TIP TUESDAY

Do all cutting at one time: If you know you’ll beusing onion three nights this week, chop enough onion for all three meals, then it’s ready when you need it later in the week.

Slicing meat thin: If you need really thin sliced meat when cooking stir-fry recipes or other dishes, try partially freezing the meat before making your cuts. This will make the meat easier to slice very thin since it will hold firm while slicing.

Shred cheese yourself all at once: Since it’s morecost efficient to buy cheese in a block and shred it yourself than buying it preshredded, shred the whole block and put it in a zip storage bag in the refrigerator or freezer.

Freeze cookie dough: Try preparing a few batches of cookie dough at once and freezing the extra thatyou won’t be baking that day. You can roll thedough in logs first before freezing (wrap the dough really well) and then just slice off and bake.

Brown ground beef: Crumble 3-4 pounds of ground beef on a jelly roll pan. Season to your preference. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Drain with a turkey baster if meat juices are high.