Caught between wanting more variety at mealtimes, but afraid of buying exotic pantry ingredients that will never get used up? Check out this for escaping this Catch 22 and having the best of both worlds.
While the word is getting out about frozen vegetables, let me repeat the key points about why frozen vegetables don’t deserve the bad rap they are often saddled with.
Those little jars of prepared garlic and ginger are so completely convenient! No fussing with paper-thin garlic peels, no paring gnarly knobs of ginger or endangering fingers on the ginger grater and no garlic-smelling hands for the rest of the night. But is it OK to use these conveniences? I get this question a lot, … Read more
Could the poor pitiful pantry be the salvation for time-starved home cooks who just want to get a decent meal on the table each night?
With enough time, any new thing becomes stale, and a newly created pantry is no exception. Over time, how we stock the pantry becomes routine–and so do our meals. Discover six secrets for breathing some fresh air (and fun) into your pantry.
If it’s true that creating a pantry takes more than an afternoon, then how can we possibly reap the benefits of a pantry? Is there a way to reframe the picture so time panic doesn’t prevent you from having one of these invaluable kitchen resources?
“Stocking the pantry.” Sounds like it should be a nice, predictable process akin to stocking inventory at the local shoe store. Actually, “raucous,” “adventuresome” and “messy” are more descriptive, likely because stocking the pantry is such a unique, personalized process. Discover 5 helpful steps for creating a pantry just right for you.
A look at how a real life pantry works, so you can begin to see what kinds of things can be bought, successfully stored, then translated into deliciously quick meals.
Hate grocery shopping? “Investment thinking” will keep you out of the aisles and free up more time to make the healthy, economical meals you want to be eating.
Coming home from vacation is usually disappointing in and of itself, what with all the mail to read, newspapers to deal with, email to catch up with and, worst of all, the frig to re-stock. While there’s no avoiding the inevitable, learn the KitchenSmart trick that can at least delay a trip to the grocery store for a few days, until you’re a little more caught up.