Clean Spills as You Go: Kitchen Tip

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This week’s tip is from Margaret.  She says, Keep a wash cloth handy when cooking.  Wipe up splatters as they occur, before they get cooked on.  When boil ups get down into drip pans, I spoon on some baking soda, let cool and set them to soak and wash right away. I love this idea [...]

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Kitchen Organization Tips

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What room of your house do you return to repeatedly throughout the day?  (Bathroom doesn’t count. ) When you have company, in what room of your house do people tend to congregate? The kitchen.  It’s the hub of a house, and therefore can quickly become messy and disorganized. Winter is a good time to clean [...]

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10 Minute Clean Up: Kitchen Tip

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Your kitchen is a mess and you are exhausted or you have a million other things vying for your attention.  What do you do? Try asking yourself how much time you think you can give to cleaning up.  Five minutes?  Ten minutes?  Fifteen minutes?  Whatever little amount of time you have, commit to giving your [...]

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Decorating Cupcakes and Cakes: Kitchen Tip

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An easy way to add a little decoration to cakes and cupcakes is to use cookie cutters. Place the cookie cutter on top of the cake after it is frosted, then add sprinkles, coconut, or whatever you can think of that would be pretty, inside the cookie cutter. I decorated these cupcakes rather quickly, but [...]

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Organizing Baking Ingredients

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Last week’s kitchen tip was about putting away ingredients as you use them.  I find that particularly easy to do with certain ingredients that I keep on a magnetic strip. I have an area of counter space where I do my baking.  My gluten-free flours are stored in the cabinets directly above this area.  On [...]

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Put Items Away–Kitchen Tip

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This week’s kitchen tip is from Shannon of Enjoying Gluten-Free Life.  Shannon says, “I learned in 7th grade home ec to always use an item then put it away. (This was a long time ago when all girls were required to take home ec). I take out baking soda, measure, put back in the cupboard. [...]

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Measuring Dry Ingredients Kitchen Tip

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My mom taught me this tip when I was a little girl learning to bake. When measuring dry ingredients, put a piece of wax paper on the counter and set your measuring cup on top.  Then scoop the ingredient into the cup so that it is a little over full. Use a straight edged knife [...]

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