Comments on: Just a little, helpful idea for your culinary toolbox. http://www.talkoftomatoes.com/2008/07/22/just-a-little-helpful-idea-for-your-culinary-toolbox/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:19:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: kate http://www.talkoftomatoes.com/2008/07/22/just-a-little-helpful-idea-for-your-culinary-toolbox/comment-page-1/#comment-15636 kate Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:18:02 +0000 http://www.talkoftomatoes.com/2008/07/22/just-a-little-helpful-idea-for-your-culinary-toolbox/#comment-15636 Ice cube trays work great to freeze any wine that you can't manage to finish (this NOT being much of a problem in my world...but ya never know) Pour the wine into the trays and freeze, then keep the cubes in a baggie, tossing them in all sorts of delightful dishes. You can do this with tomato paste too, if you're like me and won't spend $4 on the tube but just .70 on a can for the two tablespoons you need. Scoop the rest into ice cube trays and life is good again. I make so much pesto that I usually freeze it in one cup increments in a baggie; lay the bag flat and smoosh the pesto flat, filling the entire bag, then seal. They thaw in like 5 minutes in this form. I like the skewer idea. I have some really nice metal skewers- no soak needed, but the 14 yr old BOY is not one to be trusted when washing them. Ice cube trays work great to freeze any wine that you can’t manage to finish (this NOT being much of a problem in my world…but ya never know) Pour the wine into the trays and freeze, then keep the cubes in a baggie, tossing them in all sorts of delightful dishes.

You can do this with tomato paste too, if you’re like me and won’t spend $4 on the tube but just .70 on a can for the two tablespoons you need. Scoop the rest into ice cube trays and life is good again.

I make so much pesto that I usually freeze it in one cup increments in a baggie; lay the bag flat and smoosh the pesto flat, filling the entire bag, then seal. They thaw in like 5 minutes in this form.

I like the skewer idea. I have some really nice metal skewers- no soak needed, but the 14 yr old BOY is not one to be trusted when washing them.

]]> By: Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) http://www.talkoftomatoes.com/2008/07/22/just-a-little-helpful-idea-for-your-culinary-toolbox/comment-page-1/#comment-15626 Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:09:05 +0000 http://www.talkoftomatoes.com/2008/07/22/just-a-little-helpful-idea-for-your-culinary-toolbox/#comment-15626 Fantastic idea -- I've never thought of it, but will make space in the freezer right away. Thanks! Fantastic idea — I’ve never thought of it, but will make space in the freezer right away. Thanks!

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