Frugal Kitchen Tips
Keep berries, grapes, etc fresher longer in the fridge by storing them in a colander. The colander, unlike a plastic bag, allows cold air to circulate.
Lettuce gone limp? You might be able to refresh it by soaking an hour in the fridge in a bowl of cold water and the juice of half a lemon.
Keep mushrooms fresh longer by storing them in a paper bag instead of the plastic container.
Put sprouts in a paper bag, too, or line a plastic bag with paper towels to absorb excess moisture.
Instead of storing gingerroot in the fridge, get a pot of clean, dry sand, and bury it. Store in a cool, dry (and dark) place. As you cut pieces of ginger off, try covering the cut end with a small dab of oil and just enough plastic wrap to cover the cut end.
When opening a can of fruit, save the syrup. Use in:
- Fruit soups
- Jello
- to drink
- in granola instead of milk or yogurt
- as the liquid in a batch of muffins
Have a cheap and tough cut of meat to cook? Try this Chuck Steak Paisano- it's a frugal way to use a tougher cut of meat.
Have a bit of leftover meat? Try these ways of using it up while stretching your food dollars
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5 Responses to “Frugal Kitchen Tips”
February 11th, 2011 at 6:35 am
You can also freeze whole ginger root.
February 11th, 2011 at 1:17 pm
When I have extra grapes or berries that we can’t eat before they go bad (or I hita great sale), I wash and dry them, and spread them in a single layer on a sheet tray to freeze. After they are frozen, I bag them up. They are a great icy snack in the summer.
February 14th, 2011 at 5:23 pm
hey, tickled pink to get the tip about bean sprouts. they go bad so very quickly and it makes sense that this would help!
February 17th, 2011 at 5:05 pm
When I drain a can of tuna, I save the tuna favored water in an old yogurt container in the freezer. I give it to my dog after a long walk on hot summer days and I call it a “Pupcicle .”
February 18th, 2011 at 8:16 pm
I have tried the frozen grapes, yum!!
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