Quick tip for using up stale bread

I love nothing more than relaxing and eating in the open air and all this sunshine is making me crave for a picnic. With Summer finally upon us (I think!) it’s a great time to take advantage of these warmer days.

Defrost your food by putting it in the fridge the night before you want to use it. Not only will this help keep your fridge cold, and reduce its power consumption, but it will save you having to defrost it in the microwave.

If you do forget to take something out …

Food burned beyond scrubbing brush help?

Soak overnight with water and a dishwasher tablet and it’ll come right off.

(This applies to saucepans, roasting trays and casseroles).

We’ve all done it at some time, added too much salt and rendered a lovely meal completely in-edible. Well, next time it happens, try this handy tip…

If you accidentally over-salt a dish, while it’s still cooking, drop in a raw potato slice.

I haven’t tried this one, as it’s been …

A couple of tips to stop water from boiling over in a saucepan…

Place a wooden spoon across the top - the water will not go over it.

Or

Add a little olive oil - it weighs down the bubbles.

This is the time of year when our social calendars fill to the brim with Christmas parties and seasonal get-togethers, and a little over-indulgence can lead to horrible hang-overs! Here’s a refreshing tip for those sore-head days…

Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your …

You know those times when something seems to have exploded in the microwave and it’s near impossible to clean without serious chemical assistance? My mum has a simple way to make cleaning your microwave easier and freshen it at the same time, without a single chemical in sight!

Take a glass …

I know it’s not exactly icecream season but I like eating icecream all year round. Here’s a handy tip to prevent melting icecream from dripping out of the cone and all down your arm!

Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a cone to prevent ice-cream drips and for a …

Here’s a good tip for all you bakers out there…

When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking tin, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won’t be any white mess on the outside of the cake.

This is a useful tip from Delia and works well.

My parsley plant has gone bonkers! It is making an advance on the rest of the herb tub and is trying to strangle my sage plant. I have had to take drastic measures and now have a bag-full of parsley awaiting as unknown fate! I’ve had a tip from mum and an idea for a recipe…