Food

Place a slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it.

To add more flavor to low fat dishes, add extra herbs and spices. They add extra flavor without adding fat or calories. Salsa or relish also works well. 

To save yourself time and stress on the big day, prepare your side dishes ahead of time and simply warm them up before serving.

Add a pinch of salt to the water before hard-boiling eggs to prevent the shells from cracking.

The opening of a 20-ounce, cleaned and dried bottle of soda is the perfect size measure for a single serving of pasta.

Crack a whole egg into a bowl. Take a clean, plastic water (soda, juice) bottle, and squeeze the air out of the bottle, then gently place it on the yolk. Release it and the yolk will be sucked up into the bottle.

Add lemon juice or vinegar to the liquid in which the meat is cooked.

Here’s a handy tip when cooking vegetables: Vegetables that grow underground (beets, carrots, potatoes) should start off in cold water. Vegetables that grow aboveground  (corn, peas, greens) should be placed in boiling water.