Accidentally drop a piece of eggshell into your bowl? In order to get out tiny bits of cracked eggshell from your mixing bowl, simply wet one of your fingers with water and gently touch the shell shard. It will easily stick to your finger.
A Sticky-Finger Trick for Eggshells, Plus a Brown Sugar Fix
One of the biggest money wasters is at the grocery store. How often do you buy things you think you may need, and not things you actually do need? Keep a magnetic shopping list on the refrigerator, and when you run out of something, write it down. Rather than shopping for a little bit each day, make the most efficient use of your time (and gas) by going to the grocery store once a week.
Pick Up Eggshell Bits With a Wet Finger
Keep Brown Sugar Soft in the Fridge
There are plenty of hacks out there that supposedly prevent brown sugar from becoming hard, but this is the only method you actually need: seal your brown sugar and store it inside the refrigerator. It really doesn't get any easier than that.
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