Kitchen Hacks
Recently, for reasons I’ve already discussed in THIS post, our families food budget has been reduced a bit, and were looking for ways to make things last longer. And my ritual when I get home from work is to sit, and check my blog views, and video views, while watching a video that has been suggested to me. And the last few have been how to get your dollar to stretch.
Sometimes while I’m watching these videos, I’ll catch something that I feel is worth sharing to other people. Epically if its a tip or hack I have never thought of before. Recently, there’s been a couple that I find worthy to share to others.
1. Spreadable Butter Trick
How I didn’t think of this, or know about this before hand, is beyond me. Its a genius if you want your butter to not only last longer, but to be spreadable for things such as your morning toast, or in my daughters case, waffles and pancakes. Or maybe your afternoon grilled cheese?
This recipe calls for 1/2 stick of butter and 1 tbsp of olive oil. Your gonna wanna start by bringing your butter up to room temperature. It makes the whipping process just a bit easier.
Once your butter is at room temp, go ahead and whip it up with your mixer. Once your butter is nice and whipped, go ahead and add your oil, and a bit of salt. Whip it up again and Voila! You have spreadable butter! It will firm up a bit in the fridge, but ultimately, it should still be easy to spread.
2. Scraps Bag
This one, I feel like might be getting more popular as the price of groceries gets higher. Basically, when you cut an onion, or garlic, keep the peels. Add them to a Ziplock bag that you keep in the freezer. When its full, you have all the stuff to make a delicious veggie broth, or maybe you also have some bones to throw in there for chicken broth.
3. Grow your Food!
This one is usually on every list, because its a great tip. And don’t give me none of that “I don’t have space” bull crap, alright? I don’t have a lot of space, and I have to do 97% of it all in containers. You just got to work with what you have. Even if you can’t grow much, growing some is still saving money. Lets say you don’t have a lot of room so you just have some herbs in pots in your kitchen. Now you don’t need to go buy them at the store!
