Full Disclosure: Even though I've written about my love of purchasing chicken in bulk from Zaycon many, many times, they offered me a product from their extensive line for writing about it again. I jumped at that chance. I'm also using my own referral link so I can build up credit for my next chicken purchase. You can do the same thing by referring … [Read more...]
056 Deep Cleaning the Kitchen Podcast
If the spring cleaning bug has bitten you, listen to this! Actually, listen to it anyway and maybe it will inspire you to tackle the kitchen! Posts mentioned in this podcast: Spring Cleaning for the Cleaning Impaired Printable Cleaning Checklists Dishwashing Strategies and Tips Podcast Detailed Kitchen Cleaning … [Read more...]
Five Truths about Cleaning the Kitchen that are Still True If You Don’t Have a Dishwasher
Here we go. One of those posts. The back story: Almost every time I post something on Facebook about running my dishwasher, or about how irritatingly important it is to empty it, or about how finally grasping the routine of running it each and every night was the game changer for my kitchen, someone bemoans the fact that she does not own a … [Read more...]
A Clean Kitchen in One Minute and 3.58 Seconds
I was doing the right thing. Even though I'd messed up and NOT started the dishwasher the night before, I was starting it that morning. Yay for getting back on track. And the kitchen really looked nice. Clean counters. Mostly clean sink. Except for that one measly cookie sheet that wouldn't fit into the dishwasher for this load. I mean, … [Read more...]
I Reminded You. You Reminded Me. Thanks!
Earlier this week, in my Random Reality Check, I shared how I dealt with a pot of beef broth that I'd stuck in my fridge. Over the years, I've pulled that trick many times and it rarely never ends well. That post reminded more than one of you to go deal with unusable egg nog in your own fridge. Your comments reminded me of … [Read more...]
How to Cook and Shred Chicken in Bulk (Fast!)
I can't declare loudly enough how much I love pre-cooking chicken and ground beef. If you really want to cook regularly, but feel overwhelmed at the thought, cooking some basic meats ahead of time will change your life. That's kind of dramatic-sounding, but true. Think about it. The biggest time-factor in preparing most meals (even the … [Read more...]
Back on Track: The Constant Battle Against my Delusions of “Normal”
I'm not normal. I know that. But I still live with this delusion that someday, Normal will happen. Specifically, that my life will be normal. That I'll get a routine figured out and that routine will work for the rest of my life. The rest of my entire life. No adjustments needed. I know better. Really, I do. But I still struggle with this … [Read more...]
How to Freeze Ground Beef
I've written a similar post before, but I've come up with an even better (faster!) method. You know that I pre-cook the vast majority of our ground beef to use in spaghetti, soups, tacos, casseroles, etc. Oh. You didn't know? Well, I do. But I like to have some that is not pre-cooked (especially in warmer weather) so I can make things like … [Read more...]
Three Separate Bursts of Bread-Baking Energy
Monday was an Ice Day for us. On Sunday afternoon, as ice began to pour down from the sky, I had a thought. The thought? "If tomorrow is an Ice Day, I shall bake bread." I'm not sure what ice and bread have to do with one another, but it's what happened. I have had visions of being the mom who bakes fresh, homemade bread on a semi-daily … [Read more...]
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