Cooking Tips

Ripe peaches and nectarines (firmer than peaches) can be stored in the fridge for up to a week, longer storage could damage the flavor and texture of the fruit. You can also freeze peaches for long term storage.

Adding some dates in your diet may help. Dates are a strong source of proteins that help us in staying fit, and even keep our muscles strong. A lot of regular gym goers are asked to eat a couple of dates every day as part of their daily routine. Dates contain vitamins such as B1, B2, B3 and B5, as well as A1 and C.

Baking is generally considered as a healthy cooking method because it does not require large amounts of unhealthy additives like fat or salt. Therefore, while baking may generally be a healthy way to cook, whether or not your baked dish is healthy ultimately depends on your primary ingredients.

Always pull out the cookies before they're done. It is always better to under-cook than overcook and burn. And cookies will continue to cook on the hot tray after you take them out of the oven.

If you have more than one ingredient you need to chop, put a paper towel on the cutting board and change it each time you change the ingredient. This saves you an immense amount of time cleaning.

If you are following an online recipe, better to print it out and use it while cooking.. No one wants raw eggs all over the iPhone or iPad!