Single Mom's Cooking Prowess

They say that single moms don’t have time to cook. This is not true!  With below tips, you will have that time to cook.  In fact, you will make time to cook because cooking serves many purposes.  It will test and improve your creativity enabling you to concoct culinary masterpieces.  It will  take stress away. You read it right, cooking can take stress away.  So single moms, wear your apron and flaunt your prowess in cooking and take that stress out from your system.

Time and Money Saving Tips

Here are some tips to further equip you, save you time and money.

If you realize that you have made too much sauce, you can take any excess sauce and put it in the freezer in an ice tray. This is very convenient because the next time that you need sauce for something you can pop a few cubes in the pan instead of making a sauce.

Pomegranates are a super food, but they can be super un-fun to peel. To make it easier, put the pomegranate portions into a bowl of water and gently separate the juicy seeds. The white pith will float to the top and the seeds will sink to the bottom. Collect the floating pith, discard it, and strain the water to be left with a bowlful of delicious seeds!

If you are out of bread crumbs you can try these simple substitutions in your recipe: cracker crumbs, matzo, crushed cornflakes, grounds oats, or even potato chips. Simply substitute an equal amount of the replacement food for the bread crumbs. You can also make fresh bread crumbs by finely chopping four slices of bread per cup you need.

For an effective way to cool down hot, freshly made stock during the winter, set the covered pot outside for a little while. You should not put such a large quantity of hot liquid in your refrigerator. Setting the pot outside is a great way to cool the stock enough for refrigerating or freezing, and it may be easier to skim off the fat layer on the top.

If you invest in nothing else in the line of cookware, purchase a non-stick roasting pan with a removable non-stick roasting rack. Instead of wrestling with a disposable roasting pan this Thanksgiving, praying it doesn't collapse, a decent quality roasting pan can save you time, money and heartache. Look for a deep pan with steel handles, able to hold the largest turkey or piece of meat that you would normally buy for your family, along with a roasting rack that enables you to lift the meat from the pan effortlessly. The non-stick coating will make clean-up a breeze and the pan can also be used for a large sheet cake, a pan of lasagna and so much more.

Useful Trick

Rub your hands against your sink after cooking with garlic. Garlic can be an undesirable smell to have clung to you. It might sound a bit odd, but next time you are cooking with it, rub your hands against your sink. If your sink is stainless steel, it should remove the smell. 

So single moms, flaunt your cooking prowess.  Have fun while cooking and delight your kids with mouthwatering meals!