How To Make Perfect, Pretty Hard Boiled Eggs
Oct 6, 2012 How To
There’s nothing uglier than a hard boiled egg with a green or grey yolk. So gross. But I promise you, it’s an easy fix.
And once you’ve got those perfect hard boiled eggs, why not make them into cubes? So much fun! I’ve got three of these these egg cubers. My kids love doing this. Even my son, who won’t eat the eggs!
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Quick Tip For Keeping Brown Sugar Soft
Sep 2, 2012 How To
I’m trying out an overnight cinnamon bun recipe, and I just put this in the fridge:
When I was making the filling I couldn’t remember the last time I’d used any of my light brown sugar – it had to have been months ago – but it was still nice and soft. I always pop four or five jumbo marshmallows into the container, and they let their moisture out gradually into the sugar, keeping it from turning into a solid block. As long as the marshmallows are still soft, they’re doing their job and don’t need to be replaced.
But what if your brown sugar is already hard as a rock? There’s an easy fix: put it in a microwave-safe bowl and sprinkle a small amount of water on top. Microwave on half power for about fifteen seconds at a time, stirring after each round. Sprinkle on a little more water if you have to. Just be careful to microwave in short bursts, so that you don’t melt your sugar!
Have a good night. I can smell the cinnamon buns baking already…
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How to Kill Those Pesky Little Fruit Flies
Aug 29, 2012 How To
I woke up yesterday morning to a fruit fly infestation. One even flew into my egg as I was scrambling it (ewwww). They’re too small to get consistently with my electric mosquito swatter and they drive me crazy. But there’s a really easy way to trap and kill just about all of them.
Take a glass or mug and pour in about a half inch of red wine vinegar (other vinegars probably work, but this is what I’ve always used and have had great luck). Cover the opening tightly with plastic wrap. Poke six or seven holes in the top with a toothpick, wiggling it a bit to make the holes big enough for a fruit fly to climb through.
Then leave it alone for a few hours. They love the smell of vinegar and will climb in to get it, and will drown. If they don’t drown immediately, they’ll have trouble crawling back out of the holes and will hang around inside until they do drown.
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