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No coconut milk in the house - coconut milk substitute with coconut flakes
April 2024

No coconut milk in the house - coconut milk substitute with coconut flakes

Today there was chicken fillet in coconut cream. Unfortunately, I had forgotten to buy the coconut milk and in the snowy weather, I did not want to go again. So brooding, what do I do now? Then I...

Rice always in a nutshell!
April 2024

Rice always in a nutshell!

From one squaw to another: The old Seminoles in Florida have taught me this trick, which fascinates me to this day: Fill the amount of rice in the pot you need. (Goes with each variety). Now you fill...

Low-calorie cream - replacement: creamer
April 2024

Low-calorie cream - replacement: creamer

Is that happening too? For many dishes cream is too greasy and milk too lax / watery? I discovered a good alternative: coffee cream! This is the one that is sold in the discounters in such small...

Cooking eggs: easy, fast and economical
April 2024

Cooking eggs: easy, fast and economical

Do I only need one egg, e.g. for breakfast, I put it, after I prepared my coffee with hot water, 4-5 minutes in the kettle. Finished! Two eggs go too. minette61: Hello, Personally, I am grateful...

Bring the jam to a boil - tumble without glasses
April 2024

Bring the jam to a boil - tumble without glasses

Homemade jam is, quite rightly, still very popular. For the preparation, there are now a lot of recipes, but a "problem" appears again and again. I mean the "tumbling" of the screw jars after...

Beat the cream in a bain-marie - coasters on the bottom of the pot
April 2024

Beat the cream in a bain-marie - coasters on the bottom of the pot

This tip is not for the "I already have everything for the entire household", but really meant for the "Ersties". They have certainly looked at some tips at a loss, because simply the necessary...

Cook with yeast - for example mushroom spread
April 2024

Cook with yeast - for example mushroom spread

... no, no, not baked. Cooked! Vegetarians will know them, the wonderful spreads with yeast. Also for me it was unusual and new. But surprisingly tasty, what you can spell everything there. Maybe...

Prevent splashes when using the blender
April 2024

Prevent splashes when using the blender

Now in autumn, I like to cook a cream of pumpkin soup. The problem has always been that it splashed terribly, if I did not take 100% of the final blending with the blender. After some...

Rescue burned food
April 2024

Rescue burned food

Here's a "basic tip" for new beginners: If you burn food while cooking - the smell speaks for itself - just do not stir in the pot, then you can still save the food! It has already formed a burnt...

Roasting beetroot in aluminum foil - A simple cooking method
April 2024

Roasting beetroot in aluminum foil - A simple cooking method

A simple cooking method where the vegetables stay juicy and the color does not leak. Often the tubers of red beets are cooked, unfortunately, a part of the red dye runs through it. This does not...