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When adding dairy products, such as sour cream, yogurt, or whipping cream, stir into heated soup and then turn heat to low. Do Not Boil! Boiling will cause the soup to curdle. Cook only until heated.

To make your hard boiled eggs easier to peel, add 1 1/2 teaspoon of salt per quart of water used to boil the eggs. Add the salt before the water is boiling.

Add a tablespoon of butter or margarine to the cooking water when boiling potatoes to prevent the water from boiling over.

The Easter egg hunt is over; now what are you going to do with all of those eggs? We suggest trying a recipe from our large collection of hard boiled egg recipes, which includes anything from sandwiches to salads. We have several tasty deviled egg recipes that would be perfect for using those leftover Easter eggs.

Need some pointers on cooking hard-boiled eggs? We have helpful tips on how to cook eggs properly. To see how it is done, check out our video on How to Cook Hard Boiled Eggs.

Par-boil cauliflower to give it a head start on cooking before you are going to be sautéing or stir-frying. This way it will be done cooking at the same time as the other ingredients.

Avoid using oil when boiling pasta if serving with sauce because the oil will prevent the sauce from sticking to the pasta properly.

When cooking potatoes to use in potato salad, add a little vinegar to the water when boiling the potatoes. The vinegar causes the potatoes to form a thin crust, which helps them hold their shape.

For potato salad and other summer dishes using hard boiled eggs, crush the shell by rolling on a hard surface using the palm of your hand and light pressure. Crushing it in this manner will make the shell easy to peel off.

To prevent soft, mushy pasta, make sure the cooking water is at a full boil before adding the pasta. Also, make sure to keep it at a steady boil throughout the cooking time.

Cut a slit at top of peaches, pour boiling water over them and leave for 30 seconds. Remove and submerge in cold water. The skin should pull off easily with a small knife.

For bright green fresh peas, do not overcook. Boil peas for only one minute or steam them for just two minutes to produce bright green cooked peas with a crisp-tender texture.

Check out our tips and tricks about eggs. From centering the yolk when your boiling the eggs to an easy way to fill deviled eggs, we have everything you need to know.

Overripe tomatoes can be chopped up with a little garlic added, boiled for three minutes in the microwave, and stored in the freezer.

Use flour tortillas for easy dumplings! Cut into strips and add to boiling broth, a few at a time so they don't stick together.

If raisins are dried out or sugary, put in a heatprrof container and cover with boiling water. Let them stand for approximately 5 minutes, drain and pat dry. This process should plump up the raisins.

Before sautéing, frying, or stir-frying green beans, blanch them to brighten and set their color. Blanch by immersing the green beans in boiling water for only 2 minutes and then immerse in cold water immediately to stop the cooking process.

When adding broccoli to a fresh salad, first brighten its color and enhance its flavor by blanching it for 2 minutes in boiling water and then rinsing in cold water.

When it is desirable to remove the white membrane from a peeled orange, the process can be simplified by first placing the unpeeled orange in boiling water for 5 minutes.

Free Easter recipes including ham recipes, ham glaze recipes, and Easter dessert recipes that will help make your Easter menu complete. We also have helpful tips and advice on how to bake a ham.