Learn how to minimize your food costs by learning to use food wisely.
- The first step is to know exactly what is stored in your fridge and buffet and how long it needs to be consumed. Then, if the shelf life of the product comes to an end, you can save it: for example, put the cottage cheese in the freezer in order to make cheese cakes from it later.
- If you buy a perishable product, do not forget about it and try to immediately include it in the menu for the near future.
- Think colorful containers for different types of vegetables is a waste of money? In vain, because thanks to the tight-fitting lid, parts of onions or peppers will retain their freshness for a long time.
- Finely chop the dill, parsley and other herbs and place in ice cube trays. Pour in olive oil and place in the freezer. These cubes can then be used as a salad dressing - just let them thaw!
- You can store lemon in a similar way. Slice, place in molds, fill with water / tea and freeze.
- If the juice is nearing the end of its shelf life, you can also freeze it. It's great if you have special popsicle molds - homemade popsicle is ready!
- Foil wrapped celery can be stored for a whole month.
- You can preserve the freshness of a cut avocado by placing a wedge of onion in a bowl.
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Pour salt, sugar, cocoa and other bulk products immediately into sealed jars. Firstly, this way they will not dampen, and secondly, such jars look very stylish.
image - Do not rush to pour out the sour milk: you can make pancakes from it, for example.
- Be careful with the leftovers of food: you can make delicious homemade crackers from stale bread, and the "tails" of the sausage will go into a hodgepodge.
- Is there mayonnaise on the walls of the jar? Add ketchup, salt, pepper, herbs, water (you can add a little flour), tighten the lid, shake well and simmer the meatballs in the resulting sauce.
- From a plastic jar, the remains of mayonnaise can be collected by simply cutting it.
- Pour milk into the jar with the leftover chocolate paste for a wonderful chocolate drink!
- If you have a lot of fruit that needs to be processed as soon as possible, dry it. This can be done in a regular oven at a temperature of 60-70 degrees. True, this will take from 6 to 12 hours.
