Hi, I'm Beth Hanson. Welcome to Housewife Harmony.
Housewife Harmony is set up to encourage christain wives and young ladies,(wives to be) to love their husbands and be the keeper of the home that God wants us to be.
I hope you find these ideas and personal challenges helpful and encouraging.

Friday, December 30, 2011

Chop it . Freeze it. Done!

Make meal time preparation even faster by pre-cutting your onions. Put them in a bag and pop them in the freezer. I'm not a fan of crying over the onions everyday of the week. This little trick saves me time and tears. I'll dice up a bag of onions and that will usually last me a little over three weeks. An added benefit that Ive noticed is that they caramelize even faster!
Sometimes cooking for two can be tedious! Throwing out rotten celery week after week was really bothering me. So one day I chopped up the leftover celery and stuck it in the freezer. To my surprise, it actually turned out great! Now with the frozen onions and celery, soup's are a breeze.
Red bell peppers are expensive but we really enjoy roasting them, putting them in stirfrys and adding them to our favorit dishes, so by perchesing them on sale, cutting and freezing in simple twist tie baggies, we get to enjoy them more often.
Please comment to us about your freezing ideas!

New Year challenge:

I challenge you to contact a family member or friend that you haven't talked to throughout 2011. Call them up, write them a letter or shoot them an email. Take the time to reconnect...you will be glad that you did!
Please let me know if you took the challenge and how it turned out. I would love to hear from you!
Have a Happy New Year!

Everyday all purpose cleaner

One to two teaspoons of ivory soap in a spray bottle then fill with water and you have a great grease cutting yet mild spray. I use it for counter tops, the electric griddle, and the microwave.