Don’t throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces.

Place a slice of apple in hardened brown sugar to soften it.

If you accidentally over-salt a dish while it’s still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an instant...

When a cake recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead and there won’t be any white mess on outside...