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Kitchen

Goulash Recipes – per Request

When making up your meal plans, try to come up with many meals that will give you a two for one. You can make extra of some ingredients the first night specifically to utilize the leftovers to concoct dinner a second night. I will give you a few examples, but anyone can look at the ingredients of the meals they already typically make to come up with recipes that will reduce cooking time on a second meal. Read more »

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Menu Planning Part 3 – Cooking Big

Large family gatherings are big around this part of the country. It is very common for brothers, sisters, cousins, moms and dads, aunts and uncles, PLUS additional friends to all gather once a week at Granny’s. Especially on Sunday afternoons. In addition, when I was growing up, our house was where all of the kids [...] Read more »

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Menu Planning Part 2

I came up with a way to eliminate the long store trip while working my grocery shopping into the ridiculous hurry up and wait 10 minutes here and there schedule I was bound. It may not work for everyone, but it may be a big help to anyone working full time doing their shopping on the way home, or to anyone else always on the run with errands. I will write a list at the end of the article for many individual things anyone could try to shave a little time or stress from their grocery shopping. Read more »

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Kitchen Organization – Second Steps

I have given a few examples of some second step solutions that everyone can implement in the Kitchen Quick Tips, but I will give you another unusual kitchen example with the reasoning behind it that may help you find a solution that works for you. Read more »

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Quick Tip – Utensil Crock

Keeping the kitchen utensils you use most within convenient reach makes it easier to prepare meals in your kitchen.
I am right handed. Just to the right of my stove top I keep a crock that holds the utensils I seem to use most when cooking. It holds wooden spoons, slotted spoons, spatulas, and a whisk. [...] Read more »

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Quick Tip – Soap Dispensers

Because of all of our DIY projects, we are one of those families that wash our hands a lot in the kitchen using the liquid dish soap. I always hated the way the bottle looked sitting on the counter. But no matter how many times I would put it in the sink cabinet someone (including [...] Read more »

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Quick Tip – Canisters and Cookie Jars

Do you have canisters on your kitchen counter?
I have three good size clear durable plastic ones that I use for all purpose flour, sugar, and cornmeal. They are well labeled to keep me from tossing flour into my morning coffee. But I also have some that I use for alternative purposes and some alternative purposes [...] Read more »

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Quick Tip – Hooks in the Kitchen

Adding hooks in the kitchen could really help you with tasks and storage.
The other day I mentioned that I used a simple hook under my sink to hold a dustpan set. You can add several types of hooks all over your kitchen to really maximize convenience and the way you store items. These little workers [...] Read more »

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Quick Tip – Dish Towels

You would be very surprised of what I use for dish towels in my kitchen. If you go to your local automotive specialty store they have a few types of shop towels in bundle packages. One is the familiar red shop rags you always seem to see in the back pocket of anyone working on [...] Read more »

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