ZipLock Bags

ZipLock bags are your friends.
You can mix, marinate and blend many combinations using ZipLock bags.

You can use them for piping to make deviled eggs, squeeze cheese sauce, fill rigatoni, fill pastries and pretty much squeeze nearly anything where you want it with ease.

Use them to mix dry seasonings & sauces.

Plus, an added bonus is the fact when yer done, you can just throw them away.
That means, less dishes to wash.

Other Stuff

Put open lettuce in a ZipLock bag.
Add a paper towel and push out the air.
Lettuce stays fresh longer.

Buy bulk meat and rewrap the meat into meal portions and use ZipLock freezer bags. Now instead of thawing out a full package of meat you only thaw what you will need for that meal. You save money buying a family pack.
Use a sharpie to label the bags with the date and contents.

Meat isn't the only thing you can marinate.
Try marinading some vegatables in honey and brown sugar.
Shake some tater quarters in olive oil and your favorite seasoning blend.

Crack some eggs into a ZipLock bag.
Add chopped peppers, onions, cracked black pepper, whatever.
Seal the bag and shake it all up.
Perfect omlette.

I swear by Ziplocks.

The devil egg idea is genius

Peanut Butter & Jam Sammich in the microwave for about 10 seconds.
MMMMmmmm'Freakin'MMMMmmm!

Tom, reading some of your recipes... you made me throw up in my mouth a little bit.

1.Chicken enchiladas with handmade flour tortillas. Homemade enchiladas sauce topped with cheese. Handmade nachos topped with cheese served with homemade salsa and guacamole. Flan for dessert.

2.Freshly made lasagna with a ragu and bechamel. handmade garlic bread and almond biscotti's for dessert

3. Lahmacun on homemade Assadian bread. Topped with shredded cabbage and a yogurt sauce

4. Medieval style lamb stew flavored with beer and served on a bed of oatmeal. A saffron flavored custard for dessert and homemade ginger ale as a drink

I usually brine all meat i bring home so if i do not use it right away it will last longer. I do not use ziplock bags because I am cheap, i use plastic containers so i can use them over and over. I hate buying things that I have to throw away.

made a simple vegetable soup tonight.
2 pints diced tomatoes with peppers ( I sometimes use salsa instead.)
1 pint italian stewed tomatoes halved
1 small yellow onion (quartered and halved into 8th's)
1 small red onion (same)
2 cups mushrooms
1 can sliced olives (with its juice)
one package normandy blend vegetables (frozen)
1- 3 quart stew pot
toss it all in the pot, cover, and cook on medium heat, until the vegies are tender.
( you could also add some water and pasta or rice if you want)