when I look over my blog, it seems like I spend a lot of time cooking. I do cook most everyday, sometimes I cook several times a day so I do look for ways to save some time. If you know me or read this blog much, you know I also look for ways to use basic ingredients and to spend wisely.
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| This is a 12 ounce bag of mostly walnut halves and a few pieces. The halves are way too big for adding to baked goods. |
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| so instead of getting out a chopper and cutting board everytime I bake a recipe that we like nuts in, I chop the whole bag of nuts when I open them. |
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then all the extra chopped nuts go into a jar. I store a lot of things in clear glass jars. The label is just a piece of masking tape, with what is in the jar and the date it was put in the jar. If I am going to be baking a lot, I just keep the jar of nuts in the pantry. But nuts will go rancid if unused, so if it will be more than a month or before they get used, I put the jar in the freezer. About the label, I have seen some really cute printable labels online and if I had more free time, I would probably use them, But for now, masking tape works great. Just use some scissors to cut the ends straight, that looks much better than tearing the tape. I use masking tape to label things in the freezer too. Lyn asked about the dishes the cut up fruit are in, I showed in them in previous post. They are from Pampered Chef and work fine as you can see what is in them. The only thing I don't like about them is the lids are not microwave safe and ruin if used in the microwave. Mine are the one cup size but I think they come bigger, like 2 cups and maybe 4 cups. http://www.pamperedchef.com/our_products/catalog/product.jsp?productId=9792&categoryCode=KW   |
