January 8th, 2008
Consider yourself organized, or aspire to be? Lifehacker provides some creative tips on how to make your cooking simpler with “Kitchen Timesavers That Speed Up Dinner.” The best idea for me? Stick a conversion chart on the inside of one of your cupboards.
I have some cookbooks from my travels - and gee - why does everyone else cook with a metric system except for the US?! I’ve realized that I procrastinate from cooking wonderful (and easy) dishes from Spain and Cuba because I can’t be bothered with searching another book for the conversions!
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October 12th, 2007
The other day I was preparing some pasta with mushrooms and peas for a friend. With two pounds of old fashioned white mushrooms to slice, I realized that my slices were uneven and slow. Though many of you may never have thought about slicing mushrooms and whether or not you’re doing it efficiently, Grubgirl does obsess about things like this. I did some research and came up with some tips on how to more efficiently slice a mushroom.
Egg slicer — For any of you that happen to have a hard boiled egg slicer gathering dust in your drawer, you can place a mushroom in there and slice the whole thing at once!
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September 16th, 2007
Thanks go to Gomestic and their article on How to Store Your Food So It Lasts Longer.
Any grubgirl or grubboy knows that poor meal planning or poor leftover packaging can lead to a lot of waste in your kitchen…and I’m about you getting the most value from your food.
The key theme is to get airtight packaging for your leftovers, as oxygen can damage food, give it freezer burn, and make things ripen faster.
Tags: health code, kitchen, refridgerator, tip
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September 6th, 2007
Kudos to Sharon Harvey Rosenberg, aka The Frugal Duchess, for listing out 11 Tips for Cutting Grocery Bills from Consumers Union.
The one that caught me?
Be wary of circulars: Featured products in circulars often see a spike of up to 500 percent in sales volume. So stores like to highlight lots of items in their weekly circulars. The catch, says Shop Smart: “Not all items in circulars are on sale [at a discount].”
Gasp!
Tags: budget eating, groceries, grocery store, tip
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