New Kitchen Tips

I just thought that I would share a few things that I do in the kitchen that makes life a little easier for me...

1. When the bottom of your pan gets food burned and stuck on it really bad and you know that even soaking it all night won't get it off. Try putting enough water in the bottom to cover stuck on food and then sprinkle a few Tablespoons of baking soda and then put back on the stove to boil for a while and the soda will boil the food right off!

2. When I am cooking I always make sure to rinse my dishes off right away and then set them in one side of the sink. Then when dinner is over it makes clean up a lot easier, or if you don't feel like doing them you can wait until morning and the food is not stuck on.

3. I always try to clean out my fridge before I go shopping. That way I know what I have and when I get home I have room to fit more food. Plus I am always more willing to cook if I can see what I have to cook! I learned that one from my mom!

4. If you by fresh parsley or cilantro often, bring it home and snip the ends and put in a cup of fresh water and it will stay fresh a lot longer than sitting in the bag and getting all slimy.

5. It seems like every time I start to cook my kids get so hungry they can't even control their selves. So I try to keep cut up veggies in the fridge for them to start on. And this is for anytime of the day, I have a cupboard that they can reach that is just healthy snacks. Like: raisins, pretzels, almonds, peanuts, crackers, cranberries ect. That way they can get to it when they feel like a snack and it doesn't ruin their meal. And they have some kind of independence on choosing healthy things!