Ten Hot Tips for Correcting Cooking Mistakes
Practically everyone has experienced that dreadful moment in the kitchen when you're in the middle of a recipe and you reach for that next ingredient and . . . . it's not there!
Too sweet - Add a little vinegar or lemon juice.
Too salty - Add a little sugar and vinegar. For soups, add a raw potato.
Sticky rice - Rinse with warm water.
Lumpy gravy or sauce - Use a blender, food processor or simply strain.
Soup, sauce, gravy too thin - Dissolve 1 tablespoon cornstarch in 1/4 cup water and add while boiling and stirring. Repeat if necessary.
Hands smell like garlic or onion - Rinse hands under cold water while rubbing them with a large stainless steel spoon.
Hard brown sugar - Place in paper bag and microwave for a few seconds.
Really hard brown sugar - Place chunks in food processor.
Out of honey - Substitute 1 1/4 cups sugar dissolved in 1 cup water.
No tomato juice - Combine 1/2 cup catsup in 1/2 cup water.
Practically everyone has experienced that dreadful moment in the kitchen when you're in the middle of a recipe and you reach for that next ingredient and . . . . it's not there!
Too sweet - Add a little vinegar or lemon juice.
Too salty - Add a little sugar and vinegar. For soups, add a raw potato.
Sticky rice - Rinse with warm water.
Lumpy gravy or sauce - Use a blender, food processor or simply strain.
Soup, sauce, gravy too thin - Dissolve 1 tablespoon cornstarch in 1/4 cup water and add while boiling and stirring. Repeat if necessary.
Hands smell like garlic or onion - Rinse hands under cold water while rubbing them with a large stainless steel spoon.
Hard brown sugar - Place in paper bag and microwave for a few seconds.
Really hard brown sugar - Place chunks in food processor.
Out of honey - Substitute 1 1/4 cups sugar dissolved in 1 cup water.
No tomato juice - Combine 1/2 cup catsup in 1/2 cup water.