksillustrated.com/video/default.asp?newVideo=y&docid=23354&Extcode=L1DN1BA00
Reuse Onion Bags as cleaning tools
Here’s another kitchen hack you can try, instead of messing up your regular kitchen brush or sponge cut up an onion bag. I guess it will have scourability and is good for the environment but whether it works or not is a different question. Answers on a postcard please. http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/004744.php
Seal plastic bags using a bottle cap
Here’s a novel idea from http://www.re-nest.com on how to seal plastic bags, as bottle caps are not normally recyclable you can save the planet while you are at it. Reuse your bottle caps
Peeling a hard boiled egg
Don’t like peeling hard boiled eggs? It’s easy, just put your lips together and blow…
The Truth Is Out There
Have you ever wondered if the alcohol you drown the Christmas pudding is actually burnt off in the flame or if baking soda really does absorb nasty niffs? Look no further: http://www.pgacon.com/KitchenMyths.htm will tell you all you need to know plus some other interesting facts (or non-facts). Print it out and carry it around so [...]
Top ten tips for a stress free Christmas dinner
The countdown is upon us and daytime TV is full of TV programmes telling us how to have the best Christmas dinner ever and how to make your dinner table look like something Harry Potter would be proud to sit at during a Hogwarts feast. Nothing wrong with that if you have all day to [...]
Parma Ham, Goats Cheese and Sun Dried Tomato Salad
Feb 5th 2009: I’ve updated this to include the wine recommendation below. Apologies for the rehash of an old post but I thought Lar had a great idea to match wines with recipes from different food blogs. It’s a fun way to navigate the different food blogs out there. Jan 14th 2009: Work has been [...]
Heineken Five Litre Keg Review
The annual Christmas get-together was held in Messy Towers on the 26th December this year, along with the Pineapple and Cheese Hedgehogs and the Ferrero Rocher we planned to spoil the guests even further by investing in a Heineken 5L Keg. I’ve had real kegs in the house before complete with gas and coolers but [...]
Chicken Breast stuffed with Sun Dried Tomato, Basil and Goat’s Cheese.
This is a great dish, it’s a bit of a pain in the ass to make but it’s nice and savoury. If there is stuffing mixture left over paste it onto some crostini, serve with salad and you have an excellent starter, without the salad it will works well as a canape…jeez I used “crostini” [...]
