Did you know that freezing lemons is a real thing? I have this super smart friend named Donnah and she buys lemons by the box and freezes them. So the last time she went to the market, we split a box. And I froze most of mine…and it works! Who knew?!?? Why would you want to…
Saving Celery
Today’s kitchen tip: saving celery. Celery is a super handy Fuel Pull snack paired with some laughing cow light cheese, or a yummy S snack paired with peanut butter. Ever wondered how to keep it nice and crisp in the fridge after cutting it into sticks? It’s SUPER easy. Simply drop all of your celery…
Mini Kitchen Pantry Makeover
I wanted to share my mini kitchen pantry makeover with all of you, because I just can’t contain my excitement. Above, you can see a little diagram of my mini-kitchen. It’s homey and cozy and the size of a postage stamp. Which means that storage is a problem. And see that pot rack that hangs…
Sweet Iced Tea-Sugar Free
Can REAL Sweet Iced Tea be sugar free? This southern girl is here to tell you YES it can! I’m an artificial sweetener despiser, but I promise that a good brand of stevia is all it takes to take your sweet tea from flab to fab. I’ve read many a story of a true southern…
Concentrated Cream of Mushroom Soup Cubes
My kitchen tip for today is creating flavor cubes that allow me to very quickly whip up recipes that use cream of mushroom soup. Not only is is WAY less expensive than using canned soups, but it’s a big space saver as well. Twelve “soup starter cubes” take up very little space in the freezer!…
Grease Your Pan
My Grandma taught me how to grease a pan. You can learn a lot of amazing kitchen tips from the generation that lived through the great depression. I think of her whenever I unwrap a stick of butter. She would scrape all that extra butter off, OR… fold it (butter side in) and stash it…
Cleaning Burnt On Food
I found this little kitchen tip ‘jewel’ on Pinterest today: Apartment Therapy’s post on How to Clean Burnt Pans With Vinegar and Baking Soda.I was so excited to try this! Providentially, while I was pinning this tip, my son was upstairs burning the grits. Breakfast was saved by the ‘burnt beans’ kitchen tip. But the…
Freezing Bacon II-Space Saver Option
A while back, I posted a kitchen tip on freezing bacon flat on a cookie sheet. This weekend, my man and I were making breakfast together, and he had a great idea for freezing bacon in a much smaller space. So I took a few snapshots for you. This is for everyone who has a…