KATHMANDU: Though it looks like a cakewalk but cooking meal for the family and the occasional guest is not as easy as we assume. While the ladies spend almost half their life in the kitchen, family members usually think that the dishes on the dinning table appear magically. For those who love cooking and feeding people or just have to cook out of duty, here are few easy tips to make your work around the kitchen much more smooth.

•What to do if you over salt food?

Drop a potato or two into it. Absorbs the over salt.

•How to destroy fish smells

Rub butter on your hands or wherever the smell is to be removed.

•How to destroy onion smells

Dampen hands and rub bicarbonate of soda over them.

•How to boil a cracked egg

Add a dash of vinegar to the water.

•Easy boiled egg peeling

Keep lid on for a few minutes after boiling, pressure causes shell to fall off.

•Keep vegetables green while cooking

Lift the lid of the cooking vessel from time to time while cooking.

•Get juice from dried up lemon

Boil it for a few minutes.

•Quick onion rings

Onions slice more easily, if you leave skins on while slicing.

•How to keep your berries fresh

Don’t wash until ready to use and keep in refrigerator until ready to use.

•How to stop cabbage odours

Throw a couple of walnut kernels in pot while cooking.

More tricks next week