Organized Freezer Cooking

TweetToday is half way through the Cook Easy Foodie Blogger challenge. I hope you join in even if you’ve missed the other days. Just add your url in a comment below for whatever your foodie post is today. You can do the prompt given or write about any food related topic you want. The biggest thing is just to write!…

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File Recipes for Easy Meal Planning

TweetCall me old school but I still love to have a hard copy of my favorite recipes to read and use. I find it much easier to physically pull the recipe cards out and group the menu plan together. Consider a different file box for side dishes and main dishes. They are small so you aren’t taking up much more…

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Best Meal Planning Organization Tool

Cook Easy Challenge Day 15: Simplest and Best Meal Planning Organization Tool

Tweet It’s day 15 of the Cook Easy Foodie Cooking Challenge. My topic for today is “What is your favorite organization tool?”” I have a few must haves that come to mind when I think of my meal planning. But none of them are expensive. Of course, I have my weekly meal plans that I created and pull from constantly….

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Cook Easy Foodie Blogger Challenge

Tweet Are you a foodie blogger? September is a great time of year to get new readers. Many parents are desperately looking for easy recipes and cooking tips. It’s the busy fall sports season and school is in full swing. That leaves us scrambling to get back on a different schedule ourselves lol Let’s take advantage of those food and…

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Maximize Your Freezer Space

TweetGetting home from the grocery store with frozen food items and not having the space to immediately add them is so frustrating. I hadn’t had this issue in years and boy, I’m feeling like I was spoiled. I like to shop at Costco and luckily when I got home the last time I hadn’t bought too much stuff that needed…

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Freezer Containers

TweetFreezer burn is one of the worst things that can happen to your meals stored in the freezer. Freezer burn occurs when thousands of tiny water molecules turn into ice crystals within the food. This causes the food to lose moisture and to have the “parched” look. Not only does the water escape and freeze, but also, oxygen gets into…

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Spring Cleaning Your Pantry

TweetBy Ann Martin If you’re anything like me, every time I reach for the garlic powder in my spice cabinet, I find every other spice but that. As I started going through my spice cabinet in search of my garlic powder, I realized how disorganized and down right messy that cabinet really is. So then I start checking out my…

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Organizing Your Food

TweetIf it’s been awhile since you cleaned out your cupboards, you may want to give your kitchen an overhaul before your next shopping trip.  You’ll be surprised at how much easier cooking is when you have a tidy kitchen and know your supplies.  Here are some tips on de-cluttering your kitchen: Check your expiration dates; if it is past its…

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