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Busy Family Meal Planning

Archive for the ‘Time Saving Tips’ Category

July 31st, 2008

Time management…whenever

Jennifer, over at DeClutter It, has a wonderful post on improving your productivity. I think a lot of what she shares is useful for kitchen tasks as well. Sometimes we really don’t know how long it takes us to do certain things. That’s where using both a timer and a clock comes […]

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July 17th, 2008

Book review: The Bread Machine Book

The Bread Machine Book
by Marjie Lambert
After my last review, of Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day, where I proclaimed how much I liked kneading dough, you’re going to think I’m a big fat hypocrite!! Well, I’m not…I’m just really really busy ;-)
Before my kids were born, I made all of our bread. I loved […]

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July 10th, 2008

Book review: Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day

Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day
by Jeff Hertzberg & Zoe Francois
I have mixed feelings about reviewing this book, because I don’t really like their method, personally. But that’s my opinion. Lots and lots of people have written in to Amazon and said that they think the book is brilliant, and the loaves it […]

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June 30th, 2008

Do you use granular or liquid dishwashing detergent?

I don’t know why, but I’ve always used the granular stuff, and it seemed fine enough. But recently, Cascade asked me to try out their liquid variety and let you know what I thought. Since I was already using the Cascade granular, that seemed like a perfect opportunity for comparison. Here’s the […]

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June 19th, 2008

Clever grilling gadget: baked potato grill baker

Now that grilling season has returned in force, here’s a very clever gizmo available from HomeWetBar!
Cut your baked potato on the grill cooking time in half using our baked potato grill cooker! Simply insert your small or large potato into one of the four non-stick coated prongs of this stainless steel rack and set it […]

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May 15th, 2008

Another good way to save time…

…is to streamline your house cleaning process! Kelly has a brilliant list of the Top 20 ways to save time while cleaning your home on her wonderful blog, Thrifty Mommy. Karen, her co-blogger at Thrifty Mommy suggests 10 Tips for spring cleaning success (it doesn’t matter if spring is almost over…you can do […]

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