Christmas Countdown Day 23: Clean Out the Refrigerator!
Brace yourselves! Holiday cooking season is upon us. From now until January, busy kitchens are the norm, like it or not. What better time for a quick refrigerator declutter?
to do today ... clean out the refrigerator!
Right now, today, and absolutely before you shop for the holiday, tackle the refrigerator, top to bottom. Starting on the top shelf, remove all leftovers, past-the-shelf-date foods, shriveled fruits and drooping vegetables.
Take a hard look at what's left. A jar of pickle spears holding one leaning pickle? A bottle of barbeque sauce with one scanty inch in the bottom? A down-to-the-last scrape mayonnaise jar? Lay down the law: eat them today, or toss them NOW.
Goal: make room for holiday cooking. Just like our waistbands, our refrigerators overflow during this time of year. Get a step ahead and declutter that refrigerator before you shop!
to read today ...
Written for the New Year, but just as relevant to the pre-holiday period:
New Year in the Kitchen? Clean out the Refrigerator!
today's recipe ...
Black and white striped, right down to the chocolate kiss? Try Zebra Cookies, a fun variation on Peanut Blossoms that uses striped Hershey's-brand Hugs candies in a chocolate cookie:
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