Disposable piping bag

For so long I've avoided recipes that require piping. First you need to buy the piping bag, then the added attachments, oh then there's the cleaning and the storage of the little bits and pieces. Too hard! I know, I know you can buy disposable ones at the supermarket. Again, too hard.  What I've always done is use a sandwich bag, put the icing in, push it to one corner and snipe that corner. Pretty sweet! But ... with heavier...

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Avoiding Bitter Garlic in Stir-fry

Do you find that when frying garlic it goes bitter? It's not the garlic's fault. It's because its over cooked.  Usually during stir-fries, you're often directed to add onion and garlic to a hot oily pan. This is where you're going wrong. Garlic takes less time to cook than onion.  So next time, add the onion first, when its about to go translucent, then add the garlic. If you forget to add the garlic then, you can add it while your...

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