Kitchen and Cooking Tips

Get cooking. On days that you feel like it cook double portions or even enough for the whole week. Then freeze and use when you’re  not having a good day. 

Roll it! Use a pizza cutter to cut sandwiches, chicken breasts, lasagna and other foods. Hold it with both hands -- and roll.  

Loosen up. Use a nutcracker or long-handled pliers to loosen tightly sealed bottles. 

Drip dry. When washing dishes, use a rack to let them air dry. This saves you energy and saves your hands from having to maneuver a towel.  

Open up. When buying milk, choose plastic containers that have twist-off tops, instead of cartons or bottles that have tops that need to be pried off. 

Easier meal prep. Save time, effort and clean-up with one-pot meals. Stews, pasta dishes or chicken cooked with vegetables in a foil disposable pan or oven-baking bag can make easy meals with limited cleanup.