Cooking Ingredient Swaps
Have you ever planned out a meal, set out all the ingredients and then realize that you are missing that “one thing”? It can be frustrating. You realize that you either must step out and go to the store to…
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Kitchen Tips
In previous blog posts we have talked about cooking fatigue, ways to organize your kitchen, meal planning and shopping with intention. Here are additional tips for making your time in the kitchen less stressful. Start With the Basics Let’s start…
Cooking Fatigue
Have you ever experienced cooking fatigue? It’s when a person feels exhausted and overwhelmed by the experience (or even the idea) of cooking. You may just feel “over it.” You are tired of looking up recipes, writing down the ingredients,…
The Many Uses of Baking Soda
We here at SNAP-Ed love to save money from our everyday expenses without sacrificing our everyday needs. Finding ways to make our money stretch for ourselves and our families can sometimes feel like a challenge. Today we want to look…
Tips and Tricks for Storing Your Foods
In previous blogs we have covered tips that can Help Your Produce Last Longer, whether it’s knowing where to properly store your fruits and vegetables or knowing where your refrigerated foods belong. Today we will be covering additional tips and…
Keeping Our Refrigerators Organized
Having a strategy to keep our refrigerators organized can help make meal planning easier by knowing exactly what we have and what we need. If you have the average refrigerator, you will have shelves and storage compartments on the doors,…
Help Your Produce Last Longer
Let’s talk about food spoilage. It is a factor of life that none of us enjoy. You go to the market and purchase your groceries, you return to your home, store your food away and wake up to find that…
Expiration Date Confusion
One of the more confusing elements of food safety is date labels and expiration. Most packaged foods have some kind of date stamped on the packaging, and many fresh foods do not. These dates can mean many things depending on…
Food Safety 101
September is Food Safety Education Month, which is a great time to remember some important food safety tips. Among everyone’s busy schedules, sometimes food safety is forgotten. However, maintaining a safe and clean kitchen can keep you and your family…
The Leftovers Start Here!
“The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.” Calvin Trillin, author, and writer for The New Yorker Are you swimming in turkey? Up…