As I am still in the Father’s day mode, I decided to write about some cooking tips my dad taught me. Yes, he cooks. I’m happy for the increasing number of men who actually can cook sumptuous meals. A lot can cook, but the difference lies in the taste and I’m proud to say my dad CAN cook.

So, here are a few cooking tips he taught me, well, these are what I can remember.

1. Always reheat cooked food on half power in the microwave - that’s what the reheating setting does. This reheats food evenly without frying the edges while leaving the center cold.

2. Tough meat? Try this..When you take meat out of the microwave oven, cover it with aluminum foil for 10 minutes before carving.

3. To cook rice in a microwave,place two cups of rice and 4 cups of boiling water in a microwave container and zap on high for 12 minutes. The rice will be beautiful - no smells in the kitchen, no water boiling over the stove.

4. To keep your oil-based salad dressings from going to the bottom of the bowl and keeping it on your greens, take your dressing and heat it in the microwave for ten seconds before using.

5. Need to peel a bunch of oranges for a salad? Just soak the oranges in boiling water for five minutes than usual. The white part of the peel will come off along with the peel to give an awesome look to your salad.

But to be perfectly honest, I have rarely followed this,except the salad part, because I love salads. But tried all of these and they are really effective, not only because they are cooking wisdoms for my dad.