Post by Admin on Jul 15, 2005 7:09:21 GMT 10
Parents magazine's food editors share some help for streamlining action around the kitchen in a feature in the June issue.
* No. 1: If you're adding vegetables to a pasta meal, just toss them into the pot of boiling noodles for the last four minutes of cooking time.
* No. 2. To grill big cuts of meat quickly, cut them in half. Two medium-size pieces cook faster than one large one.
* No. 3: Teakettles heat water to a boil fast; use one when making pasta. Heat one-third of the water in a pot, but bring the rest to a boil in a kettle, then pour it into the pot.
* No. 4: Forgot to take the ice cream out of the freezer to soften it? Just microwave the carton for 10 to 15 seconds.
* No. 5: Don't crowd the pan when frying or sauteing small pieces of meat or fish. It just slows the cooking. Instead, use a large pan and cook meat in batches.
* No. 6: Poke a hole in the center of hamburger patties while shaping them. This shortens the cooking time, and the holes will disappear.
* No. 7: Let the microwave speed up dinner: In covered bowls, precook veggies for stir-fries and one-dish meals while the other ingredients are cooking in a pan on the stove.
* No. 8: Chicken breasts and turkey cutlets usually need 16 to 20 minutes to cook, but pounding them flat will cut that time in half. Place boneless breasts between two pieces of plastic wrap. Using a meat mallet or small saucepan, pound breasts to 1/4-inch thickness.
* No. 9: For a fast fish dish, heat some oil with a few slices of fresh ginger or garlic in a saute pan over a medium flame. Stir for three minutes, then remove the ginger or garlic and cook the fish in the flavored oil.
* No. 1: If you're adding vegetables to a pasta meal, just toss them into the pot of boiling noodles for the last four minutes of cooking time.
* No. 2. To grill big cuts of meat quickly, cut them in half. Two medium-size pieces cook faster than one large one.
* No. 3: Teakettles heat water to a boil fast; use one when making pasta. Heat one-third of the water in a pot, but bring the rest to a boil in a kettle, then pour it into the pot.
* No. 4: Forgot to take the ice cream out of the freezer to soften it? Just microwave the carton for 10 to 15 seconds.
* No. 5: Don't crowd the pan when frying or sauteing small pieces of meat or fish. It just slows the cooking. Instead, use a large pan and cook meat in batches.
* No. 6: Poke a hole in the center of hamburger patties while shaping them. This shortens the cooking time, and the holes will disappear.
* No. 7: Let the microwave speed up dinner: In covered bowls, precook veggies for stir-fries and one-dish meals while the other ingredients are cooking in a pan on the stove.
* No. 8: Chicken breasts and turkey cutlets usually need 16 to 20 minutes to cook, but pounding them flat will cut that time in half. Place boneless breasts between two pieces of plastic wrap. Using a meat mallet or small saucepan, pound breasts to 1/4-inch thickness.
* No. 9: For a fast fish dish, heat some oil with a few slices of fresh ginger or garlic in a saute pan over a medium flame. Stir for three minutes, then remove the ginger or garlic and cook the fish in the flavored oil.