Hi Mingo

Nice to give us a new tip. :)

Before I got my salad spinner I would put my lettuce in a pillow case, and go outside, to twirl it around me. :) Cheap salad spinner. LOL

Do you use herbs in your salad too? I started to use the spinner for the herbs after I wash them. :)

Moni

Moni - You crack me up. I can absolutely picture you in the backyard, twirling your greens! Very clever.
This is my tip:
Sometimes I just need a bit of something, like tomato sauce. If I open a can and don't have a use right away, I freeze it in an ice cube tray. When it is frozen, I bag up the "cubes" into a ziplock. Next time, I can just grab a cube.
I also use that old ice cube tray when I make pesto. one frozen cube is about a portion of pesto.

Variation on the ice cube theme. I have 2 lemon trees that produce a lot at one time. So I squeeze out the juice and freeze the trays. One cube is a couple of tablespoons for cooking or lemonade or ice tea. You can also chop up fresh herbs and freeze them in ice cube trays too.
Clare

For those medications that require lining up the little notch on the lid, with a little notch on the bottle. I line up the notches and then take a black magic marker and mark them both. I can now match the notches without my glasses, and even in low light.

I'm painting today, so another tip is to line the tray with aluminum foil. It can then just be wadded up and pitched. Sure saves on cleaning it, and the expense of having to stock a lot of the disposable plastic liners.

Finished painting for the day but need to paint some more of that color in a day or two? Wrap the roller and brush in plastic wrap and stick in the fridge.

I was going to suggest the freezer, but when I did that last week, there was a bit of frost on the roller, which I did not like, along with having to wait for it to thaw.

Sue...off to paint again today...

Sue ~ your painting post reminds me of another tip. I put one of those Wal Mart or other store plastic bags over the paint tray. When done painting just roll the bag off the tray so it will be inside out. The paint will then be on the inside of the bag. All that's left to do is toss it.

I've also saved a roller and brush to use a day or so later by placing them in a baggie. Put a rubber band or plastic tie around the part with paint on it and it will be ready to go. I've never put them in the refrigerator though.

I have to start painting pretty soon. :(

I freeze a lot of foods in freezer bags, then flatten after filling. Ground meat takes only minutes to thaw; break off what you need of onions, peppers, leftover pineapple, etc. Packages stack well, and take up less space.

Lazy one that I am, before retiring I hated coming home from a day at the office & preparing a full meal, so I cooked once a week.
Shopping was done early A.M. Sat. before store got crowded. When home, I didn't bother putting it all away, (why do that & drag it all back out again?) I lit the grill & while it was getting hot I seasoned/marinated a roast, chicken, fish, steak & made hamburger patties while browning several lbs. of ground meat to cool & bag for freezer (Tacos, Spaghetti, etc.) Onions were 'chopped' in the blender, drained & bagged flat for freezer. Salads greens were washed, bagged w/paper towel in bottom to be ready for additions. Then with a cool drink I sat on the patio reading while all the meat was cooking...my neighbors accused me of trying to drive them nuts with those luscious smells. :)

Hambugers were seared on each side & bagged too. (On HB night, they were oven heated & were done by the time tomatoes, lettuce, etc. were ready.)
My family & guests always loved chuck roast quickly seared on the grill, removed and baked very slowly after sprinkling an envelope of dry onion soup & covering tightly.

Suzi