Sunday, May 24, 2009

Cooking Tip of the Day

I realized that it's been a while since I've posted a cooking tip. So here is today's cooking tip. It may or may not be useful to your cooking life, but at least you'll know it for future reference.


You have probably heard of several cooking tips on how to make brown sugar soft again. Well here is one that I like: Put a slice of bread in the package and seal tightly. The sugar will absorb the moisture from the bread and soften up after a few hours or overnight.

Source:
http://www.cooking-mexican-recipes.com/cooking_tips.html



A little side note:
I just want to acknowledge a couple of awards that I received this past week. The first one is from Rebecca from Chow and Chatter. Thank you very much for the award. Special shoutout to her today. Please check her blog out.


The second one is from Heavenly Housewife from Donuts to Delirium: My Life As A Housewife. Special shoutout to her today as well.

The rules of this award is that I pass it along to ten blogs that I have recently discovered. Then, those recipients should do the same.
So here is the ten:

Lisa is Cooking

Bonne Nuitrition

Girlichef

Elra's Cooking

A Blog About Food

Julie Jams

My Tasty Treasures

SheSimmers

Tasty Eats At Home

Pig Pig's Corner


Enjoy!

21 comments:

  1. DewiMay 24, 2009 at 9:13 AM

    Lovely lovely tips, is that how to make brwon sugar soft again? I had no idea. Thank you.

    OMG, you give me an award? I am so honored. Thanks in a million. I feel so special, yippie!

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  2. Heather S-GMay 24, 2009 at 10:15 AM

    Thanks Jenn...you rock! And yes, this is a great tip!

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  3. JennMay 24, 2009 at 11:12 AM

    Elra: Yup, give it a try. And you're welcome. =)

    girlichef: You're welcome.

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  4. AdminMay 24, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    Great tip, Jenn. And thank you so much for the shout-out! I appreciate it!

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  5. pigpigscornerMay 24, 2009 at 3:51 PM

    Thanks for the tip! I love little kitchen tips like this =) and thanks for the award! yay!

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  6. AnonymousMay 24, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    congrats on the awards, jenn! :D
    oh, and you don't need an oven-proof skillet to make a frittata...all I did was wrap aluminum foil around the handle. smart, eh? hee hee hee, you're welcome! now you don't have an excuse not to make the frittata!

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  7. JennMay 24, 2009 at 6:35 PM

    Leela: You're welcome!

    pigpigscorner: Anytime! =)

    burpandslurp: That's pretty neat. I'll have to do that, now that I can' make frittatas.

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  8. lisaiscookingMay 24, 2009 at 7:52 PM

    Thanks so much! What great company to be in too. I've never tried that bread trick, but I will next time I need to soften some brown sugar.

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  9. Donna-FFWMay 24, 2009 at 8:25 PM

    Thank you for the tip and thank you ever so much for the award. You made my night!! Thank you!

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  10. teresaMay 24, 2009 at 9:12 PM

    Hey hey! Thanks so much! You've made my day!

    Thanks for the cooking tip! I love stuff like that!

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  11. ZeeMay 24, 2009 at 9:40 PM

    thanks for the tip Jenn! I didn't know that! hehehe :)

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  12. JennMay 24, 2009 at 9:57 PM

    lisaiscooking: you're welcome!

    Donna-FFW: I'm glad. =)

    Teresa: You're welcome. Cooking tips are great.

    Zee: Now you know. So make sure you have that bread handy.

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  13. Jen @ MyKitchenAddiction.comMay 25, 2009 at 8:18 AM

    Great tip - I had never heard that before!

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  14. ChrisMay 25, 2009 at 8:24 AM

    Great tip for the brown sugar! I don't use it often (not big into sweets), but it sure would be nice to have it be soft and easy to measure when I do need it.

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  15. CucinistaMay 25, 2009 at 8:27 AM

    Thanks for the tip and thanks also for sharing your blog discoveries. Always great to find more great food writers/lovers/eaters.

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  16. AnonymousMay 25, 2009 at 10:22 AM

    The bread thing also works amazingly well with stale dry cookies. Great tip and thanks for sharing.

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  17. DianaMay 25, 2009 at 11:05 AM

    I've heard that the bread tip also works to keep cookies soft! Didn't realize you could do it for brown sugar too.

    Hope you are having a lovely Memorial Day weekend! :)

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  18. JennMay 25, 2009 at 11:23 AM

    Jen: Now you know!

    Chris: Ya, it'll definitely help for measuring.

    Cucinista: You're welcome.

    OysterCulture: I've never that one about cookies. That's great!

    Diana: Have a great day!

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  19. Sweta (My Indian Dietitian)May 26, 2009 at 9:33 AM

    Hey-thanks a ton!! I almost missed this post-gosh,I'm honored!!

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  20. JennMay 26, 2009 at 12:14 PM

    Sweta: You're welcome. =)

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  21. Tangled NoodleMay 28, 2009 at 7:02 PM

    Congratulations on your awards!

    I used to put slices of bread when I mailed out cookies to keep them soft but I will definitely use this idea to revive my sugars (nothing is more exasperating that having to massage a bag of hardened brown sugar).

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