Using All Parts of VeggiesUsing All Parts of Veggies. Broccoli stems can be sliced and used in coleslaw, a stir fry, or even in a salad. . .
Green Salad PreparationI like to serve a salad every night with dinner but hated the preparation time. Now I make a large salad once a week. Put in a large tupperware bowl with cover. Cover the salad with ice cold water, put lid on and keep in fridge. You can use anything except tomatoes. When we are ready to serve...
Opening Canned AsparagusIf you want your asparagus to come out of the can in one piece and looking nice, open the can at the bottom end instead of the top and the tender tips will stay in place and not break!
The Different Types of Onions?Can anyone explain the difference between white, yellow, purple, and any other colors of onions? I'm especially interested in how strong they taste, what recipes the different varieties would be appropriate for, and so forth.
Preparing Veggies for SaladsPrep veggies for salads when you come home from the store. Tuck a dry paper towel into the baggie to absorb extra moisture. Green onions, lettuces, mushrooms, and shredded carrots are easy to add to salads this way.
Cabbage Cooking Tips?Tips for cooking cabbage. Post your ideas.
Corn Boiling TipWhen boiling corn, add sugar to the water instead of salt. Salt will toughen the corn.
By Peggy
Choose Red over Green Cabbage For Vitamin CWhen trying to add more nutrients in your diet food-wise, choose red cabbage over green cabbage. Red cabbage has more Vitamin C.
Cleaning Celery (Destringing)?I have a question. I am wondering how to remove the rind from celery. The part of the celery that is hard to bite or chew because of the stands of rind (what I call the string part of celery). There is a way to remove this part of the celery but I am not sure how to do it. Can anyone tell me how or what they might think.
Thank you,
Deltadawn from Canada
Keeping Cauliflower from Getting Brown Spots?Can anyone tell m how to keep brown spots from cauliflower so soon after buying? Love to all. Loretta
Perk Up GreensA few raw potatoes added to water containing wilted greens will quickly perk them up.
By Robin
Cutting Celery TipSince the ends closest to the leaves of celery aren't dirty, when needing chopped celery, just slice through the whole bunch, instead of pulling off one stalk at a time. You will be well aware when you need to start pulling the stalks off and washing them. A real Time Saver.
By MCB
Make-Shift Vegetable SteamersFor a make-do steamer, use an electric frying pan with an inch of water in it. Place the food on a heatproof plate & balance it on some kind of platform - a canning jar ring, perhaps, or a empty tuna can with both ends removed.. Then cover, leaving a small air vent so that condensed steam doesn't drip onto the food.
Buy Vegetables Individually For Best QualityTry to buy your vegetables from a market where you can pick them individually. If you buy vegetables like potatoes, onions or tomatoes ready-packed bags you run a good risk of finding some of them partially spoiled, of a size you don't want or not ripe enough.
Cooking CabbageWhen cooking cabbage, place a small tin cup or can half full of vinegar on the stove near the cabbage. It will absorb the order.
By Peggy
Stuffed Green Pepper TipUse greased muffin tins as molds when baking stuffed green peppers.
By Peggy
Lettuce HintsMost lettuces make excellent hot greens, cook as you would spinach. You have to flavor them a bit with celery salt, nutmeg, pepper & perhaps some garlic, but it can be a fine dish. Also try creamed lettuce, or stuffing lettuce leaves as you would cabbage.
Use a Thinly Sliced Cooking Onion in SaladsInstead of buying expensive salad onions, use very thin slivers from a normal cooking onion and mix in with the other salad ingredients. This gives a mild hint of flavour.
Make Your Own Cut VeggiesWith four kids, I am always trying to find ways to save on my food bill.
My kids love the pre-cut veggies from the store, so I buy bags of veggies and cut them up while the kids are in school.
Blanching Peppers?I would like to know if you can blanch peppers (all kinds). And if you can, how you do it? How many minutes? And how long do they last?
Slicing MushroomsUse an egg slicer to slice fresh mushrooms. It's quick and makes nice, even slices that are the perfect thickness for most recipes. Mushroom slices that have a uniform thickness will cook evenly.
Prevent Soggy SaladsTo prevent soggy salads, take a small saucer or dish and put it upside down in the salad bowl. That will allow the salad to stay elevated while the moisture collects at the bottom.
