12 Ways to Save Your Extra Food

Food is one of the easiest expenses to forget all about, especially because we waste so much of it. On the other hand, it's hard to buy the exact right amount you need, so who can blame us? But there are ways to waste less on food and reuse it instead of just throwing it away.

1. Reusing Green onions

It may sound strange but this is true. Green onions can grow back when you save their white roots. How? Just cut off the green leave and put the white ends in a cup of water. Put the cup on a sunny window seal. The onions will start growing almost immediately, and you will be able to harvest the green leaves almost indefinitely.  From time to time empty the water, rinse the roots and return them to a cup of fresh water.

2. Reusing Ground Coffee

Ground, used or dried coffee can be used to solve a lot of situations, so before you throw it to the floor, you can: - Use it as an ant repellant by spreading it a little where ant groups can be found. - For skin peeling, you can massage coffee grains on your face and rinse. - To fertilize plants, you can spread ground coffee on acidic earth - To neutralize bad odors from the freezer, put a bowl of ground coffee (you can add a few drops of vanilla extract). - To remove scents of foods from your hands, we recommend rubbing them together with ground coffee and then washing. - To get fleas away from your dog, wash him, then rub ground coffee on his fur, and then wash him again.

3. Peels vs. Insects

While the citrus fruit gives the body essential vitamins, its peel is also quite useful. It helps keep away flying insects and ants, as well as neutralize bad moldy smells. Use a scraped peel to rub on surfaces that attract a lot of flying insects or ants. Another option is to the peels in a blender, add a glass of water and grind until getting a smooth mixture. Then, pour the liquid on ant hills or on the entrance to the house. To get rid of moldy smells, put an orange peel in a cloth bag and hang it in old closets. You can also throw a citrus fruit peel in the trash compactor to get rid of bad odors.

4. Ripe Banana to Bake

Banana which are too ripe may not be good for eating, but they can become delicious banana bread. So instead of throwing them away, make a terrific and delicious dessert. You will need: 2 cups of flour / 1 spoon of drinking soda / 1/4 spoon of salt/ 1/2 a glass of softened butter / 3/4 a cup of brown sugar / 2 scrambled eggs and 2 cups of squished ripe bananas. Instructions: Pre-heat the oven to 175 C and oil an English cake baking mold. In a big bowl, mix: Flour, drinking soda and salt. In a different bowl you mix: Cream, butter and brown sugar. Add the eggs and the squished bananas to the wet ingredients bowl and mix well. Add the banana mix to the wet ingredient bowl and mix well. Add the banana mix to the flour mix and stir well until getting a uniform mix. Spill it to a mold and put in the pre-heated oven for 60 minutes. Let the banana bread cool for 10 minutes, and then serve.

5. From Dry Munchies to Crunchy Munchies

Snacks such as potato chips or crackers are expensive and can take a big bite out of your budget over time, and so it can be quite annoying when a big bag of chips or crackers gets too dry after only a few days. However, instead of throwing them away, put them in the microwave for 10 seconds. They will make a short trip back in time to a higher level of crunchiness Another option is to preheat an oven or toaster-oven to 200 degrees C, put the crackers or chips on baking paper (one layer) and heat for 1-2 minutes.  Carefully, take them out of the oven when they begin to get golden, and the crunchiness shall return.  Please note: The freshness cannot be returned to crackers or chips who have begun to give a bad odor, are moldy or hardly have any taste.

6. Crumbs Will Do!

A moment before you throw away bags of pretzels, croutons, cereal, crackers or other snacks that have crumbs - collect the crumbs in one big plastic bag and crush the crumbs with a rolling pin. Then you can use them to dress up other courses or freeze them in big chunks and then cook slightly for resurrected snacking.

7. From Old Bread to Croutons

Don't throw away old bread! You can dice it, fry it with butter and make delicious croutons for your salad or soup. HOW? Dice the dry bread. If it is a bit too dry, put it on a baking pan and warm it for about 10 minutes until the surface becomes very dry. Put a pan on a medium to high fire and melt a little butter. Put the bread dices in the pan and mix until all the sides begin to turn brown. When the bread has been toasted, remove from the fire. If you do not plan on using the croutons right away, let them cool and only then put them in storage.

8. Dry Rice for Drying

If you have encountered an old bag of rice and you're worried it's no longer good enough to eat, don't throw it away. Instead, next time something gets wet (like your phone, for instance) put the rice in a bowl and the wet object on the rice. The rice will drain the liquids from the object. So if it is your cell phone, for example, wait 24 hours and then turn it back on.

9. Defunking that dish sponge

If you need to clean and you are out of good sponges, just put that old funky one in the microwave for 2 minutes. It will look much cleaner after 99% of its germs have been killed, and will be almost good as new.  CAREFUL! Do NOT put any sponges that have any metal fibers in them, as no metal can be put inside a microwave!

10. Getting More from Your Lemon

If you need to add just a few drops of lemon to a recipe, don't cut it in half. Instead, prick it with a tooth pick and gently squeeze out the amount you need. Cover the hole with a little tape or paper and put the lemon back in the fridge to be used again later.

11. Oiled Eggs for Extra Freshness

To prolong the life of fresh eggs, dip a paper towel in plant oil and gently rub the egg shells before putting them in the fridge for storage. The oil will keep those eggs fresh for another 3-4 weeks.

12. Too Many Potatoes? Not a Bad Thing!

You peeled too many potatoes or sweet potatoes? Don't throw out the extra ones or cook too much. Just take the uncooked ones, put them in a bowl with cold water, add a few drops of vinegar and put in the fridge. The potatoes will last like this for another 3-4 days.     those interested in cancer and health related topics are free to see my blog- http://cancersupportindia.blogspot.com/ for crochet designs, my blog, those who like a particular design are free to mail me http://My Crochet  Creations.blogspot.com For info. about knee replacement, be free to view my blog- http://knee replacement-stickclub.blogspot.com

20 Microwave Tips You May Not Have Known.

20 Microwave Tips You May Not Have Known.

One of the most used tool of the house, we often forget how remarkable an invention the microwave is. And although it's easy to operate, it has many functions and shortcuts that we don't know about, as most of us just press the on button, put in the time and walk away. Here are 20 useful tips for using and maintaining your home microwave.

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Crunchy French Toast

Ingredients
2 slices Cinnamon Raisin  Bread
1/2 cup Whole Grain Cereal
1/4 cup slivered Almonds
2 tbsp Milk (Skim or Almond)
2 Egg Whites
1 tsp Vanilla
Cinnamon, to taste
Sugar-Free Syrup

Method
In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites, milk and vanilla. Soak the bread in the mixture.
While the bread is soaking, place cereal in a sealed plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin. Add sliced almonds and shake the bag to mix. Pour into a shallow pan.
Carefully remove the bread slices from the egg mixture and coat with the cereal crumbs on both sides. Place the coated slices on a pre-sprayed baking sheet and bake each side for 10 minutes, or until lightly browned.
Top with cinnamon and sugar-free syrup.

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Crunchy No Bake Peanut Butter Bars

Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup light brown sugar
pinch of salt
4 cups corn flakes, gently crushed
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup lightly salted peanuts, chopped
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
2 additional tablespoons peanut butter 

Method

Line an 8 by 8 inch pan with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray.
In a medium sauce pan, melt the butter, chunky peanut butter, corn syrup, and brown sugar. Stir until combined.
Add in the salt and vanilla. Stir in the corn flakes, lightly crushing them in your hands as you add them in. Stir to combine.
Pour the corn flake mixture in the prepared pan and smooth the top.
In a double boiler (or a bowl set over a simmering pot of water) melt the semi sweet chocolate chips and 2 additional tablespoons of creamy peanut butter together. This can be done in the microwave too, by keeping them in a mirco-safe dish for a minute or so.
Smooth over the top of the corn flake mixture and top with the chopped peanuts.
Chill for at least 2 hours before cutting.

NO BAKE HEALTHY CRUNCHY BARS

Ingredients

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup light corn syrup

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup semi-sweet real chocolate chips

1 teaspoon vanilla

5 cups corn flake cereal

1 1/2 cups peanuts and raisins

Method

In a big saucepan combine peanut butter, corn syrup and sugar.

 

Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture just comes to a boil (10-12 minutes). Remove from heat.

 

Stir in chocolate chips until melted. Stir in vanilla. Add cereal and nuts; toss to coat well. (Mixture will be stiff.)

 

Press mixture into buttered  pan. Cool completely. Cut into bars.