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What is the best way to organize your kitchen when your cooking?

So today is the day that you have decided to have a dinner party. The first thing that you do is what you want to make. When you have decided what to have for dinner you look around the kitchen and get prepared to get started.

As you look around the kitchen at the items that you are going to use you know that it is going to come out delicious. The first thing that you want to do is make sure that you have enough room on your counters to get started. If I was going to be doing alot of cutting and shredding I get out my Cuisnart food processor and pick out the right blade to do the job. I would pull out the processor and put it on the right side counter next to the stove where it would be easy to put the cut up items in the pan.

Another thing that I would probably use is a mixer. For this I would pull out by Kitchen Aide mixer and place it on my other counter top where I could get to it easily.

The next thing would be take out a good cutting board and place it on the counter top by the sink, I would also at this time take out a really sharp knife like my never be dull sharp knife and place it by the Kitchen Aide cutting board.

The next thing that is really important is to take out your measuring cups, measuring spoon,mixing bowls and seasonings. For these things I would also put them by the cutting board.

When you look around you see that everything is ready for action and you throw a towel over your shoulder and now you are ready now too.

I’m not a fryer,we grill a lot, I love my george foreman grill and use it constantly, its quick cooking and easy clean up. I also have a Delongi Panani Grill that gets a lot of use in my house.

Knives my most used are my chicago cultry bread knife, use it for a lot more than bread, love to cut tomatoes with it, That and my pampered chef two dollar paring knife are the most used in my kitchen.

Cutting boards, we dont use wood, due to the salmonella issues, mostly plastic. I do have a long skinny wood cutting board with deep groves, dont know who made it, but I use it constantly for bread especially with paninis.

Food processors: Up until about a week ago I only had a tiny black and decker chopper and had it ten plus years and use it ever time I cook. For onions, carrots, nuts, celery, crackers, salsa….it was perfect. But it finally failed because we started makeing humis and it was just too much. We decided to toss it  and got a large hamilton beach food processor and so far love it. With essentials in my pantry, and a quick shopping list, everything I can, I cook and buy in bulk.

Since we have kids essential are peanut butter and jelly, pasta, soup mix, mac and cheese,canned fruit and vegetables and cereals.

Ive just redone my kitchen and keeping it organized became real important to me.

I bougt a Brother P-Touch labeler and it is now my best friend. I labeled my food cupboards so kids put things back rights and drawers so who ever empties the dishwasher does it right. Sounds bad and is a little embarassing, but it had saved so much time and aggravation.

I kept moving things in my kitchen as I cooked and figured where it would be best kept, then when i figured it out the labeler, Seriously my labeler has changed my life to almost organized- I label alot-kids drawers-the best they put things away right. I label all cords that come wiht anything, I label files, and shelves-everything. It is the single most helpful thing I have done to be clean and organized.

So my 3 items: labeler, small food processor, and the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser love those things.

AS for cleaning my house, I keep everything I need to clean a space in that space, under the cabinets, hidden on the side of the toilet, etc… I have a toliet brush in each bathroom, who wants to carry that across the house??

The two helpers I wouldn’t want to be without is my swifter mop and my Bissle Green machine carpet cleaner, love and use them both alot. Besides that spot shot carpet cleaner is amazing-it only not gotten one spot from my carpet.

A blender isn’t just a blender anymore!

Mom’s everywhere have probably used that blender for occasional things, but mostly it probably just sits under the counter most of the time. Well, I have found that you can do much more with a blender than you ever thought of. Depending on the size and style of your blender, it actually has a lot more functions than you would think!

Make fresh soups! What? you say? Yes, make soup! Add your basic ingredients and have hot soup in as less as five minutes! Its easy! It chops and purees your veggies, add your broth or chicken stock, and blend for five minutes. The friction will naturally heat up your soup!

Mom’s everywhere are starting to get healthier. ITs easier now with your blender. Add yogurt and ice and fresh fruit for a sweet smoothie. Or Add oatmeal, cottage cheese, and eggs for healthy pancakes!

If your blender has enough horse power, throw in some peanuts and make your own peanut butter.

A blender just doesn’t blend anymore, it is a magician in the kitchen!