Wrap paneer in blotting paper when storing it in the refrigerator. This will keep it fresh for a long time.

Freeze different fruit juices in ice trays. Put these cubes into glasses of juice as you serve them. For instance, put orange juice cubes in lime juice.

To keep biscuits and cookies fresh and crisp, put two cubes of sugar in the same jar. The cubes will absorb all the moisture.

When brinjals are available cheaper, buy and cut them up into slices and dry them in the hot sun. Later you can prepare vatha kolambu (tamarind sambar without dal), which will be tastier.

To keep old potatoes fresh, add a half tablespoonful of salt and sugar while boiling. This will help peel them easily of its skin and it will also smell good.