There are a million ways to save big bucks in the kitchen with meal preparation, cleaning, or appliance repair. Below are a few easy things that I do to make more with less.
- To stretch your soap a bit- add some water to your dish soap and hand soap dispensers.
- To disinfect your kitchen sponge- rather than chucking it and getting a new one, run the old one through the dishwasher with a load of dishes.
- To make a big meal with a little meat- add 1-1.5 cups of cooked rice, barley, quinoa, couscous, etc. to ground meats in recipes like meatballs, meatloaf, and burgers.
- To use leftovers- I keep a plastic container in my freezer to which I add leftovers to make soup. Despite what you may envision, this is NOT the Uncle Allen Special comprised of an assortment including, but certainly not limited to: fried rabbit, biscuits, pound cake, and tortilla chips. I stick with a theme- Chicken, salsa, rice or beef, celery, carrots. When the container is full, I dump it into a crockpot with some stock and additional ingredients. Tonight, I will be making my famous Beef and Barley Soup with the contents of my "Soup Bucket." Perfect for a rainy day!
PS-More on Uncle Allen in subsequent musings, I'm sure.
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2 comments:
You did not mention however that Uncle Allen Special is just constantly on "simmer" on the stovetop...with at least a 6 pack as the soup base....in your stomach.
That's a good point.
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