| ♥ | Store cheese in foil to help prevent it from molding.
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| ♥ | Keep cilantro fresh by cutting off the ends when you get it home and placing it in a glass of water. It will keep in the refrigerator much longer this way than if stored in the crisper.
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| ♥ | Keep a cannister of 'dry' buttermilk on hand. It works just as well in recipes and will keep almost indefinitely in the refrigerator.
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| ♥ | Extend a meat loaf by adding Quick Oats into the mix - 1/4 Cup oats for each pound of ground meat.
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| ♥ | When using an egg dip for frying - use only the egg white to prevent the food from 'foaming' in the grease.
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| ♥ | Keep fresh chicken moist and tasty by soaking for 1/2 hour in cold, salty water before cooking. Use approximately 1 tablespoon salt to 1 gallon water. Be sure to keep chicken covered and in the refrigerator while soaking.
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| ♥ | Sweeten up unsweet canteloupe by sprinkling a packet of Sweet & Low® over it. It's best to either slice it or cut it up so you can mix the sweetner around. Using regular table sugar will give a grainy texture to the fruit when eating.
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| ♥ | Make those packaged cake mixes taste better - add an extra egg to the batter.
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| ♥ | Try using Mexican vanilla - it has a more striking flavor.
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