Many people mistakenly blame pasta for gaining weight, but that is not entirely true. Well, what if I could tell you that there are ways to eat healthy pasta? What if I could tell you that there are ways to decrease your total carbs intake? Well luckily for you, there are!

Many people mistakenly blame pasta for gaining weight, but that is not entirely true. Well, what if I could tell you that there are ways to eat healthy pasta? What if I could tell you that there are ways to decrease your total carbs intake? Well luckily for you, there are!

If your steam iron has black marks, and you want to clean it easily in order not to burn clothes, use an enough amount of coarse salt for the process.

When seasoning meat, use rock salt rather than table salt. Its larger grains are easier to spread and cling well to the meat’s surface. We recommend using around 1/8 teaspoon of rock salt per serving when a recipe calls for seasoning meat “to taste.” That will encourage your children to eat it especially if roasted or grilled and served with different sauces.

Cover the baked pasta with aluminum foil as the steam hydrates its mixture and minimizes the moisture escaping to the oven, which results in dried baked pasta. If you would like to top with cheese, uncover the pasta, add the cheese and then broil for a couple of minutes just until bubbly.

If you are in a hurry and have no time to keep whisking all the ingredients of the white sauce for your pasta or lasagne, you can combine them in a blender! Once mixed well, you can heat the mixture in a pan and just wait till it gets thicker gradually with continuous stirring.

If you are planning to bake lasagna, make sure that you add the sheets in boiling water. Don’t overcook the sheets, let them be half cooked as they will continue cooking in the oven.

If any of your pots are boiling over, quickly place a wooden spoon across the rim – that’ll settle the frothy bubbles and prevent more over-boiling.

Avocados do not ripen on the tree; instead, they ripen after being harvested. Unripe avocados should be placed in a carton bag outside your fridge for a couple of days to speed up the ripening process. After that, you can add it to your recipes or just eat it with a splash of salt and ground pepper!

Winter is the perfect season for exploring your kitchen and warming up for more creative dishes. Kitchen hacks always make food preparation easier and save your time and efforts.