When you cut up lemons or other citrus fruit, save the scraps and freeze them. Whenever you need to freshen up your kitchen or microwave from cooking odors, add the scraps to some water along with some cloves and microwave until it starts to boil. You can also do this on top of the stove.
*Note:
-Use a big container to avoid overflow.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Freezer Friendly: Lemons
You can wash, deseed, cut up and freeze. I keep frozen lemon wedges in my freezer at all times because I like to put the frozen wedges in drinks. I don't separate them to freeze, I just put them into a freezer proof container and freeze. They are easy to take apart.
If you need any lemon for cooking/baking, leave out at room temperature, it will thaw very quickly. You can freeze the lemons whole. You can also do this with other citrus fruit.
If you need any lemon for cooking/baking, leave out at room temperature, it will thaw very quickly. You can freeze the lemons whole. You can also do this with other citrus fruit.
Freezer Friendly: Rice
White or Brown, Rice will come out just as fluffy and delicious as it was before you froze it.
Just place cooked rice in baggies, level them out, and stack in your freezer.
There's no need to thaw the rice if you are using it in soups it will thaw within seconds once it hits the hot soup.
Just place cooked rice in baggies, level them out, and stack in your freezer.
There's no need to thaw the rice if you are using it in soups it will thaw within seconds once it hits the hot soup.
Freezer Friendly: Bread
Two options to save money on bread.
- We usually pay no more than $1 for a loaf of bread. So when we go out to get bread we buy several and freeze them. They thaw quickly (within an hour or two if left out on the counter) and come out fluffy and delicious, more moist than when they were bought.
- Another option is to make your own bread. Usually this requires a bread maker but a bread pan should work just as well. Breadmakers can sometimes be found for as little as $5-10 at thrift stores like GoodWill. They were a fad back in the early 2000's and people have donated them to charities because of the counter space they tend to take up, which could be a steal for you. However, beware of some of the used ones, they may not include the user manual or not work at all. Homemade breads have a harder crust than store bought breads but house a moist, luscious center. So good you may not want to stop eating.
Recipes for homemade breads:
- The Best recipe I have seen so far.
- Wheat Bread
- Making bread without a machine.
- We usually pay no more than $1 for a loaf of bread. So when we go out to get bread we buy several and freeze them. They thaw quickly (within an hour or two if left out on the counter) and come out fluffy and delicious, more moist than when they were bought.
- Another option is to make your own bread. Usually this requires a bread maker but a bread pan should work just as well. Breadmakers can sometimes be found for as little as $5-10 at thrift stores like GoodWill. They were a fad back in the early 2000's and people have donated them to charities because of the counter space they tend to take up, which could be a steal for you. However, beware of some of the used ones, they may not include the user manual or not work at all. Homemade breads have a harder crust than store bought breads but house a moist, luscious center. So good you may not want to stop eating.
Recipes for homemade breads:
- The Best recipe I have seen so far.
- Wheat Bread
- Making bread without a machine.
Pet Bedding
Pet care costs rising! Paying in upwards of $15-20 for a large bag of small animal bedding (recycled cardboard shreds) is out of the question. The solution that I have found is using junk mail, newspapers, & even paper out of your shredder. Contrary to popular belief the ink on these papers are not as harmful to small animals as thought. For years I have used junk mail and such to make a bedding for my small animals. The ink from the paper only slightly gets in their mouths when they shred it so it's rendered harmless.
This way of recycling gives a new use for mail that would normally go straight to the city dump. It is reused once more and saves you money. On a side note, you can give your small animal your bank statements. They will chew it up into tiny, unrecognizable pieces keeping your identity safe.
For most small animals; gerbils, hamsters, mice, & rats, there is no need to pre-tear or shred the papers as they will tear it up themselves. Just crumble the paper and toss it in their cage. It also conceals smells pretty well and saves you some cash. I keep a small box under the sink in the kitchen and toss junk mail, bank statements, or old notes in there for when I change their cages. Chewing up the page gives them something to do and they make their own bed with the bits. Sometimes, I even toss empty cardboard trash bag boxes or PopTart boxes in the cage and they will either chew it up or use it as a hut to hide in.
*WARNING:
- As a precaution, do NOT use the slick, glossy-looking pages (Walmart ads, etc.) or pages that have tons of ink on them such as grocery store circulars. These pages are over saturated with ink which could heighten any issues they may have with the ink. Regular sheets of paper or cardboard pieces should be perfect.
This way of recycling gives a new use for mail that would normally go straight to the city dump. It is reused once more and saves you money. On a side note, you can give your small animal your bank statements. They will chew it up into tiny, unrecognizable pieces keeping your identity safe.
For most small animals; gerbils, hamsters, mice, & rats, there is no need to pre-tear or shred the papers as they will tear it up themselves. Just crumble the paper and toss it in their cage. It also conceals smells pretty well and saves you some cash. I keep a small box under the sink in the kitchen and toss junk mail, bank statements, or old notes in there for when I change their cages. Chewing up the page gives them something to do and they make their own bed with the bits. Sometimes, I even toss empty cardboard trash bag boxes or PopTart boxes in the cage and they will either chew it up or use it as a hut to hide in.
*WARNING:
- As a precaution, do NOT use the slick, glossy-looking pages (Walmart ads, etc.) or pages that have tons of ink on them such as grocery store circulars. These pages are over saturated with ink which could heighten any issues they may have with the ink. Regular sheets of paper or cardboard pieces should be perfect.
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