If you grease the edges of a pan with a little bit of fat then milk will not run over a pan while boiling.

Help your child get their 5-a-day by making juices and smoothies with fresh fruit.  These taste delicious and children love them but they are also very healthy and good for you. 

Does your meal really need sugar adding or could you use sweeteners instead? Try and use sweeteners instead of sugar as it is a healthier option. 

Have you ever got your boiled eggs and unboiled eggs mixed up?  There is a simple test you can do to tell them apart.  Spin each egg on your work surface and then quickly stop it spinning. If it continues to spin once you let go, the egg is uncooked. If it doesn’t move then it is boiled.

Plan your meals on a weekly basis and create a shopping list.  It saves you having a panic in the early evening and grabbing something quick but unhealthy. 

You can add a teaspoon of cold water to the white of an egg which will help you to whip it more quickly while increasing the quantity of the egg.

To stop pastry cases from rising when you cook them, prick the base with a fork before you put the filling in.  Then put them in to cook. 

If you have lumpy gravy simply run it through a sieve first.  Use one with fine holes and the lumps will stay in the sieve. 

You can get rid of unpleasant smells in your fridge by chopping an onion in half and putting it on a shelf in your fridge. The natural antioxidants of an onion will make the bad smell disappear.