12 Kitchen Hacks

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I am obsessed with Kitchen Hacks. If you’re a regular around here you know it’s not just kitchen hacks I love any and all hacks. We have Potty Training Hacks, Camping Hacks, a Hack for Making Your own Beads and you know I’m always working on more! Hacks = saving time and keeping sanity, so how can you not love them? And today’s kitchen tips are no exception!

12 Kitchen Hacks

Steaming eggs instead of hard boiling them — Finally an EASY PEELING solution! Once you try it you won’t go back.

Cut a bunch of grapes in half all at once — this brilliant trick also works for baby tomatoes {or anything else small and round}.

Prep smoothie ingredients in quart sized freezer bags so they are ready to go in the morning.

Breakfast in a jar — make up to 2 weeks worth of these instant oatmeal jars ahead and in the morning just add hot water or milk!

Pre-dipped Mozzarella Sticks — no more worrying about those double dippers. Grab a few shallow cups, add sauce to the bottom and then stick the mozzarella sticks in up and down. Everyone can choose their own dipping sauce, my favorite is this homemade ranch recipe.

Make your own ice packs — with sponges!

Freeze homemade chicken stock in ice cube trays — then any time you just need a small amount of stock just grab one or two stock ice cubes! {After my first set of stock cubes is frozen, I dump then in a gallon freezer bag so I can make a couple more sets in the same ice tray.}

Freeze herbs in olive oil — ice cubes trays might just be the single best kitchen hack utensil!

Cut watermelon sticks instead of wedges — faster and cleaner!

Quickly decorate a cake – use cookie cutters and sprinkles to make numbers and shapes effortlessly!

Peel an entire head of garlic in seconds.

I want to thank Farm Rich Snacks for working with me on this hack post, so we can now spend less time in the kitchen and more time with our family. Stock your freezer with a few of their frozen foods, that you can make in a pinch, when you’re short on time. Be sure to snag their coupon before you go: get $1.50 off 2 Farm Rich snacks. Farm Rich products are easy and convenient, made with 100% real cheese, are good sources of protein and calcium and have 0 trans fats, see all they offer here: Farm Rich Product Finder.

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