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How to Save Time in the Kitchen by Nikki Willhite If you would like to spend less time in the kitchen, yet still feed your family healthy, nutritious meals, there are cooking shortcuts that will make meal preparation easier. Some of them require you to make a few things ahead of time. However, as with all money and time saving tips, it is well worth the effort. These shortcuts will reduce your time in the kitchen, without resulting in any noticeable different in the taste or nutrition of your meals. HERE ARE A FEW TIPS TO HELP WITH MEAL PREPARATION - When possible, cook double and make good use of your freezer. The amount of time you save when you serve the food you have frozen greatly exceeds the extra time to make the first meal. - Use a pressure cooker for items like meat and brown rice. You will cook in 1/3 the time. - Have a pre-made basic quick mix ready for quickly making muffins and other breads. - Make your own pre-made mixes of spices for the items you cook on a regular basis. - If you like beans, put together a favorite mix of beans, lentils, split peas, and other items for the pressure cooker. - Use a pastry blender to chop hamburger into small pieces when browning. - Put a piece of newspaper (with non bleeding ink) on the counter when peeling vegetables so you can quickly throw away the peelings. - Wash and cut up vegetables when you get home from the store. Put them in air tight containers in the fridge. Eat them raw for lunch, and quickly add onions, green peppers, and tomatoes to omelets and casseroles, and carrots, broccoli and cauliflower to vegetable dishes. - Make a triple batch of cookie dough in your mixer, roll it up, separate it into several sections and freeze it. When you want to make cookies just take one out, thaw, slice, and bake. - Put leftover mashed potatoes in muffin tins lined with paper cups. Freeze, and heat up in the microwave for a later meal. - Use your microwave to soften butter and speed up mixing times. - Use a jar scrapper to quickly remove all the ingredients from canned food. - Line baking pans and slow cookers with aluminum foil for speedy clean up. About the Author: Nikki Willhite, mother of 3 and an interior design graduate, has been writing and publishing articles on the topic of frugal living for over a decade. Visit her at www.frugalhappyfamilies.com - where you will find hundreds of frugal living tips and articles. Frugal Happy Families- more than just money!

 

 

 

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