It is always fun to learn about something new. And I have several sources that are providing interesting information. I used to subscribe to our newsletter that would give useful suggestions every day. At work I participate in a health program where employees can take quizzes and learn information about health. I also have learned a lot of useful points of information the radio show called the browser. Those are just some of my sources of information

Since I would like to remember a lot of this material I’ve been putting some of it on a master list. At some time in the future I hope to post a lot of it up on my webpage in case others may want to have something interesting to read.

Here are a few interesting things I’ve recently learned:

Peach = Although any puree works, peach puree tastes especially good when baking spice cakes or muffins. In order to successfully use a puree in place of shortening, butter or oil, you should half the amount of oil, shortening or butter and use the puree for the other half. For instance, if a recipe calls for one cup of shortening, you should use one-half cup of shortening and one-half cup of puree.

Cookies = chocolate chip cooks use a chopped semi sweet chocolate and the little slivers of chocolates makes it look and taste better use chopped instead of chips or chunks.

Cookies = if butter too thin orsoft get pancakes not cookies.

Frosting = Expanding Frosting When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving.

Garlic = Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.

Pizza = Reheat Pizza. Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza.

Reheating Refrigerated Bread To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.

Snickers bars = Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert. Simple chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples. Place them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!!! Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream.

I’ll be adding more to the list as it grows and if you have some wonderful suggestions to add, please feel welcome to include them them in the comment section of this blog, thank you