Strawberry Ice Cubes
I bought four quarts of fresh strawberries two weekends ago, but I only had time enough to turn two quarts into strawberry jam for the upcoming year. The remaining two quarts were losing quality fast--they were super ripe to begin with, so the shelf life was really short. I had tossed a few into my morning shakes last week, and while they were a wonderful addition there was no way I was eating 2 quarts of strawberries before they turned bad. So I had this ingenious idea that ACTUALLY WORKED. I pureed the berries in the blender, and then froze the liquid in silicone ice trays. And my wonderful strawberry ice cubes were born!!
So today when I went to make my breakfast shake, I popped two strawberry ice cubes into the blender with everything else! The silicone trays released the frozen fruit very easily.
Simple Seasonings
I've been eating about one salad a day now for over a month, and I've found the one thing that really dresses it up is freshly ground salt & pepper. I picked these grinders up at my local grocery store during a 2/$4 sale and I keep them at work in my desk drawer. A few twists of fresh salt and pepper really adds dimension to a salad, and I find I use less dressing when I have salt & pepper than when I don't!
Re-purposed Bread Basket
A number of years ago I went through a Longaberger basket phase...I haven't purchased any new baskets in quite some time, and it is a non-negotiable requirement that I use the ones I have purchased. I have my bread basket (technically the bagel basket) on the kitchen counter, but since I've been trying to limit refined carbs I haven't been buying bread. So I turned my beloved basket into a mini produce stand. I keep my onions, garlic, jalapeno peppers, and in this photo, grape tomatoes in the basket on my counter. Keeps everything handy, and the basket stays purposeful!
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