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Power Outage Prevention
To prevent power outages, don't plug an excessive number of appliances into any one circuit.
Washing Machine Maintenance
Don't use too much detergent, as residue can build up and cause mechanical failure. Use high-efficiency (HE) detergent for HE washers.
Mustard Oil Cooking
Smoke Mustard oil first before using for preparing vegetables etc. Heating to a point till light white smoke emerges from it. This would remove the potency from the oil.
Boiled Egg Test
To see whether an egg is boiled or not just twist the egg on a table, if it twists fast it is boiled if not it is raw.
Watering Plants - Best Time
The best time to water plants is in the morning, before the sunlight is at its strongest intensity as this is the optimum condition for plants to photosynthesize.
Parenting - Healthy Eating
Make it a point to feed your child healthy food right from a young age. Give them fruits instead of chips and pizza. If your children eat healthy foods right from a young age, then it is likely that the habit will continue till adulthood.
Refrigerator Maintenance
Twice a year pull out your refrigerator, unplug it and vacuum the coils located either in the front or back, more often if you have shedding pets. If possible, allow a 2-inch space around the top and sides to let the coils breathe.
Washing Machine Maintenance
Once a month, run an empty hot water wash to break down any built up residue.
Guilt free oil fries :
when your are making fries,papads etc add little salt to the oil and fry so that fries will not absorb lot of oil
You can have chewing gum while cutting onion to avoid tears.
To keep the corriander leaves fresh for longer time, wash it and put on the tissue paper once it is dry without water , roll in the aluminium foil and keep it in fridge.
Celery Storage
The best way to store fresh celery is to wrap it in aluminum foil and put it in the refrigerator--it will keep for weeks.
Garlic Peeling
Microwave garlic cloves for 15 seconds and the skins slip right off.
Roast Cooking Tip
A roast with the bone in will cook faster than a boneless roast - the bone carries the heat to the inside of the roast quicker.
Meat Slicing
To slice meat into thin strips, as for Chinese dishes - partially freeze and it will slice easily.
Hair Care
Tie a scarf on your hair when it is windy. This would avoid tangles, knots and breakage of your hair.
Toothing
Make small pieces of potato and cool them in your fridge. Give you child pieces of cold potato and tell him to place them inside his mouth on the tooth that is paining. The cold will sooth the pain. This works well with cucumber too.
Baby Costipation
Just keep your baby on his back and firmly hold his legs in a half bent position. Next, start moving his legs in a manner, as if he is paddling a bicycle. See that you do it gently. Maintain a steady pace, neither do it too fast, nor make it too slow. This will help in controlling your baby constipation.
Crispy Dosas
To get crisp, golden dosas add a teaspoon of fenugreek seeds to the urad dal and grind it.
Avoiding Onion Tears
Chill onion is refrigerator before cutting to avoid tears. One other way to avoid tears is to soak peeled onion is water before cutting.
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