Baking and Breads − For great baking results, keep an oven thermometer in the oven and use it. Oven temperatures regularly vary up to 75 degrees, so this can be a crucial factor. − For a low fat/low calorie dessert, make sandwiches out of graham crackers and non or low fat frozen yogurt. Prepare a platter in advance, hide them in the freezer and surprise the family ... they'll never know it's healthy! − Dip a new broom in hot salt water before using. This will toughen the bristles and make it last longer. − Create your own colored sugar by placing granulated sugar in a plastic bag. Add a few drops of your favorite food coloring and shake to blend. Pour out into a plate and let dry, then use. − Use greased muffin tins as molds when baking stuffed peppers. − When baking and you need to "cut in" the butter, an easy way is to keep the sticks of butter in the freezer. When needed, use a cheese grater to grate the butter into fine pieces. − Try using raw spaghetti instead of toothpicks when securing stuffed chicken breasts and meats. It works great and it's edible! − To get snowy white potatoes, add a teaspoon of vinegar or fresh lemon juice to the boiling water − Making noodles is easy by adding an egg to a package of pie crust mix. Mix; roll out, cut, and let dry. − For a different flavor and less fat, use chicken stock instead of butter or milk when whipping up mashed potatoes.   This webset page was assembled on Saturday August 5, 2006 by Teddie with graphics from Art from ©2006 Riverdeep Interactive Learning Ltd.,  using one of the many auto-scripters available at Chat_Central_Gateway.  All rights reserved. KENDOC 2005