Kitchen Tips

Keeping on top of your kitchen can be time consuming. Here are some tips to help you keep it all in order!

Keep a slice of bread in your brown sugar to keep it from hardening.

Wrap clean lettuce in paper towels and place in a gallon-size freezer bag. It will stay fresh for days.

You can decrease the amount of vegetable oil in a recipe by substituting applesauce for at least half the amount of oil.

When browning hamburger for tacos or spaghetti sauce, use a pastry blender to break it up into small pieces.

Get more juice out of fresh lemons by rolling them on your countertop.

When you drain canned fruit, save the juice and use it in place of water or milk in muffin recipes.

Keep a “running list” on your frig door. Every time you see you need an item, note it on the list.

And speaking of grocery lists, save time at the supermarket by listing your needed items in the order they come in the store.

Chop all your onions and peppers at one time. Then keep them in sandwich bags for use all week.
Make your menus for each week. You’ll save time and money.