My Most Commonly Asked Question: My Food Storage Room
Okay, this is definitely my most commonly asked question: What does your food storage room look like. Well watch the video below and see for yourself!
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Take a look in my cupboards…
One of my most frequently asked questions is how do I function in a small kitchen and trust me, sometimes I ask myself the same question! However, thanks to a very organized minded husband we have developed some really great tools that work well in my kitchen and hopefully there are some good tips for you to use in your own kitchen. Because trust me, I know it’s AWFUL to work in a kitchen with no space, no room in the cupboards, and where everything is hard to find! So, check out my video below and take a peek into my cupboards….I’m being so brave to do this 
If you have great ideas for small spaces or need more ideas, make sure you visit Food Storage Made Easy. They are compiling a list of great ideas and will be sharing them all next Monday! And make sure you check back Wednesday for a look into “food storage room.”
Food Storage Fanatic Friday: Such Great Ideas!
I’ve gotten such great ideas and comments over the last week with other people’s great tips that I wanted to make sure that everyone saw them! Here are some of my favorites!
Janalee said: Those are great tips we also try to utilize in our home. Another thing we like to do is plan out an entire month of dinner menues. Teenagers are good to help with this. Then you can look at the week and see exactly what you are having for dinner and plan accordingly. After all, we know that thinking of what to have for dinner is half the battle!
Hilary said: Thanks for the tips. It’s always good to put a little more focus on dinner.
LOVE the crock pot — mostly because it forces you to do your tips since you need to get the stuff in so early.
Kylene said: Those tips are great. Thanks for sharing. I’ll definitely have to try some of those out.
I think one tip that has really helped me out is one I coped from my sister-in-law. I bought a calendar that is hanging in my kitchen. Once a week, I plan an entire week’s worth of meals and write them down for each day on the calendar. I also try to write down whatever veggies, sides (and even desserts on occassion) along with the main dish. I usually plan for 1 leftovers night, 1 easy night (i.e. hot dogs or quesadillas or mac ‘n cheese, etc.), 1 “good sport” night (where I get to try a new recipe and my husband can’t complain about it if he doesn’t like it). The rest I usually do our favorite recipes.
I then look up all the recipes and their ingredients, make sure we have everything, and go to the store and buy everything else we need (also keeping in mind what we’ll need for breakfast and lunches).
This saves me so much time. I can usually do this in about an hour or so (minus the grocery shopping), and then every day I know for sure what I’m going to make. Sometimes I switch Monday for Thursday (for example) due to conveinance or because it just sounds better that day.
I also try to keep somewhat of a mental inventory of what I have in the fridge that needs to be used and try to make dishes that will use those ingredients. So less waste of money for us!
And a LOT of you talked about doubling & freezing meals you make by putting the doubled portion into the freezer for another time. Which I think is a GREAT idea! To make it even easier, I just discovered a new product called “Glad Ovenware” It is dishwasher, microwave, oven, AND freezer safe. So now you can freeze, cook, and serve your meal all in the same dish! HALLELUJAH!!! I now know what I’ll be asking for next! (For more information, you can click HERE)
For those of you who are like me and new to the idea of freezing a portion of the food, I also found this great cookbook which is also going on my wish list as well (should I tell you when my birthday is so I have a hope of getting it It’s called “Don’t Panic: Dinner is in the Freezer“ You can check it out by clicking HERE.
Anyway, I hope that gives you a few more tips and stay tuned…I’ll be going over how I organize my teeny tiny kitchen and fridge to help you enjoy cooking in your kitchen again!
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Top Secret Tips for getting Dinner on the Table
shhh….I have to do this post with out my husband seeing it or my cover is totally blown! I know how hard and stressful dinner time is but I want you to know that it doesn’t have to be that way. Watch the video below to see my TOP SECRET tips for easily and effortlessly getting dinner on the table. These tips will not only help you get dinner on the table but if you follow my tips using food storage at dinner time with be EASIER! And yes…by watching this video you promise to never tell my husband these tricks!
