Helpful Hints...

Just call me Heloise!

Here are a few things I though of while baking yesterday...

Hint: My mom (the Home-Ec teacher) taught me this one and it has come in handy more than once:

When measuring out peanut butter or shortening - use water-displacement!

I.E: if you need a cup of PB then fill a measuring cup with 1 cup of water


Then add the PB (making sure it is under the water line) until the water reaches the 2 cup mark.


You can use this with any solid/oil based substance and it sure beats packing and scraping peanut butter out of a measuring cup!

Hint: If you spray a measuring cup with PAM before measuring out molasses or syrup it will slide right out!

Hint: We all love Williams-Sonoma, but here are a few other kitchen shops that I've found online and LOVE! They all have a great selection and good prices.

Sur la Table

Fantes Kitchen Wares Shop

Fishs Eddy

Chef Tools


Happy Cooking!