Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 All of those are great ideas and wonderful time-saving tips we can all use! Thanks Amy. I aspire to be half as organized as you are! ~ PT ~ True words are not always pretty; pretty words are not always true. ~ Japanese proverb ~~~*~~~*~~~> , " Amy " <sandpiperhiker wrote: > Cindy - I don't have kids, but I know for me that prepping food when I > get it home (or as soon as possible after) really helps me when it's > time to cook. For example, I wash any greens right away. I have a > certain container for them, but a clean kitchen towel and a plastic > grocery sack will work to keep them several days, up to a week. I > peel, dice and bake an entire pan of sweet potatoes, and toss them on > salad, in wraps, or just reheat, add spices, and eat as a side. I > also will run an entire bag of onions through my food processor. Then > I freeze them in ice cube trays, pop them out when frozen, and store > in the freezer in an airtight container. Just pull out a few cubes as > needed. I do the same with leftover tomato paste - little dabs on a > sheet of wax paper is easier than ice cubes though. Washed and sliced > zukes keep a few days. Tomatoes don't keep well so I only chop them > as needed, unless they're going to be cooked, then a couple of days > ahead is good. > > Make double batches of bean loaves, and freeze one. Same for > casseroles - line your pan with foil with a good overhang, and when > it's frozen, you can pull it out of the pan and wrap well - leaving > the pan free. Many soups freeze well also. Small containers thaw > much more quickly. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 > All of those are great ideas and wonderful time-saving tips we > can all use! Thanks Amy. I aspire to be half as organized as you are! *lol* And I still feel so behind! Good thing I don't have kids, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 I am sure you'd be a great mom! You are like a Martha Stewart type, just way cuter! *lol* I think we all feel behind in what we want to get done each day. ~ PT ~ Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment. ~ Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) ~~~*~~~*~~~~> , " Amy " <sandpiperhiker wrote: > > > All of those are great ideas and wonderful time-saving tips we > > can all use! Thanks Amy. I aspire to be half as organized as you > are! > > *lol* And I still feel so behind! Good thing I don't have kids, eh? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 > I am sure you'd be a great mom! You are like a Martha Stewart type, > just way cuter! *lol* I think we all feel behind in what we want to > get done each day. Aw shucks, you're too nice to me. But I appreciate it! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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