Tips

Quick Cover-Ups

Short on casserole covers? Place Chefs Select Parchment Paper under running water and make it wet on both sides. It will become flexible and can be molded easily around your favourite casserole dish. When microwaving, you can also cook or heat foods in a glass measuring cup, microwavable soup bowl or dinner plate, using moistened parchment paper to cover foods, retain heat and prevent splatters.

Homemade Potato Chips: Freshness is key!

These are best eaten within a few days. The fresher the better.

Meatball: Cooking Tip from Norene

To shape meatballs easily, wet your hands for easier handling.

When mixing ingredients together for ground meat mixture, don’t overmix or meatballs will be tough.

Meatballs freeze beautifully. I like to store them in single serving-size freezer containers. Smaller containers defrost more quickly than larger ones.

Fat-Saving Secret!

Instead of stirring tahini before you measure it, pour off oil which has risen to the top of the jar and discard it.