Tuesday Tip

Cooking

This one comes from my Sister-in-law, who is an incredible cook...more like chef.

Wanna know how to get that potent smell off your hands when chopping onion or garlic?

Wash your hands with stainless steel! Sounds wierd, I know. My husband who is very fond of cooking with garlic tried it, and it worked for him. He was so pleased because usually the smell lasts for days.

Also, I made a casserole with a little too much onion the other night and just couldn't take the strong smell coming out of my mouth. I couldn't even stand to breath my own air. Sounds bad. It really was. So, I took one of our spoons and rinsed my mouth out while rubbing it on my tongue and it really helped!

New - Tuesday Tip

I love getting some good tips. I get them from random places like websites, friends, teachers, friends of friends. So, why not share them with all of you? So from now on I will post a new tip every Tuesday. It could be anything from makeup tips, fashion tips, driving tips, cooking tips...anything good I find. To start it off right I'll post a few tips today. Enjoy!

Mom/Cooking Tip

Automatically when I think of eating ice cream cones as a kid (or adult), sticky, ice cream-covered fingers come to mind. How to prevent it:
Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to
prevent ice cream drips. (courtesy of: e-cookbooks.net)  You just know a Mom thought of that. ;)

 Fashion Tip

Horizontal Stripes. I think this one is pretty common knowlege, but in case someone hasn't heard yet here it is. Horizontal stripes make you look wider than you really are. So, unless you're not worried about your width (lucky you ;), try vertical stripes which make you look thinner. Love that! And use vertical stripped pants to look like you have longer legs. (courtesy of: Style tips 101)

Driving/Car Tip

And last but not least, a drving tip. When you're driving up a hill and need to stop at the top, or even just slow down, start braking about mid-hill (depending on the size of the hill), and let gravity help slow you down. This helps save gas, and your brakes too! (courtesy of: my high school driving instructor and my uncle that's a mechanic)

Hopefully at least one of those tips weren't total common knowledge.