The restaurants are still closed for a while. Unfortunately! It is important that you feel comfortable in your kitchen if you spend a lot of time there every day.
Here are my top tips to make it work:
- ALWAYS do the dishes immediately after eating! You will save time overall if you do it right away, as the food remains have not yet dried up.
- Let the dishwasher run overnight and empty it immediately in the morning. It takes max. 5 minutes! I always do this first thing in the morning while I make myself a cup of tea. That way, my family has no excuse and can take care of their bowls, glasses and such right away.
- Mail and other paperwork (e.g. from school) does not belong in the kitchen. Find a suitable home for it, but preferably not in the kitchen.
- Keep the shelves in the kitchen as free as possible. This way you have more space for cooking and cleaning afterwards is quick and easy.
- Kitchen appliances that you don't use regularly (i.e. less than once a week) should be stored away so that there is more space on the worktop. It also looks much nicer when everything is not so cluttered.
- Go through all your food regularly, for example right now at the beginning of the year. Even the spices! Of course, a food that has only recently expired is still edible. But if it has been out of date for several years, get rid of it. Food that you bought a while ago to try out, but somehow didn't feel like eating until now, can be thrown away or given away. The chances of you changing your mind are very small.
- A menu plan for the week is extremely important so that you don't have to keep running off because something is missing.
If you would like more information on menu planning or tidying up your kitchen, or if you don't want to decide on your own, just get in touch with me without any obligation.
I wish you all a good and healthy start into the new year 2021. 🙂
Article from 05.01.2021
