Everything Homemaking
Have you ever tried to roll dough out directly on the pan but your rolling pin was too big? I’ve had that happen so many times that I finally did something about it. I got more rolling pins. I have three and they all serve different purposes. Here’s a look at my collection. This one is the typical large rolling pin that every homemaker has in their baking drawer. It works … [Read more...]
1. Freeze ground beef in zip lock bags and pat the meat as flat as possible. It takes up less space, is easier to store and thaws faster. 2. Freeze chicken breasts individually. When you pop the whole package in the freezer, straight from the store, they take forever to thaw. If you freeze them individually, they thaw faster and you can pull out the exact number … [Read more...]
My husband likes to cook sometimes. But he gets really frustrated with my measuring spoon collection. There are so many spoons and he has a hard time finding the size he wants. To make matters worse, the writing on some of them has worn off so he has no clue what size they are. We were out shopping one day and he spotted the solution to his problem - an adjustable measuring spoon. … [Read more...]
My refrigerator takes two days to thaw a package of chicken. I don’t always remember to move it from the freezer to the refrigerator two days in advance. Or I don’t know two days prior that I’m going to need it. I’ve tried thawing chicken in the microwave and I don’t have good results. I really don’t like doing it that way anyway. Recently I stumbled upon a strategy that … [Read more...]
I’m going to say right up front that I’m not a chef, and the method I’m about to describe may not be “chef approved”. But until I learn something different, it’s how I marinate chicken and it works for me. I nearly always use boneless skinless chicken breasts. If you buy bone-in and want to de-bone them, you can read how to do that here. Step One. Cut the fat and gross … [Read more...]
My number one strategy for making dinner prep easier has always been to do as much as possible in advance. When my kids were little, bad things always happened about the time I was trying to make dinner. You know, stuff like toilets overflowing, injuries, dogs getting skunked, the phone ringing, etc. So my favorite strategy was to do as much as possible in advance. Here are some of my … [Read more...]
Your family doesn’t read your mind so if you buy a box of cereal for a dessert you’re making, and then put it in the cereal cabinet, they’ll automatically think they can eat it. So if a food item is designated for cooking and not eating, it needs to be “set apart”. Here are some ways to do it: 1. Put a red dot on it. I’ve never done this, but I read about it and … [Read more...]
