1. Plan meals at least a week in advance to incorporate the use of
leftovers. For example, have baked chicken, mashed potatoes, and gravy for
dinner Sunday, and then use the leftover gravy as the base of beef stroganoff Monday.
2. If you know you’re not going to have time to cook one evening, prepare
two dinners the night before and just reheat one the next night.
3. When preparing a meal using grated cheese, chopped onions, etc., prepare
more than the recipe calls for and refrigerate the rest for another meal.
4. Clean your kitchen workspace as you go. When you’re done there will be
little left to clean.
5. On grocery shopping day, have your children help individually wrap their
cookies, snacks, etc., for their lunches. Makes lunch preparation for the rest
of the week a breeze and snacks don’t disappear before lunches are made.
6. Don’t hide your cookbooks away. Organize them where you can get to them
easily, and you will use them a lot more.
7. Keep a notepad on the front of the refrigerator for your shopping list.
When you run out of something write it on the list right away. Encourage family
members to do the same.
8. Prepare favorite beverages like lemonade, tea, or Kool Aid in
gallon-sized pitchers, and you won’t have to make them as often.
Article by:
Originally published at Suite 101. Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and
mom who is the author of What’s for Dinner?, an e-cookbook containing more than
250 quick easy dinner ideas. For recipes, tips to organize your home, home
decorating, crafts, holiday hints, and more, visit Creative Homemaking at www.creativehomemaking.com.
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