Preparing your favorite holiday dishes can be a joyful part of celebrating the season with family and friends.
Make the most of your time in the kitchen with these tips and tools:
Get it together — bring everything to your workspace before starting (this saves both physical and mental effort); gather items and carry them in a rolling cart to save steps
Keep it simple — choose healthy recipes with fewer ingredients and one pot/pan meals (for ideas, try websites like simplyrecipes.com or ambitiouskitchen.com )
Plan ahead — make dishes beforehand so you can spend time with family and friends instead of in the kitchen; choose healthy recipes that freeze well
Focus on nutrition — expand your menu to include PD friendly recipes
Redefine homemade — follow my aunt’s favorite philosophy: heating up or opening pre-prepared food in your home is technically homemade
Tools to try for easier …
Gripping - Extra Long Silicone Oven Mitts
Cutting - Clever Cutter Kitchen Scissors and No Cry Cut Resistant Gloves
Chopping - OXO Good Grips Salad Bowl and Chopper and Swedish Cutting Board
Pouring - Clip-On Silicon Pour Spout
Stirring - Staybowlizer
Opening - Electric Jar Opener
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