I’m so green, it bugs me when people get new plastic wrap to take a dish home when they already brought it covered in something that they had to throw away. I’m the type to carefully lay the plastic wrap in a hidden location, food side up, and make certain the same piece gets back [...]
Entries Tagged as 'tips'
5 Ways to Pack a Fancy Dish Without Using Plastic Wrap
December 13th, 2012 · 21 Comments · Green Living
Tags: Beeswrap·environment·party food·plastic wrap·tips·travel
5 Crazy Ways I Save on Kitchen Prep Time {so we can Eat Well, Spend Less}
October 17th, 2012 · 47 Comments · KS lifestyle
I just got yesterday’s oatmeal going on the stove. No, we haven’t been waiting for breakfast for 24 hours – two-day oatmeal is one of the "shoddy shortcuts" I take every week in an attempt to save a few minutes in the kitchen. Believe me, I spend enough time there already. "Mommy, play with me!" [...]
Tags: dishes·Eat Well Spend Less·food storage·oatmeal·shortcuts·time·time management·timesavers·tips
Kitchen Tip Tuesday: Being Prepared for Quick Meals
May 24th, 2011 · 18 Comments · Special Situations
Tippy. Tips usually are short and sweet. Although I’ve never been known for my brevity, I’m going to give it my best shot today. Tammy of Tammy’s Recipes is trusting me with the hostess responsibilities for her weekly blog carnival, Kitchen Tip Tuesday. When I was first blogging and entering her linky, she used to [...]
Tags: carnival·freezer cooking·Kitchen Tip Tuesday·pregnancy·preparedness·quick foods·tips
Guest Post: Kitchen Efficiency (Do I Need This? Oh, Yes I Do!)
March 17th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Uncategorized
This is a Guest Post from Priya Q of Recipes from an Indian Kitchen. Most of us when we enter kitchen feel like an “Artist – about to create something different,” if we are in a good mood or “Drone – what do I make now?”, if we are not in the mood to cook [...]
Tags: guest post·tips
Kitchen Tip: On the Buying and Storing of Flour
March 9th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Upgraded Nutrition
We know that freshly milled grain is the most nutritious of all, but hey – I don’t have a grain mill yet, do you? Since many of us have to buy our grains already in the form of flour, here are a few tips to get the best nutrition out of the situation: Buy flour [...]
Quick Tips For Keeping A Clean Kitchen While Doing All This Cooking! (A Guest Post from Cara at Health, Home and Happiness)
January 22nd, 2010 · 14 Comments · Cleaning
I love cooking for my family, I love serving real foods three meals a day (plus endless snacks!), and I love having a shiny sink, clear counters, and rows of clean dishes in my cupboards. Like a lot of people who love to cook, cleaning doesn’t naturally come to me. The following are what this [...]
Tags: Cleaning·Guest Posts·tips
Do You Know These 10 Tips for Even Better Homemade Chicken Stock?
January 21st, 2010 · 69 Comments · Do It Yourself
Chicken stock is one of the quintessential Kitchen Stewardship habits (you can see the other 9 here). I thought I had it down to a science, but still I have made some changes to the way I make chicken stock since I posted on it last year.
Tags: chicken·stock/broth·tips
