Tastier Cooking Tricks

Even the simplest of dishes turn out to be simply delectable by focusing on a few intricate details. Find an array of such pointers to bring out the best from your meal spread.

To slice meat into thin strips, as for Chinese dishes
To slice meat into thin strips, as for Chinese dishes

For long-cooking dishes, add herbs and spices an hour or less before
Cooking spices for too long may result in overly strong flavors.

After you have used a stick of margarine or butter, save the wrappers and put in a ziploc bag and throw in the freezer.
The next time one of your recipes call for greasing a cake pan,etc. pull out one of these wrappers and use it for that purpose

Cutting onions without tearing
Peeling and cutting under running water, chopping near a gas flame, and refrigerating onions before chopping, all methods for reducing the volatility of the sulfide that causes the irritation.

How To skin a chicken with ease
Always peel off a little part of the skin to start with and hold it tightly with a paper towel. The skin latches on to the paper towel and skinning the chicken...even the tough skin on the chicken legs becomes a breeze !