Keep Soft Drinks from Going Flat

This tip came from Rachel Ray this morning while watching the Rachel Ray Show.

How many times have you opened a two liter soft drink and put it back in the fridge and return to it a few days later and it has lost all of the fizz? It's then nasty and we have to throw it away.

According to Rachel, before putting the lid back on the bottle, sqeeze the bottle until the drink reaches the top of the opening and then put the lid back on the bottle. The bottle is going to be flattened and look a little weird. That's okay! She says you will also be able to fit them into your fridge a little easier and they won't take up as much room.

When you return to your favorite soft drink it will be nice and fizzy!

Thanks, Rachel!

Source: RachelRay Show

Keep Ice Cream Fresh

This tip comes from the Rachel Ray show. I was watching her this morning and she offered this great tip.

Have you ever bought your favorite ice cream and taken a couple of spoons out of it and put it back into the freezer and then gone back to it a couple weeks later and it has started to dry out? Follow this simple tip and it will be as fresh as the day you purchased it.

Before replacing the lid back on the ice cream container, put a sheet of plastic wrap over it and then put the top back on the container. Place in freezer and it will be fresh the next time you get ice cream.

Thanks, Rachel!

source: RachelRay.com

Inexpensive Cheese Sauce

Do you have a recipe that calls for cheese spread or perhaps Velveeta? I don't know about you, but I really do not like paying almost $5 for a box of Velveeta. I have found that if you use the Ragu cheese sauce in a jar, it works great! It is also great on nachos! I love using it on broccoli and cauliflower too.

Shredding Cheese

I have found it more economical to buy cheese in a block form instead of shredded when I need shredded cheese. It only takes me a couple minutes to grate it myself. I purchase block cheese when it is on sale and put it in the freezer and take it out when I need to use it. It is easier to grate while it is frozen. The cheese does not get clogged up in the holes on your grater and the block you are grating does not end up crumbling.