COOKING TIPS

Things I've found useful and want to remember:

SPOILAGE / STORAGE

• Lemon/lime juice will significantly delay fruit from turning brown once it's been cut. Especially useful for avacado.
• Tomatoes stop ripening at temps below 54 degrees.
• Potatoes -- Never store in the refrigerator (it tuns the starch into sugar). Keep in the dark (light turns them green and bitter).

A CHILI RECIPE (from WHO TV weather gal Jeriann Ritter, Fall 2006)

Brown 2 lbs of Hamburger with 1 large onion... Drain
Add 2 Taco Seasoning Paks
Add 2 Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Paks
4 Cans of Chili Beans
4-6 Cans of Diced Tomatoes (Add a few that are the Mexican kind which include green chilies)
Add a bag of frozen corn
Top with Shredded Cheese, Sour Cream and those Fritos Chips.

MOM'S BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

13x9 baking dish
Spray the dish with cooking spray
Add ingredients in order given:
1 1/2 cups of frozen shredded hash browns( Be sure to get shredded)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup cooked sausage crumbled or cooked crumbled bacon
2 8oz. cartons of egg beaters. I usually get a 16 oz. carton of house brand or whatever is cheaper but has
the same ingredients of egg beaters.
1 1/2 cups milk.( I usually mix the egg beaters and milk together and then pour over. Seems to work better that way.
1/8 t. salt and 1/8 t. pepper.

Refrigerate overnight.

Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees or till set and knife inserted comes out clean.

I have halved all these ingredients and put in an 8x8 baking dish for 2. Worked fine.