So if you are like most people that I know, and absolutely love bacon, here is a tip for you to stop each strip shrinking into a minuscule piece.
Rinse it in water. Yep folks it is that simple. Just run each bacon slice under water before cooking. Cooking in an oven also makes the bacon crispier but a pan on the stove is also doable. Just remember to flip the strips often often.
How many times have you sat there and made a juicy, sticky mess while simply trying to eat a mandarin?
I have to admit that I usually avoid them because it takes too much time and trouble to peel all the skin and stringy bits off.
Well Sara over at JewelPie is officially a hero for figuring out a mess free way of consuming this citrus fruit. All you need is a knife and it is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Take a look.
When it is a hot day outside and you want something cool and sweet to end your day, try this cocktail. Its ingredients are not too extravagant and if you are like most of the single ladies that I know you usually have a bottle of baileys on hand. If not, it is relatively cheap to buy and if you are a fan of sweet, milky drinks you will love it. It is a chocolate milkshake but with a twist.
I know we normally do one tip at a time but this post from BuzzFeed was too good not to share.
It lists off 35 tops food hacks that are very clever. My favourite would have to be number 14 because matching wine and cheese is a top priority for me. Also I would really like to try 16…mmmmm cookie dough. Take a look to understand what the hell I am talking about.
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Looking for a way to keep your wine icey cold but not water it down with icky tap water ice cubes?
Freeze some grapes and use them instead. They don’t water down your drink and they look pretty too. Use green grapes for white wine and obviously red grapes for red wine (although usually you drink that room temperature but each to their own).
Grape ice cubes are also good for punches, juice and soft drink (or fizzy drink, pop or soda).
It’s cold and raining outside and you want something yummy for dessert but there is only week old fruit sitting in the bowl. We have definitely all been there before. It is not edible but you just can’t bring yourself to throw it out and waste it. Here is a recipe where you can use that old fruit (even when it is a little squishy). I quite enjoy this one because you can easily adapt it for more than one person – just add an extra piece of fruit!
You know when there is that smudge of jam in the bottom corners of the jar and you just can’t get it out? Well Marissa McKellen over at Food in Jars has a great solution.
Just add equal parts oil and vinegar as well as a little pepper and salt for seasoning and shake it like a Polaroid picture.
And there you have a delicious fruity vinaigrette.
The search for the perfect choc cake in a mug has taken me high and low but in our first post about cooking for one I will share with you the wicked recipe that I have settled on to get me through those craving crisis. We have all had one, you know what I’m talking about. When you get home and all you want is something sweet and you find yourself burrowing into the back of the bottom draw for what you thought was your emergency chocolate stash only to find it devoured with just crumbs as a reminder. Never fear. Here is your solution.
Life of the Perpetually Single 