I love having a ton of fresh herbs around to cook with. In the summer we always have more than I know what to do with, but come winter its the opposite. I pick up some fresh herbs every time we go to the store, and for a long time I would leave them in the bag and try to use them fast enough and dry the rest but it always ended up with a ton of them going into the trash. So I tried a few new storage methods out this winter and ended up with one I love. It not only makes the kitchen have some pretty green in it during the winter but smells good and keeps the herbs fresh for a long time.
Between eating a ton of veggies, and the garden we keep during the summer, I knew hosing down my veggies wasn't doing the trick. I called a friend who gave me this simple recipe, and it was worked great for me! They have a ton of them online, and I experimented with a few others, but this is my go to for clean produce. Last summer we had an amazing garden, but half of it went to waste because we didn't know how to handle any prep. One day while doing the soak I realized "Why am I not doing prepping any of these vegetables?". Now, maybe you realized this the entire time, dare with me, I am new to all of this. Now, a few months later and a little more organized, this is my route.
For years I had just assumed that people who made meals at home had some magical power to look in the fridge and build a meal out of what they saw. It never occurred to me that they would plan out meals in advance, or buy groceries for more than a week. Looking back if I would have known about all of this, I really could have saved a ton and probably not gained as much weight, but I know now. Meal planning is great on so many levels. I have dinner under control every night, no more searching through the fridge and deciding to get take out. No more tossed veggies or going out to buy just one meals worth of groceries. If you are on a serious diet and need to count your calories, meal planning will save you from the guess work! So here is how I got into meal planning.
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