As promised, below are a few more helpful tips and tricks designed to make your time in the kitchen less frustrating and more fun. Don’t be shy, give them a try!

Reheating pasta: Reheating leftovers can be a pain because the outsides are sizzling and the inside is still cold. A better way to heat up leftovers is to position your pasta on the plate with a hole in the middle, like a donut. This way the entire plate is heated and you won’t have to make several trips back to the microwave.Vanilla Extract Trick: A lot of baking recipes will call for vanilla. If your bottle of vanilla extract has a cap, then you can use that cap to measure out a teaspoon.

Egg Freshness: When determining if your egg is still fresh, the easiest way is to place the egg in a bowl or glass…