A Few Tips For The Ktichen That Will Save Money

A Few Tips For The Ktichen That Will Save Money - By: rwakefield, Posted on: 2008-07-09

Many of us are time pressured. We want to cook healthy meals for our family but, between working long hours and spending time with our partner and kids, we just haven't got time to cook, have we?

Actually, there is time. By changing your methods, looking through your recipe collection for quick healthy recipes or searching online for free recipes, you can cook healthy meals for your family and do everything else that your busy lifestyle requires. Ultimately, its all about 'efficiency' - in much the same way as business managers use time and motion studies, you can refine your kitchen techniques to be time efficient and sitll produce great cooking.

Here are 14 quick cooking tips to help you:-

* Multi-task - while one thing is cooking prepare the next step. Its surprising how much time is saved if you can manages this.

* When you have found some healthy recipes or low fat recipes, read through them and choose ones that have fewer steps or ingredients. Some free recipes online will give preparation and cooking times to help you plan.

* Spend a weekend re-organising your kitchen - move saucepans nearer to your cooker, keep knives in a block on the worktop or on a magnetic strip on the wall, hang utensils on hooks above the work surface and know where measuring jugs and bowls are. Having things to hand and knowing where things are will cut down preparation time.

* If you are making a sauce, make double and freeze a batch. If you freezer is big enough, you can keep months worth of tasty sauces available at a moment or two's notice.

* Keep ingredients you use frequently on hand and within reach.

* Don't rush - Rushing around can cause mistakes and accidents and therefore add more time to cooking.

* Prepare a washing up bowl of hot soapy water so you can throw things in it to soak or wash up when things are cooking.

* Have a plastic bag or container on the work top for rubbish so that you don't have to keep going to the rubbish bin.

* Ask your children to help by laying the table, washing up and grating cheese etc.

* Read through the recipe first and then gather together all of the ingredients and equipment you will need before you start.

* Use the microwave - speed up grilled chicken by microwaving it first on medium high until it starts to turn white and then grill.

* If you are chopping onions, peppers or herbs, chop twice the amount and freeze - this will save time in the future as they will be on hand for healthy recipes and vegetable recipes.

* Plan ahead and use shortcuts - buy ready chopped vegetables and prepared salads.

* Don't be put off by recipes that seem to take a long time. If you read the instructions carefully, you will find that many recipes involve just 15 minutes prepartation and 45 minutes cooking in the oven. These are great for a busy lifestyle as the allow you to do other things during the 'oven time'.

Remember, although preparing quick meals is a great idea to help manage your busy life, it is also important to 'cook with love'. Fast cooking does not have to be 'shoddy' or cut corners, you are, after all, cooking for those you love the most and they deserve your best. Remember to pay full attention to any recipe you are preparing, no matter how quickly it is prepared - one moments loss of focus can result in a meal that is virtually inedible, and nobody will enjoy that experience.

I hope you find these quick cooking tips useful, and that you are able to maintain a healthy time/family balance in your lives.

Article Source:- Directory Submission & Sexy Deepika Padukone

Roger Wakefield is an author and publisher for the Recipe File site, (www.recipe-file.co.uk), which is one of the best established collections of recipes on the web. The Recipe File website has over 40 thousand recipes which range from candy recipes to bean recipes. Preparing wonderful meals for your loved ones can be effortless and fun if you have some great recipes to start with. The Recipe File ensures that that you can easily find a wonderful new recipe in seconds.

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