Four Ways to Make the Most of Your Time in the Kitchen

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    2012.3.11

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    Eating is a necessity, but cooking doesn’t have to be thesedays. It’s simple to swing by a drive thru after work to pickup dinner and never really think much about what you’reputting in your body. The truth is that this lifestyle choiceisn’t really great for us,mbt outlet  and most of us know that. We knowwe need to make meals that are good for us, but don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen when we have amillion other things to do each day. Even as someone who loves to cook,  I still don’t like to spend hours inthe kitchen if I don’t have to.

    Putting meals together each day doesn’t have to take a ton of time. With a little bit of planning, thoughtfulstocking and arrangement of items in your kitchen, a few key ingredients, and some go-to methods, you’llbe able to make meals to be proud of in no time flat. In the spirit of taking baby steps to maintain a healthylifestyle, here are just a few ways that you can make the most of the time you dedicate to spending in yourkitchen, whether it’s an hour a day or just fifteen minutes.

    1. Set your kitchen up in a way that works to your advantage

    This means regularly stocking your pantry with items you know you’ll keep coming back for and that arehealthful choices. When you have items stocked, MBT Prezzi  you don’t have to worry so much about what meals you’remaking and trying to think up things to eat. There is also something to be said about organization: whenyou know where ingredients are stored, you’ll never have to wonder where something is again. Wheneveryou need a particular ingredient, you’ll always be able to return to that place for that item and not have towander around wondering what you did with it last time. When you know where ingredients are,MBT Scarpe Prezzi  pullingmeals together can be quick and simple. Having pantry items on hand at all times will help you to bridge thegap between a one-dish meal and a meal with multiple side dishes.

    2. Choose quick cooking methods that don’t take up a lot of time

    Stir frying vegetables and thinly cut meat is one of the quickest ways to get a flavorful and healthy meal onthe table. Scarpe MBT The most time you’ll have to invest is heating the pan and chopping up vegetables. The key to agood stir fry is starting with a nice hot pan, so don’t be shy, but definitely be careful! Another good choicefor quick cooking is grilling indoors. If the meat is thin enough, it will cook up in a flash.

    Any weeknight dinner can become a meal with the addition of one or two side dishes. One of the simplestways of doing this is by eating vegetables raw or by quickly steaming them over boiling water.MBT Scarpe Outlet  Not only domost vegetables cook up in under ten minutes using this method, but they also retain a lot more of theirnutritional value as well.

    3. Turn to quick cooking ingredients that are flavorful and healthy

    Ingredients like pasta, canned beans, couscous, quinoa, and canned proteins, like chicken or tuna, can beyour best friends when you want to throw a meal together quickly, but still eat well. Not only are these fewingredients quite easy on the wallet, but they’re pantry staples that you can keep around all the time andfall back on when you need them. Pasta, couscous, MBT Shoes and quinoa can all be used as a base for a salad andwhen tossed with a little vinaigrette and vegetables are a perfect compliment to grilled fish, chicken, orsteak. These quick cooking grains can also become a complete one-dish meal when mixed with cooked andcubed chicken and a vegetable or two.

    4. Plan out your time in the kitchen before you get there

    Even if you spend ten seconds thinking about what you’ll be making before you get into the kitchen, thoseten seconds will be worth it. Before you take start chopping or pulling ingredients from the fridge or pantry,MBT Scarpe take a moment to think if you’ll need to preheat the oven or start a pot of boiling water. Preheating the ovencan take around 20 minutes to get to the right temperature, while boiling a pot of water can take around 15minutes. Use that time to your advantage and get a head start on these tasks, while you’re preppingingredients. MBT Vendita  A little bit of planning can save you from staring at a pot of not yet boiling water when the restof your meal is finished and getting cold.