As a Restaurant Manager and Foodie Blogger, I feel like I know a lot of the tricks of the trade. Even though I enjoy spending hours in a kitchen cooking, lets be real...who has that kind of time on their hands, especially with children! I am always struggling to find time to throw together not only a good, healthy meal, but something different than what we have each week.
Now being an active eco-enthusiast usually means I try to utilize every resource available to me. I absolutely hate buying products (even food) if I think there is something else I have in my house which I could potentially use. I've always been amazed at the creative things people can come up with when they put their minds to it.
I was recently asked to review Amazing Food Hacks by Peggy Wang. The synopsis says, "MacGyver your way to a killer meal with the clever ideas, simple tricks, and lightning-fast food fixes in Amazing Food Hacks. If you don’t have time to cook, don’t like to cook, or don’t know how to turn on your oven but love to eat stuff that tastes good, you’re in the right place. Now you have 75 crazy-brilliant ways to eat awesome anytime. Boom."
Right away we loved the hard cover which keeps it in great condition as you easily flip through. There are few ideas which I had already heard of prior to reading this and others which I thought were absolutely awesome. Of course we've started implementing the new ones right away. Once you discover these kinds of cheats you will find yourself thinking why didn't I come up with that and how did I ever survive without doing that.
Available to purchase/Cost: $14.39 Amazing Food Hacks: 75 Incredibly Easy Tips, Tricks, and Recipes to Amp Up Flavor
Recommendation: I love not only how easy these recipes/tricks are to follow as well as the detailed pictures included. This was great as you can easily flip through to find a quick trick all in one place.
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Giveaway: Random House is going to give THREE of A Lucky Ladybug's lucky readers a copy of Amazing Food Hacks to have of their own!
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ReplyDeleteI love making gyozas/potstickers but it is a pain because I have to make so many! My kids could probably eat 10 each. But they taste so much better homemade.
ReplyDeleteSesame chicken...so many steps and you have fry it, which is always a pain. It's really good though!
ReplyDeletehomemade pizza as I make my own crut.
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ReplyDeletemy family loves home made pierogis but they are a pain to make but they taste so good when you are done
ReplyDeleteI love making lasagna, but it is a pain because there are so many steps.
ReplyDeleteMy meatloaf, which dh, sons , youngest daughter love, has secret (well not anymore; ) ) ingredients, but takes a while and due to fibromyalgia, CFS, arthritis, etc, is harder to make & I have to make big batch as one is never enough
ReplyDeleteWe like Lasagne but its a pain to make.
ReplyDeleteFor me, corned beef and cabbage is a pain. The corned beef always takes way longer than I anticipate.
ReplyDeleteI make a sweet and sour chicken recipe that is great, but it takes FOREVER to make and is gone in minutes. I would love to make it more often but don't like how time consuming it is.
ReplyDeleteTacos, always such a mess
ReplyDeleteLasagna is my familys favorite but it is such a hassle to make so many steps and I make my own sauce for it
ReplyDeleteWell there are actually 2 meals that we love but r a real pain. 1st is chicken-n-dumplings, so GOOODDDD and 2nd is my chicken casserole. But in the end it is all worth it, because both dishes are so yummyyyyyy!!!
ReplyDeletei love lasagna but it takes forever to make
ReplyDeleteJOE GERSCH
I would say making a simple taco salad takes a lot of work. So much chopping and having everything in separate containers ( which then have to be washed) makes it a very crazy meal!
ReplyDeleteMaking pizza is a pain for me!
ReplyDeletei like to make lasagna but it is very time consuming. we love to eat it.
ReplyDeleteI make homemade spaghetti sauce they my family loves but it takes so much time, ingredients and always ends up on my stove top.
ReplyDeleteLaurie Emerson
lauraemerson17 at yahoo dot com
I'm always looking for an easier way to do things, especially in the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteI would say lasagna.
ReplyDeleteIt would most definitely have to be home made pretzels. Not actually a meal, but my world, the work and cleaning involved afterwards is rather excessive.
ReplyDeleteFresh lasagna is amazing! But definitely a huge pain to make.
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ReplyDeleteI love making broccoli beef.... but it is a little time consuming.
ReplyDeleteLasagna is always a pain! alexbaylor27 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI love love love pasta salad but the chopping - it takes a lot of prep.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway… homemade manicotti, stuffed shells, ravioli, etc. are always time consuming, but worth the effort because they taste so good !
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