If you reach for the same five spice jars every time you cook, this is for you. Instead of opening salt, pepper, garlic, onion, and paprika over and over, you can shake everything out of one jar. One quick mix, one lid to open, and flavor is ready at your fingertips. Today we will reuse...
If weeknights at your house feel like a race against the clock, this simple ground beef prep routine will save you over and over again. Cook once, freeze smart, and future you can have tacos, spaghetti, or casseroles on the table in minutes instead of stressing at 5 p.m. Today, we will walk through how...
Hi, I’m Anne, the default cook in my house. If you’re tired, hungry, and trying to feed people without using your last brain cell, these kitchen shortcuts are for you. These are 10 simple habits I use all the time. Here’s a quick taste of what you’ll find below: These lazy but smart habits save...
Tired of pricey tubs of yogurt that vanish in a few days? Once you learn how simple homemade yogurt in the Instant Pot is, it starts to feel like a basic kitchen skill, not a project. You only need two ingredients, a few common tools, and the yogurt button on your Instant Pot. The pot...
There is an art to freezing and defrosting chicken, and it’s important to do it properly to avoid contamination. In this post, I’m teaching you how to freeze and thaw chicken breasts with food safety in mind. If you’re watching your grocery store budget (let’s be honest, who isn’t these days?), it's essential to know...
If the mess behind your oven door makes you cringe every time you open it, but the self-clean cycle makes you more nervous than the mess, you are not alone. My own older oven has a self-clean setting that I used once, hated, and then ignored for years. It got cleaner, sure, but the heat,...
I have been asked before, “How do I know how long to cook things in my slow cooker?” I like to say that you know your slow cooker best, but maybe you don't know how to test it. If you have ever pulled out dry chicken, undercooked beans, or soup that somehow boiled on the...
