Instructions: If you double a vegetable recipe, increase the liquids, herbs, and spices less than one-half.

Cook vegetables without a cover and more of the color will be retained.

You can slice a round vegetable easily if you first cut a thin, flat lengthwise slice and hold it cut-side down against the cutting board as you
slice. This will keep the vegetable from slipping around.

To convert Farenheit temperature to Celsius Temperature, subtract 32, multiply by 5 and divide by 9. To convert Celsius to Farenheit, multiply 9, divide by 5, and add 32.
Try cooking/simmering shrimp (with the shell on) in a little beer for a very
interesting flavor.

When you lift the lid of a cooking pot, open it outward to prevent a blast of steam from hitting your face.

Add some chopped banana to your next batch of pancakes for a very tasty treat.

Never soak wooden handled knives (or other wooden handled utensils). Wash and dry them quickly. Soaking swells the handle and can warp and separate it
from the metal.

Do not use food from a can that is leaking, bulging, or severely dented.

Wash meat thermometers well with hot soapy water after each insertion into the meat youre testing.

Reheat leftovers until they reach 165F.
Fishful thinking.....
Cook fresh fish within two days.

Never refreeze previously frozen seafood.

Rinse seafood in cold water to remove surface bacteria.

The safest way to defrost seafood is in the refrigerator, not at room temperature.

Always marinate seafood in the refrigerator, not on the countertop.

If a slightly opened clam, oyster, or mussel doesnt shut when tapped upon, discard it.

Fresh shellfish should be alive when purchased.

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