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And here's another kitchen tip I ran across the other day on Pinterest. Instead of putting a piece of bread or a slice of apple in the bag to keep your brown sugar soft, try using a couple of marshmallows. That sounds a lot more appetizing to me!

Just tried something I found on Pinterest the other day. When you are making hard boiled eggs, add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda to the water. Apparently, doing so changes the PH level, so the shells won't stick to the eggs when you peel them. I tried five eggs this morning, and the shells were all very easy to peel except one of them (not sure why). I had no idea! Give this a try.

Although summer is long gone this year, I figure that any season can be ice cream season. So I want to share a tip I discovered this year for making ice cream with fruit. The ice cream recipe I usually follow comes from Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book , which instructs you to make a Sweet Cream Base (see below) and then add other ingredients or flavorings. The base is always the same, obviously, but then you add whatever ingredients you want to create the type of flavoring you desire. Well, I LOVE ice cream made with fresh fruit (peaches, strawberries, raspberries, or whatever), but particular fruits aren't always in season. So what I tried doing this summer was putting the prepared and pre-measured fresh fruit (2 cups of finely chopped fruit) in freezer bags, along with the sugar and lemon juice the recipe calls for. That and a quarter teaspoon of Fruit Fresh. Then I labeled the bags and put them in my freezer. So that way, whenever I want to have fresh...