Notes: I know that often times scratch is better. Especially when you are a good , experienced scratch cook. I have been learning how to cook about everything we eat scratch. The more scratch cooking I do, the more money we save. Food prices have gone up 45 percent over the past few years, but scratch cooking has reduced our grocery bill by 24 percent. That being said, if something is cheaper to buy ready made than scratch, I’m going to take advantage of it as long as it is good quality. Case in point, kroger (Fred Meyer) has buy a Marie Callender Pie and get the ice cream for FREE. That made out pie 1.00. I cant make a large pie for a dollar. Pasta sauce is another thing that is cheaper to buy than make, especially with sales and coupons. I got sweet potatoes for .33 a package. Sweet potatoes here are a dollar a pound. It doesn’t pay . It is also convenient and we have sweet potatoes with pork or chicken often.
On to regular stuff.....
Kitchen Management is a tool that takes a hour or so, and saves a lot of time and energy during the hectic dinner hour. Basically, you prep and rotate deep cleaning chores so that you are more efficient in the kitchen.
- Wash kitchen floor.
- Wash and disinfect countertops, sinks and drains.
- Clean out refrigerator and dump anything dead.
- Wax south end cupboards.
- Wash potatoes in vinegar water for baked potatoes, and oven fries, oven roasted veggies.
- Mark meal plan to thaw chicken breast.
- Wash carrots for oven roasted veggies. Buy radishes.
- Straighten the pantry.
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