Zippy Tips - Part 3

Use Cooking Spray to Measure Honey

By Sherry K on July 15th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

It’s a sticky situation—measuring honey and other syrups.

It seems like a vast percentage of the ooey gooey stuff stays stuck in the cup.

But as this video shows, using cooking spray can leave your measuring cups and spoons clean as […]

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Orange Cups

By Sherry K on July 9th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

What is it about fruit that lends itself so nicely to being a serving vessel?

Can it be that God blessed fruit with the most wonderfully bright color scheme?

Just crack me open a stunning watermelon, split apart a succulent honeydew, or […]

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Brown Sugar Basics

By Sherry K on July 2nd, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

When I was in school, my Home Ec teacher (Mrs. Berkebile) taught me the niftiest trick when it came to measuring firmly packed brown sugar.

I have never forgotten it, even though that was CENTURIES ago, bah!

It totally eliminates the time […]

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Cookie Mise en Place

By Sherry K on June 25th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

How many times have you started to make cookies, only to discover that you are missing an ingredient? It has happened to me more times than I care to admit, even though I know the smart thing is to gather all my ingredients before starting.

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Fresh Strawberries

By Sherry K on June 11th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

I figured since I’ve been churning out so many strawberry recipes here lately, it was time to feature them as a Zippy Tip.

After all, they’re juicy, they’re sweet, and they smell better than the finest cologne. I’ve referred to them […]

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Rhubarb Basics

By Sherry K on June 4th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

As mentioned in my Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Parfait post, I was never really too fond of rhubarb in the past.

But because of the extreme tastiness of my neighbor Debbie’s mom’s strawberry rhubarb pie, and a little ingenuity on my part (plus […]

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Fresh Apricots

By Sherry K on May 28th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

As I mentioned in my post for Strawberry Apricot Swirl Ice Cream last week, some beautiful golden apricots caught my eye at the store, and I just had to use them. They made such an incredibly bright complement (both in color and flavor) to the sweet fresh […]

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Maintain the Sharpness of Your Knives

By Sherry K on May 21st, 2013

Maintaining the Sharpness of your Knives by Jazzy Gourmet

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

I’m not much of a food processor kind of gal. Sure, if there’s a big job to be done, then it’s worth it to pull out the big guns. But for everyday chopping needs, I rely on my trusty chef’s knife.

Up […]

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Save Your Butter Wrappers

By Sherry K on May 14th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

OK, so say you’re making a recipe that calls for buttering a dish, but you reach in the fridge and you have no butter!

Thank goodness you remembered to follow the advice from a Jazzy Gourmet archive video and have some butter wrappers neatly […]

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Cilantro 101

By Sherry K on April 30th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

Cilantro–it seems that people either love it or hate it.

An herb from the coriander plant, cilantro makes a great addition to salsa, salads, soups (see my Thai Ginger Coconut Chicken Soup), even pizza (such as my Garlicky Thai Chicken Pizza).

Cilantro 101