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Yes, I’ve covered menu planning…how to do it by your sales flyer, how to do it by randomizing the meats, veggies, and flavors your family likes (links to these posts at the bottom). But what if I told you I could fix it so you never plan a menu again…would you be intrigued?
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Before you travel, there’s that pesky fridge you need to deal with. It’s just not possible for me to empty the fridge on purpose without a plan. So, here’s the 6 steps to clean out your fridge.
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Menu planning seems so hard that it’s tempting to buy pre-made plans. It seems like it would be so easy. After all, hasn’t someone else already done the hard part? But even if the plans are free, I still have 3 simple reasons not to buy pre-made menu plans.
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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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A home garden is a blessing in many ways. It’s fun to see the daily growth of the plants and eventual blooming and growth of vegetables or herbs. Tomatoes, in particular, are easy to grow even for non-gardeners like me. But they seem to ripen in waves, with large quantities in each wave. So, the challenge is how to effectively handle too many tomatoes at once.
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Remember variables and formulas back in Algebra? A recipe is very much a formula…it just happens that all the variables are given. What if I told you there was a “formula” for making casseroles and you could make any kind of casserole you wanted?
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Fresh herbs are wonderful, and sometimes have a very different taste from dried. And if you grow them in your garden, they’re super low cost. But what if you buy them in the store, then find you only used a tiny bit out of that little bunch? Did you know you can save the rest and freeze leftover herbs in ice?
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Veggies are the very best in Tennessee in the summer. Anything you want can be had with great sale prices. And the heat that makes those veggies grow so big so fast is the same heat that drives us toward cold food. No one wants to heat up the house if they can help it. So, how about a cold salad of summer veggies?
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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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