Food on the Go

Leftovers

Easy Cooking

Homemade Mixes
Food Preservation
Healthy Cooking
Kids
Cooking Methods
Baking
Menu Ideas
About Foods
Appliances and Gadgets
Miscellaneous Cooking

Tip for Keeping Food Cool

9 Ideas for Homemade Food on the Road

Fresh Bread While Camping

Hot Dog Tote

Hot Picnic Potatoes

Pool Snacks - 2 Replies

Tips for Labeled Leftovers

Leftover Ideas - 6 Replies

Leftover Turkey Tip

Tip for Finding Recipes that Use Leftovers

What to do with Sweet Corn that is a Bit Old

Easier Clean-Up Leftovers Tip

Lemon Rind Uses - 3 Replies

Easy Cooking Tips

Easy Meal Tips

Homemade Toaster Pancakes & Waffles

Free soup

Homemade Convenience Foods

No-Cook Lasagna Noodles Tip

Pre-Cook Ground Beef + Recipe

Quick Meal Idea

When Busy Use Crockpot

Make-a-Mix Cookbook Feedback: Readers share their opinion about the Make-a-Mix Cookbook

Homemade Mixes: Readers share homemade mix recipes and tips, what instant flour (a common ingredient used in mixes) is, books and a website about homemade mixes, giving homemade mixes as gifts and more! Two feature articles included: *Giving Homemade Mixes as Gifts* and *Fantastic Frugal Hot Drink Mixes*.

Cake Mixes to Toy Oven Mixes - 6 Replies

Where to Purchase Divided Plastic Dinner Trays: Five Replies that Tell Multiple Places to Purchase Divided Plastic Dinner Trays

Ideas or Tips for Sealing and Freezing Fresh Vegetables with a Food Saver: A Yahoo Group for Food Savers / The Best Way to Vacuum Seal Fruits and Vegetables / Using the Food Saver to Marinate Meats / A Tip for Keeping Liquid and Moisture in the Food Saver Bag / A Method to Freeze Vegetables in Food Saver Bags

Tips for Foods from Scratch: Canning and Freezing Tips / A Book Recommendation / Who to Ask for Help, Where to Find Recipes and More / Tips for Canning and Freezing Foods from Scratch

Make and Freeze Ahead Food: A Tip for Freeze Ahead Recipes, Favorite Freeze Ahead Recipes: Manhattan Clam Chowder, Meatloaf, Chicken Tetrazzini, Meatballs and Zucchini Bread / How to Freeze Pre-Made Soups, Egg Rolls, Meatballs, Meatloaves, Lasagnas and Peppers / Tips for Freezing Pre-Made Food and a Book Recommendation / Hamburger Mix / Chicken, Gravy, Vegetables and Stuffing Freeze Ahead Casserole / Tips for Cooking One Day Per Week / Two Favorite Freeze-Ahead Recipes: African Beef Stew and Lorraine’s Unstuffed Cabbage / February is Frozen Food Month - In-Depth Article for Using Up your Freezer’s Contents

Freezing Cooked Rice: A Type of Rice that Freezes Well / Freezing White Rice and Defrosting It / Type of Rice that Freezes Well, Rice Side-Dish and Another Food that Freezes Well / A Tip for Freezing Rice to Preserve the Texture / Tip for Thawing and Cooking Frozen Rice / Tip for Thawing Frozen Cooked Rice and Warming Leftover Rice / Tips for Freezing Cooked Rice in Quantity

How to Properly Freeze Bread: Over 10 Tips and Methods for Properly Freezing Bread

Miscellaneous Food Preservation Tips: Tips for freezing and thawing deli meats and Brussel Sprouts.

Tips for Using Vegetable Crispers with Humidity Control: How and Where to Store Produce in the Crisper and How to Maximize Freshness / How to Keep Celery for a Month or More! / How to Get Lettuce to Last Twice as Long / Where to Find Information on Humidity Control

Meat Smoker Out of Old Fridge and Freezing Hamburger: Details of Father’s Old Fridge Smoker / Two Websites with Plans for Old Refrigerator Made into a Meat Smoker / Four Ways to Freeze Cooked Hamburger

Food Dehydrator Questions Answered: Where to place the roll tray of a dehydrator and ways of storing beef jerky.

How to Store Spices: Readers share information about storing spices, including: how long spices usually last, how to store them so they'll last longer and other storage tips, how to tell if they are still fresh, less expensive spices and more.

Dehydrating Produce Feedback:  Readers share likes and dislikes about using a food dehydrator, a few tips for using dehydrated foods, checking for doneness and more!

Advice for Beginning Canner:  If you’ve never canned before, but would like to, this tip sheet will give you a good start. Readers recommend books, websites and tips helpful for beginning canners.

Preserving and Using Citrus Peel: Description: Readers share how they preserve citrus peel. Recipes for using citrus peel also included: Orange French Toast, Cranberry Carrot Cake, Marinated Pork Tenderloin, Orange Biscotti, Creamy Orange Cheesecake

Safe Canning Tips

Tips for Storing Water

Tips for Storing Onions and Potatoes

How Beef Jerky is Made

How to Dehydrate Apples & Carrots Using the Oven

Bulk Food Storage Tips

3 Tips for Keeping Brown Sugar Soft

Tips for Signs that Eggs are Old

Tip for Freezing Broccoli Quiche

Can Dishes with Mayo Be Frozen... 3 Replies

Tips for Storing Chocolate

Tips for Freezing Buttermilk

How to Prevent Freezer Burn on Bakery Items

Tips for Freezing Eggs

Many Tips for Freezing Milk

Many Frozen Meal Ideas

Homemade Freezer Pancakes

Tips for Storing M&M's Chocolate Mint Candies

3 Ideas for Surplus Cherries

Make-Ahead Pizza Dough Tips and Recipes

Tip for Defrosting Bread and Rolls

2 Tips for How to Defrost Cakes and Cookies

Tips for Keeping Lettuce Fresh Longer

Tip for Long-Lasting Apples

Tip for Longer Lasting Celery

Tips for Keeping Produce Fresh

Food Saver Feedback - 4 Replies

Advice for Shipping Perishables - 3 Replies

Vacuum Sealer Advice - 6 Replies

Tip for Vacuum Sealing Bread

Where to Find Food Saver Attachments - 6 Replies

Feedback for Non-Sugar Food and Meals: Many Tips for a Healthy Diet, Using Splenda and More / Many Tips for Finding Diabetic Information

Nutritious Cooking Tips:  Readers share healthy cooking and eating tips.

Can Whole Milk be Diluted for Less Fat

Food Chemical Notes

Food Suggestions for Picky Toddler

2 Healthy Cooking Tips

Tips for Reducing Fat in Recipes

Salt Substitute Tip

Tip for Saving Calories and Money

Healthy Food Suggestions for Picky Toddler and Family: Readers offer advice to a mom of a picky toddler, food and parenting suggestions included; 5 replies included.

School Lunch Ideas that Children Will Eat:  This lengthy tip sheet includes delicious and creative school lunch ideas! Also included is information for keeping foods hot or cold, packing tips and much more! If you have a hard time knowing what to send in your child's school lunch or how to send them, don't miss this very informative tip sheet! Eleven replies included.

Kids Drink Stand:  All the info you need to help your kids set up a profitable and fun drink stand. Includes ideas for other treats to sell, cautions, supplies needed, pricing info and more!

Banana Treats

Microwave Cooking: Two Microwave Recipes: Tiny Meatballs and Rocky Road Candy / Cooking Hamburger and Rice in the Microwave and Another Microwave Use / A Microwave Leftover Chicken Casserole / Three Uses for the Microwave / Tips from a Reader who Does Most of her Cooking in the Microwave

Instructions for Terracotta Roaster:  Readers share instructions for using a terracotta roaster, a recipe, how to clean it and opinions about it; 4 helpful replies included.

Litton Simmer Pot Information:  What a Litton Simmer Pot is, how to use it and 2 recipes to make with it.

A Homemade Solar Cooker

A Few Tips About Quiche

Chicken Fried Steak Coating Advice - 5 Replies

Cooking with Venison - 7 Replies

Advice for Frying Potatoes - 5 Replies

Many Tips for Making Gravy

Many Tips for Making Homemade Baby Food

Microwave Instructions for Cooking Rice

Sauce Thickening for Slowcooker Recipe - 4 Replies

Solar Cooking Website

Stir-Fry Tips

How to Cook Pasta in the Microwave

Instructions for Toastmaster Bread Box, model 1155: Cycle Times For Toastmaster Breadbox(tm) Bread Machine Model 1155 / 800 Number to Call for Instruction Booklet / Toastmaster Breadbox Customer Service Number, Parts Number and Web Address / Bread Machine Use Tip

Frozen Bread Dough for Scratch

About Bread Flour - 7 Replies

Bread Flour Substitute

Bread Baking Technique

Tip for Richer More Moist Bread

Tip for Easier Breads

Tip for Baking with Splenda

2 Bread Machine Tips

Falling Cake Advice - 2 Replies

How to Get Brownie Mix Brownies to Taste Homemade - 5 Replies + 2 Recipes

2 Ways to Personalize Frozen Bread Dough

Many Cinnamon Roll Tips

Moist Cake Tip

Soft Cookie Tip

Favorite Menus and Supper Recipes: An Easy, Delicious Crockpot Meal / A Delicious Greek Meal / Her May Menu / Kristie's 3 Favorite Casserole Recipes / Kristie's 13 Favorite Main Dish Recipes

Menu Ideas: Pineapple Chicken Supper / Ways to Enjoy New Recipes and Gravy Chicken Supper / Vegetarian Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Menu Ideas / A Month’s Worth of Menu Ideas and Five Recipes / Special Soup and Sandwiches

Menu Sharing: Favorite Fall Meal with Recipes / Many Meal Ideas for Chicken, Ground Beef, Steak and Roast with Recipes / Easy Menu Ideas / Pineapple Chicken Menu with Recipe

First Day of School Tea Party

Breakfast Meal Idea

Dinner Time Menu Ideas - 3 Replies

Hot Weather Meal Idea

Meal Planning Tip

Ways to Use Berry Flavored Cream Cheese: Homemade Fruit Flavored Cream Cheese / Types of Recipes that Use Cream Cheese / Fruit Pizza Recipe / Fruit Dip & Dessert Suggestions / Smoothies / Two Additions to Try

Edible Flowers and Uses: Book Recommendation for Edible Flowers / Edible Uses for Dandelions, Daylilies, Bee Balm, Nasturtium and Violets / Lavender Cookies and a Website with a List of Edible Flowers and Tips for Using Them / A Long List of Edible Flowers and Two Warnings About Edible Flowers / List of Edible Flowers and Uses, How to Crystallize Flowers, Rose Petal Jam, Flower Syrup and Lavender Tea Bread

Apple Tips and Recipes: Family Recipe with Notes: Apple Thingies / Easier-to-Eat Caramel Apples / Family Recipe with Notes: Spiced Apple Rings / Family Recipe with Notes: Apple Crisp / Canned Apple Pie Filling Makes for Firmer Apples in Pies (Recipe for Filling Included) / Raisin Apple Bread Pudding

Omelet Tips: Two Favorite Omelets / How to Make Fluffy Omelets / Make Ahead Omelets / Breakfast and Dinner Egg Crepes / How to Make an Omelet / Topping Ideas

Using and Saving the Fish you Catch:  Readers discuss smoking, cleaning, preparing, cooking and freezing fresh-caught fish. The article *On the Line*, which is about cooking fish and includes recipes is also included.

Bacon Grease Uses and Information - 14 Replies

Difference Between Brewer's Yeast and Plain Yeast - 1 Reply

Pizza Recipes and Tips - 12 Replies, Many Tips

2 Pumpkin Recipes

How to Bake Squash

About Two-Yolk Eggs - 7 Replies

Favorite Kitchen Gadgets: Read about 13 favorite kitchen gadgets, why they are loved, where to get them and more!

Tips for Cooking with a Toaster Oven: Eight tips for cooking with a toaster oven including tips for adjusting the temperature, where to find recipes, suggested cooking pans, toaster oven uses and more!

Favorite Small Appliances: Contact Grills and Uses, Presto Fry Daddy and Why / Pizzazz Pizza Oven; Includes Uses and Where you Can Find It / Black and Decker Mini Food Processor and Why / Salad Shooter by Presto and Why / Sunbeam Hot Shot - Uses, Cleaning Information and Where to Find

Pots and Pans Recommendations - 8 Replies

Slowcooker Recommendations - 13 Replies

Can the Pot from the Crock Pot Be Used on the Burner of the Stove?: Rival Recall Information / Tips and Information for Crock Usages / From Someone Who Has Tried This

Can Olive Oil Substitute for Regular Oil?: Three Reasons Why you May Not Want to Use Olive Oil in your Baking and a Healthy Oil Recommendation to Use in Baking / From Readers Who Use Olive Oil in Baking / The Uses of Olive, Canola and Other Oils / An Important Health Benefit of Olive Oil and Six Uses for Olive Oil

Fall Cooking Essays: Why She Loves to Cook in the Fall and What She Likes to Make / Soups, Stew and Chili in the Fall, New Year Dinner for Good Luck and More / A Fall Cooking Poem / Inspiration for Savory Vegetable Soup

Leftover Meat Ideas: Breaded Pork Cutlet Rerun / Ideas for Leftover Chicken, Beef and Pork / Ten Ideas for Leftover Meats / Leftover Quesadillas / Leftover Meat Stroganoff / Freeze It / Leftover Ideas for Poultry, Beef, Pork and Vegetables / Leftover Meat Casserole and Fajitas

Holiday Cooking: Make Ahead Cookies and Cakes / Family Recipe: Holiday Divinity / Easy Food Gift Recipe: Peanut Clusters / Frugal Holiday Baking Tip / Easy Christmas Food for Family Enjoyment / Cookie Exchange Party / Potluck Christmas / Another Cookie Exchange Party / No-Cook Christmas

Tips for Keeping Recipe Cards Neat, Clean and Organized: Nine Tips for Keeping Recipe Cards Neat, Clean and Organized

Cooking for One Hints: Make Meals in Advance / Halve Recipes & Freeze and Handy Supermarket Foods / Invite Friends Over, Cook Double Portions and Freeze, Incentives to Eat and More / Freeze Extras and Food Suggestions for One / Homemade TV Dinners / Aroma and Sharing Can Stimulate the Appetite

The Size of a ‘King Size Bottle’ of 7 Up from 70’s: One Answer / A Way to Find Out How Much to Use / Who to Contact for Find Out / Another Answer and Who to Contact to Find Out / Another Answer / Still Another Answer

General Cooking Tips: A Note About Splenda / Easy Jelly / Softer Cookies / Bug-less Cornmeal / Quieter Cookie Dough Mixing / Taste of Home Cooking School Notes

Brown Bag Lunch Ideas Other than Sandwiches: Readers share over 35 ideas for creative brown bag lunches other than the normal sandwich! Also included are a couple of lunch packing tips.

What’s Popular to Cook in Your Part of the World: Description: Readers from New Brunswick Canada, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Switzerland share what’s popular to cook in their area; some recipes included!

50 Tacos - includes recipes, variations & tips

Taffy Recipe and Story

Homemade Hard Candy Mold Ideas - 3 Replies

Homemade Lollipop Stories - 5 Replies

Canola Oil Substitute

Chocolate Dipping Tips

Finely Chopped Onion Tip

Advice for Finding out if Canned Foods are Safe

Haybox Tip

Many Tips for Peeling Hard Boiled Eggs

Meat Fat Tip

Mild Salsa Tip

Tip for Removing Onion Odor from Hands

Too Sweet Applesauce Tips

What’s in Those Chef Bottles - 2 Replies

Big Topped Muffins Tip

Butter Mold Tip

Fruit Salad Tip

How to Frost Petit Fours

Tip for Tender Pancakes

Tip for Staying Interested in Cooking

Where to Find Whole Wheat Tortillas

Rhode Island Food Culture - 3 Replies

Tips for Using Bread Crusts

Your Own Jimmy Dean Sausages and Bacon

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