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How to Save Lots of Time in the Kitchen Cooking is one of the things that can really
take up a lot of our time. Just the very act of cooking can eat up hours of our week (pun
intended). Because of that, it’s also where we can save a lot of time.
Let’s face it… we’re going to be cooking for the rest of our lives. We may as well
figure out the easiest way to do it. Here's what I've learned…
First, think ahead Don’t wait until the last minute—or even
the last 2 hours to know what you're serving for dinner. You know that your family is going
to be sitting there at a certain time with their forks and knives wanting, needing, and
expecting some form of nutrition. Second, plan ahead
Planning ahead involves thinking about what’s going on during the coming week and actually
working around it. I plan my meals for the week on the weekend before. So, when I wake
each morning I already know what’s for dinner and I can either:
* Take something out of the freezer * Put something in the crockpot
* Know that I’m going to cook ABC this afternoon or
* Know we’re having leftovers Regardless of which of the above scenarios
is playing out today, my mind is at ease knowing that that particular responsibility is already
taken care of. Completely plan the week’s menus and be
sure to include cooking ahead. For instance, Saturday’s leftover spaghetti sauce could
become Monday’s lasagna and then Tuesday’s beef-a-roni and then Friday’s shepherd’s
pie And, of course, you’d want to freeze the sauce after a couple of days and pull
it out of the freezer to use in the later meals.
The point is that you’re not caught off guard.
Third, follow through with actual action Thinking and planning are great but are only
the first couple of steps. The third is the most important one of all.
ACTION. You can have the best plan in the world (step
1) and figured out exactly how you’re going to pull it off (step 2) but if you then don’t
actually do anything then it’s all for naught. Practice makes perfect and if you could just
manage to get started and do the above steps week after week until they become habit, then
you’ll save lots of time in the kitchen through great home time management and cooking
smartly. If you found this video helpful then don’t
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Finally, if you have a Home Time Management topic you’d like to see covered shoot me
an email @ marysegers@marysegers.com
My job as a Home Time Management Coach is to help you save time on the things you HAVE
to do… such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, and housework so that you can reinvest that
time into your marriage, your kids, your family and friends, and even yourself.
As a matter of fact, this video has been created from an excerpt from my free 58 page eBook
on Home Time Management and Cooking which is available for download from my website
@ http://marysegers.com/get-book If you'd like to learn more about Home Time
Management then join my email list @ http://marysegers.com/join and I'll send you daily emails aimed at covering
all aspects of Home Time Management including saving time on cooking, cleaning, laundry,
housework and then spending that time on your spouse, your kids, your family and friends,
and even yourself. Remember… you only have one life. It's up
to you how you live it.