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6. Don't forget to take out the butter and eggs

at the start of your recipe. That applies for cream cheese too, if making frosting. Many recipes call for these ingredients at room temperature, and you don't want to be stuck waiting 15 to 30 minutes for the butter to soften.

7. Make-ahead meals are a busy mom's hassle-free friend.

My mom loved casseroles in the 1980s. Other moms love stews or whatever can be made in a Crock Pot. The principle is this: try making dinner in the morning and sticking it in the fridge so that at night, all you have to do is bake or heat it up. Check out our casserole recipes.

8. Peel your potatoes after you boil them 

if you're not eating the nutrient-rich skin, that is. When the potatoes are done, take them out of the pot and set them aside. Dump out the pot's hot water and fill it with cold water. Place the potatoes back in the pot's cold water to let them cool a bit. Take them out, and hold the potato in hand with a dish cloth to protect you, and under running cold water, peel off skin with a paring knife and sometimes just your fingers. You save time this way, and you can lose vitamins if you cook potatoes already peeled.

9. Refrigerate your pie crust dough-ball.

When chilled, it's easier to roll out and keep the dough together as you're shaping it. If you're not making your own pie crust and opt for a rolled-up refrigerated pie, you don't have to reveal that either. Try our Easy Pie Crust recipe, which calls for refrigerating the dough for 30 minutes.

10. Cake mistakes can be covered up.

Is part of the cake broken, cracked, ripped, or uneven? That's what frosting is for. You can flip the cake to the better side or just slather on a thicker coat of buttercream icing.

Do you have some tips that your mom used to share with you that we did not include? If so let us know in the comments below.

Source: Chowhound