rice - The Fun Times Guide to Food and Cooking

Foods That Should Never Be Put In The Kitchen Sink Garbage Disposal

Would you believe not everyone has a garbage disposal in their kitchen sink? In fact, only half of U.S. households have a garbage disposal. I never had a garbage disposal until I moved into my apartment in Portland. I'd never even used one before! Unfortunately, I just assumed that I could put any food into the garbage disposal and all would be fine. Wrong! I soon discovered that there are some foods that you simply cannot put down into the garbage disposal. And there are certain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home & Garden, Preparing & Cooking Food, `Popular Tagged With: cooking oils, eggs, kitchen gadgets, onions, pasta, potatoes, rice

How To Make Your Own Baby Food

It's been a while since I have done this, but the recent addition to my extended family has me giving advice about making baby foods. While I realize the new moms in my family think my ideas are a little crazy sometimes, they also know that I have money in my pocket because I spend carefully. Still, they purchase baby foods at full price and complain that they are broke. For this reason, I'm grateful to have an audience who is actually looking for these ideas. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home & Garden, Preparing & Cooking Food Tagged With: carrots, chicken, green beans, How-Tos, kids and food, organic and natural, rice, saving money

Fun With Ketchup

Who knew ketchup could be so much fun?! Following is a list of all the virtues of ketchup, including its many varieties, little-known facts, the world's largest, and lots of fun things you can do with ketchup. Yep, everything you want to know about ketchup... and more! Enjoy! Catsup vs Ketchup First of all, is it ketchup or catsup? What's the difference? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fun Food Stuff, Home & Garden Tagged With: eggs, ketchup, mustard, organic and natural, rice, tomatoes

Food Tips: Little-Known Secrets About Food Preparation & Cooking

I learned a few little-known secrets and food tips from Martha Stewart today: (Keep reading... it gets better.) ...To keep POTATOES from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes. ...Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ICE CREAM drips. ...Wrap CELERY in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks. ...Cure for headaches: Take a LIME, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away. ...Don't … [Read more...]