Here are my 10 Kitchen hacks to simplify the mom journey in the kitchen. These are hacks that not only have Itried but I have continued to use as I traveled the mom journey to simplify my time in the kitchen.
#1. Ice Cream : No more freezer burned ice cream . Use a piece of wax paper or plastic wrap and put it over the tub of ice cream then press the wax paper or plastic wrap inside a little to seal it. Let some of it hang over the edges and then put the lid back on.
#2. Onions: Buy chopped onions in frozen food department to always have on hand when needed
#3. Celery: Cut up your celery in sticks and place in a container, cover with water and store in fridge
#4. Bacon: Cook bacon in the oven with the use of a jelly roll pan/ cookie sheet. You can cook the entire package and then place it in the fridge or freezer for later use.
Place your bacon strips on the cookie sheet. For mess free, lay parchment paper first and then lay the bacon strips on the sheets, Cook at 375 degrees until cooked to your liking.
#5. Crock Pot Liners: Purchase disposable crock pot liners to simplify the clean up process when cooking in your crock pot.
#6. Kitchen Shears: These can be used for so many different things! From cutting up meat, bacon, sandwiches, pancakes, green beans, and your pizza into bite-sizes. Start using kitchen shears rather than a knife
#7. Master Meal List: Create a master meal list of the meals your
#8. Brown Hamburger: Ground up a large amount of ground beef and then freeze in 2 cup freezer bags for use in tacos, spaghetti and other recipes. On cooking day. Pull out and thaw in fridge or microwave. Then use in your recipe.
#9. Salad Bar: Save time by cutting up your salad fixings and store in individual containers to then pull out with your nightly meal as a salad bar. This allows for various choices as well as keeps your veggies fresher to use nightly.
#10 Cook once, Eat Twice ideas: This is when you cook once but eat it twice. You cook a larger batch of the main meal on the first night to use in another recipe on another night that week. Such as Make tacos one night and use leftover taco meat to have taco ring another night or eat Rotisserie chicken one night and use the leftovers to make Chicken alfredo or chicken quesadillas, make a pot roast one night and french dips the next night with leftovers.