Monday Lifehack of the Week: 8 Incredible Food Hacks You Should to Try

Make Your Bananas Last Longer – Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem in a bunch, they ripen faster, OR leave them connected, but wrap aluminum foil around their stem connection.

Keep Salad Fresh – Place a paper towel in your bag or bowl of salad mix. It will absorb moisture and help it last a lot longer.

Pepper Shopping Hacks – Fun fact! Peppers with three bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with four bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.

Frying Ground Beef – Add a teaspoon of water. It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.

Reheat Pizza –  No more soggy pizza for you! Heat leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to medium-low, and heat until warm.

Easy Deviled Eggs – Put cooked egg yolks into a zip lock bag. Seal, and then mash.  Add the remainder of your deviled egg ingredients, reseal, mix, and then cut the baggy tip and squeeze the mixture into each egg. 

Double Your Store-Bought Frosting – Dump that container of icing into a bowl and whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. It will double right before your eyes, saving you money and calories. Sweet!Soften Butter – Making a recipe that calls for softened butter? Stand your butter stick up on the counter. Pour piping hot water into a glass, dump it out, then immediately place the glass on top of the butter. It will be soft in no time!