When preparing fresh green beans for cooking, I used to break off the stem ends and then cut the beans into pieces—a tedious and time-consuming process. Now I use a pair of kitchen shears to do it…
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Here’s a helpful hint we use to keep breakfast cereal fresh. We pour the contents of a cereal box into a resealable plastic bag, then place the bag back into the cereal box. Now, instead of an…
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To keep salad greens and cut vegetables fresh, I put a paper towel with them in the plastic bag. It absorbs any liquid so my produce lasts much longer. —Sheila Rehagen, Long Lane,…
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Once a loaf of white bread is down to the last few slices, I cube the bread, put it in a freezer bag and place in the freezer. I keep adding to the bag, so when I want to make bread pudding (or…
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Frozen bread dough is quite a time-saver for busy cooks. If you take it out of the freezer at lunchtime, set it on the counter and cover it with plastic wrap coated with nonstick cooking spray, it…
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I have discovered a simple and efficient way to combine flour and a stick of butter for a recipe. Just freeze the butter, grate it into the flour and stir a couple of times with a fork.…
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I think measuring dry ingredients is the most time-consuming chore when baking a cake from scratch. So when I bake, I set several resealable bags on the kitchen counter. After I measure a dry…
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Instead of using ham hocks in soups, beans and other dishes, I buy a fully cooked ham and ask the butcher to cut it into large chunks. I package them individually in large heavy-duty resealable…
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I like to buy shredded cheddar cheese in bulk. Then I divide it up, place in heavy-duty resealable plastic bags and freeze. When it’s time to use the cheese, there’s no need to thaw a solid clump…
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I drop rounded spoonfuls of leftover whipped cream on a cookie sheet and freeze. I drop the frozen dollops into a small resealable plastic bag and return them to the freezer. When the…
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