Guest guest Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 > [kitchen tip] Too busy to cook? > > Here are a few time saving ideas that can help. > > Plan ahead. I know it sounds like a no-brainer, but > take a few minutes to jot down some of your family's > favorite recipes on a piece of paper. Just take a small > calendar and rotate them in, leaving a few spaces to > fill in with new recipes or ideas. > > One thing I have done is to plot out a basic schedule. Then, > once a week I scan through cookbooks looking for a few new > recipes I have been wanting to try. Plug those into the schedule > on days when there is more time to cook. > > Keep a shopping list and make sure you have the items > for the week's meals. If you are disciplined enough to do > this for longer than one week at a time, bravo! I seem to > be only able to manage it on a weekly basis, but my goal is to > work up to 2 weeks...then three etc. > > Keep the freezer, refrigerator and pantry stocked with basics and > those handy " convenience " items. Items like canned beans, > couscous, pasta, frozen veggie burger crumbles and mixes can all > be sources for inspiration when time is short. > > Cook double batches. When you are taking time to cook beans > or make a sauce and you have space in your freezer for storage, > just fix a double batch and freeze the extra for later use. > > ~ PT ~ Excellent advice, and STOP PRESSURING ME!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAhhhhhhhhhh. (all right, I'll COOK, jeesh) Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true. - Honoré Balzac (1799-1850) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 Subtle aren't I? *lol* ~ PT ~ If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years. ~ Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> , The Stewarts <stews9@c...> wrote: > > [kitchen tip] Too busy to cook? > Excellent advice, and STOP PRESSURING ME!!!!!!!!!! > > AAAAAhhhhhhhhhh. > > (all right, I'll COOK, jeesh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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