How To Become An Efficiency Expert In Your Home Archives - Character Ink https://characterinkblog.com/tag/how-to-become-an-efficiency-expert-in-your-home/ Home of the Language Lady & Cottage Classes! Tue, 02 Feb 2016 20:23:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Age Appropriate Chores for Toddlers https://characterinkblog.com/age-appropriate-chores-for-toddlers/ https://characterinkblog.com/age-appropriate-chores-for-toddlers/#respond Thu, 04 Feb 2016 15:12:24 +0000 http://characterinkblog.com/?p=4541 Pin this chore list on Pinterest! Click here to buy colorful, printable chore lists for toddlers through tweens. If you want more chores, efficiency, and organization help, check out the podcast episodes listed here.

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Pin this chore list on Pinterest!

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]]> https://characterinkblog.com/age-appropriate-chores-for-toddlers/feed/ 0 Podcast Handout for: “How to Implement Cycle Cooking for Freezer Entrees” https://characterinkblog.com/podcast-handout-for-how-to-implement-cycle-cooking-for-freezer-entrees/ https://characterinkblog.com/podcast-handout-for-how-to-implement-cycle-cooking-for-freezer-entrees/#respond Fri, 03 Jul 2015 13:30:14 +0000 http://characterinkblog.com/?p=3133 The following post is from this week’s podcast handout: “How to Implement Cycle Cooking for Freezer Entrees”.   Shredded Chicken Meals Chicken lasagna Chicken strata Sour cream enchiladas Chimichangas Chicken noodle casserole Chicken tetrazinni Arroz con pollo   Starters Shredded chicken Chicken taco meat BBQ shredded chicken Hot chicken sandwich filling Chicken rice soup starter […]

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The following post is from this week’s podcast handout: “How to Implement Cycle Cooking for Freezer Entrees”.

 

Shredded Chicken

Meals

Chicken lasagna
Chicken strata
Sour cream enchiladas
Chimichangas
Chicken noodle casserole
Chicken tetrazinni
Arroz con pollo

 

Starters

Shredded chicken
Chicken taco meat
BBQ shredded chicken
Hot chicken sandwich filling
Chicken rice soup starter
Chicken gnocchi soup starter
White bean chicken chili starter

 

Chicken Breasts and Fish Pieces

 

Meals

Chicken cordon bleu
Breaded fish fillets
Cheddar-coated breasts
Chick-Fil-A copycat
Parmesan chicken tenders
Marinated pork chops
Monterey chicken breasts
Smothered chicken breasts
Marinated salmon filets
Grilled flounder
Shrimp scampi
Chicken cacciatore
Marinated breasts

 

 

Starters

Monterey chicken bites
Garlic chicken bites
Chicken stir fry starter
Chicken sausage soup starter
Chicken flat bread (chicken pieces & veggies)
Pork chop cubes

 

 

 

Crumbled Ground Meats—Hamburger, Turkey, and Sausage

 

Meals

Spaghetti pie
Lasagna
Ground beef enchiladas
Cheeseburger potato or carrot soup
Taco pie
Cheeseburger pie
Mini cheeseburger pies
Pizza cups
Pizza casserole

 

 

Starters

Precooked hamburger
Sloppy Joes
Spaghetti sauce with meat
Taco meat
Egg roll skillet starter (sausage & onions)
Precooked sausage
Pizza toppings (onions, peppers, ground beef, sausage
Mexican pizza toppings
Pizzadilla starter

 

 

Shaped—Beef and More

 

Meals

Meatloaves
Ham loaves
Florida steak
Swiss steak
Salmon patties
Pizza burgers
Smothered steak
Philly cheesesteak casserole

 

Starters

Smoked sausage stir fry (sausage rounds, onions, peppers)
Braised beef cube mix (for stew and stroganoff)
Beef stir fry (onions, peppers, marinated beef bites)
Meatballs
Meatball sub starter (meatballs, veggies)
Shredded roast (for soups, BBQ, and pizzas/flatbread)

 

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]]> https://characterinkblog.com/podcast-handout-for-how-to-implement-cycle-cooking-for-freezer-entrees/feed/ 0 Podcast Handout For “Ten Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Start Freezer Cooking” https://characterinkblog.com/podcast-handout-for-ten-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-you-start-freezer-cooking/ https://characterinkblog.com/podcast-handout-for-ten-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-you-start-freezer-cooking/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2015 20:58:06 +0000 http://characterinkblog.com/?p=3060 The following post is from this week’s podcast, “Ten Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Start Freezer Cooking”. (1) What method do you think would work for you? a. Once a Month cooking b. Extra casseroles here and there c. Power Hour—a little in the freezer every week d. Cycle cooking  i. Big—a month of […]

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The following post is from this week’s podcast, “Ten Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Start Freezer Cooking”.

(1) What method do you think would work for you?

a. Once a Month cooking

b. Extra casseroles here and there

c. Power Hour—a little in the freezer every week

d. Cycle cooking

 i. Big—a month of a certain type of recipe (i.e. shredded chicken)

ii. Small—a few entrees but all the same type of recipe

 

 

(2) What do you want to end up with?

a. Full meals—add a salad

b. Meat entrees—add sides

c. Starters –just to get things going

d. Side dishes

e. Others—muffins, crepes, etc.

 

 

(3) What stage do you want your freezer entrees in?

a. Completely cooked—just thaw, heat, and eat (fully cooked meatloaves, meatballs, chicken breasts, shredded chicken starters, crumbled beef starters, etc.)

b. Somewhat cooked but still need finished (lasagna, most casseroles, enchiladas, etc.)

c. Raw—marinated but no cooking done, “thirty-five meals in two hours,” raw meatloaves and chicken breasts etc.

 

(4) What does your family eat a lot of?

 

(5) What looks good in the freezer section of the grocery?

 

(6) What can you afford?

a. How much can you buy upfront to get started?

b. What containers can you afford?

(7) How much space do you have?

 

(8) What kind of cook are you—social or loner?

 

(9) How often do you want to use freezer entrees?

 

(10) How homemade do you want to cook?

 

 

Links To Read Further:

Determining The Type of Freezer Cook You Will Be

Shredded Chicken Cooking

Ten Freezer Foods I Don’t Like to Be Without

 

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]]> https://characterinkblog.com/podcast-handout-for-ten-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-you-start-freezer-cooking/feed/ 0 Wondering Wednesday Podcast: Ten Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Start Freezer Cooking https://characterinkblog.com/wondering-wednesday-podcast-ten-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-you-start-freezer-cooking/ https://characterinkblog.com/wondering-wednesday-podcast-ten-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-you-start-freezer-cooking/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2015 18:43:01 +0000 http://characterinkblog.com/?p=3053 Donna Reish, author of forty curriculum books for homeschoolers and Christian schools and co-author/co-presenter of “Raising Kids With Character” Parenting Seminar (and blog), brings you a practical episode of Wondering Wednesday! In this week’s episode, Donna answers some of the questions that she is often asked about freezer cooking—with ten questions you want to ask […]

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]]> 10 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Start Freezer CookingDonna Reish, author of forty curriculum books for homeschoolers and Christian schools and co-author/co-presenter of “Raising Kids With Character” Parenting Seminar (and blog), brings you a practical episode of Wondering Wednesday! In this week’s episode, Donna answers some of the questions that she is often asked about freezer cooking—with ten questions you want to ask yourself before you begin freezer cooking. Donna gives you insights into freezer cooking by looking at areas such as what stage you want your freezer meals in when you defrost them, what containers can you afford, what types of meals do you want to end up with, and what kind of cook are you. By answering these (and several other) questions, you can be ready to dig in to freezer cooking and get organized for healthy meals for your family.

 

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]]> https://characterinkblog.com/wondering-wednesday-podcast-ten-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-you-start-freezer-cooking/feed/ 0 Wondering Wednesday Podcast: Five Tips To Be More Efficient in the Kitchen https://characterinkblog.com/wondering-wednesday-podcast-five-tips-to-be-more-efficient-in-the-kitchen/ https://characterinkblog.com/wondering-wednesday-podcast-five-tips-to-be-more-efficient-in-the-kitchen/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2015 20:06:42 +0000 http://characterinkblog.com/?p=3008 Donna Reish, author of Meaningful Composition, Character Quality Language Arts, and Raising Kids With Character parenting seminar as well as the Character Ink blog, brings you another episode of Wondering Wednesday. In this episode, Donna answers questions about efficiency in the kitchen. She gives her five top tips for becoming more efficient in the kitchen […]

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]]> 5 Tips To Be More Efficient in the KitchenDonna Reish, author of Meaningful Composition, Character Quality Language Arts, and Raising Kids With Character parenting seminar as well as the Character Ink blog, brings you another episode of Wondering Wednesday. In this episode, Donna answers questions about efficiency in the kitchen. She gives her five top tips for becoming more efficient in the kitchen including:

1. Using a crock pot

2. Having 10 meals that you always have ingredients on hand for

3. Cooking meat in the crock pot and freezing it

4. Making combination meals whenever possible, and

5. Putting something in the freezer each week.

Join Donna and she gives you inspiration and ideas for becoming more efficient in your kitchen.

 

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