helping you cook better, smarter, faster
When I ask what holds them back from cooking, many people respond that it’s the prep time. And buying precut veggies is so expensive many simply punt and eat fast food. But what if there was a tool that could help you chop veggies in half the time?
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If you use something, it’s gonna get dirty…that’s a fact of life. And it won’t take more than a day or two (or maybe a meal or two) before it has you screaming and running for cover! But when you ask yourself, “How do I clean up this kitchen?” this simple plan is your best strategy.
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You’d think with as much olive oil or parchment as I use that all my cleanups would be super easy. Not so! More often than not, there’s something baked and dried on my casserole dishes, pots, baking dishes, or Instant Pot insert. But there’s hope for cleaning baked-on messes when you remember the 3 S’s.
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Thanksgiving is one of those grandiose meals where you spend most of the day cooking it, devour it in 20 minutes tops, and then find the hurricane wreckage left in the kitchen. Regular weeknight meals should not look the same or give you a defeated feeling. Let me help by offering 10 “shortcuts” so you don’t trash the kitchen!
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The key to less cleanup time after dinner is to rinse it (pots, pans, dishes) before it sticks! Or as my grandmother would have said, “Reench it ‘fore it sticks!” (imagine that heavy Southern/country accent). Silly as it sounds, it’s wise advice. Particularly if you use a lot of red spices or get stuff baked on your pans in the oven like I do.
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Equivalents…two items that are called by different names but are “equal” amounts. Knowing the basic ones “fluently” (read that “quick recall”) can mean SO MUCH when you’re cooking. It’s like having a super-power!
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Now more than ever, it’s SO important our kitchen and even our groceries (not just the food, but the packaging, too!) be CLEAN. I’m meaning just plain clean and clear of any COVID-19 that might be on anything we bring in our home…cause we wouldn’t even know it was there.
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Morning is not the favorite time of day for most people. We tend to stay up late, and wake up with only enough time to grab a quick shower and some clothes, and head out the door.
But breakfast starts your day right with your body fueled for whatever comes your way…particularly if you need the mental capacity to power through big projects that require a lot of thought. And no, I don’t think sugary carbs qualify as a significant morning meal. Been doing Whole30 type food too long to go for that. And why do that when you can enjoy simple fried eggs in 7 minutes?
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You know how you hear something, and you know you should do it but you just forget…every single time? And then one time you remember to do that thing (it’s a MIRACLE!), and it makes life immensely easier? Here’s the top 5 tricks that will make your cooking and clean-up easier than ever…and you probably already know about them!
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