Be a Frugal Cook – Part 2

Being a Frugal Cook doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the best.  It just means that you are smart about saving money.  Here are more Frugal Cook tips for your kitchen…

Save time and still have some great flavor with your chicken and/or beef.  Buy in bulk and freeze, but before you put it in the freezer, season it.  Take your beef and season it with taco seasoning, so when you brown it later, it will be flavored.  Take your chicken pieces and soak in marinade and then freeze.

Melted chocolate is melted chocolate.  Check the price of chocolate baking sqares as compared to chocolate chips.  If you are just going to melt it, then it might be cheaper to use the baking square and leave the chocolate chips for the cookies.

Don’t waste paper.  Got envelopes?  Keep your coupons inside and write your grocery list on the outside.  Not only are you saving on paper, but you are keeping everything together and ready to grab and go…

Don’t waste the salt.  Put a few pieces of uncooked rice in your salt shaker.  This will absorb the moisture and keep your salt from getting lumpy and clumpy.

Making cupcakes?  After baking, freeze a few for later.  This way when you are in the mood some chocolate, you can thaw out the cupcake and frost it up and enjoy.  Mix once enjoy twice…