New Year's Resolutions for Your Kitchen and You
11 ways your kitchen can help you meet your goals for the coming year
How many of your New Year's resolutions from last year have you kept? Is the kitchen's lack of organization savaging your schedule? Is its cooking equipment not geared toward healthy eating? There are numerous ways that your space impacts your goals. This Ideabook is designed to help you keep the resolutions you make next year by making some changes to your kitchen now.
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| Kitchen Resolution No. 1: Cut my electric bill One great way to do that in your kitchen is to replace your incandescent lights with compact flourescent bulbs or LED fixtures. Learn how and where to place LED fixtures in the kitchen |
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Kitchen Resolution No. 2: Eat healthier
One of the best ways to eat healthier is to steam your food. This cooking style reduces the amount of fat you have to use, while keeping your food moist and delicious.
The challenge for many homeowners is to find room for a steam oven. This compact microwave/steam/grill combination solves the space problem.
One of the best ways to eat healthier is to steam your food. This cooking style reduces the amount of fat you have to use, while keeping your food moist and delicious.
The challenge for many homeowners is to find room for a steam oven. This compact microwave/steam/grill combination solves the space problem.
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Kitchen Resolution No. 3: Relax more next year
Consider your favorite pastimes when redesigning your kitchen, whether it's entertaining friends over a glass of wine or just enjoying a special vintage with your special someone at the end of a work day.
Design your kitchen to meet your most important wants, as well as your basic needs.
Consider your favorite pastimes when redesigning your kitchen, whether it's entertaining friends over a glass of wine or just enjoying a special vintage with your special someone at the end of a work day.
Design your kitchen to meet your most important wants, as well as your basic needs.
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Kitchen Resolution No. 4: Spend more time with family
If your children are still young, specialized furniture like this Learning Tower can help you get closer (this tip was shared by popular mommy blogger Katie Dillon, best known as La Jolla Mom).
By bringing your child safely and comfortably to counter height, you can pass along family traditions and your love for cooking or baking with ease.
If your children are still young, specialized furniture like this Learning Tower can help you get closer (this tip was shared by popular mommy blogger Katie Dillon, best known as La Jolla Mom).
By bringing your child safely and comfortably to counter height, you can pass along family traditions and your love for cooking or baking with ease.
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Kitchen Resolution No. 5: Get organized
Interior cabinet accessories are great tools for helping you get your kitchen organized. Begin by determining which items you use every week and move the others out of the kitchen. The ones you use will be easier to find when you have them neatly stored in handy organizers.
Interior cabinet accessories are great tools for helping you get your kitchen organized. Begin by determining which items you use every week and move the others out of the kitchen. The ones you use will be easier to find when you have them neatly stored in handy organizers.
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| Kitchen Resolution No. 6: Invest in appliances that save money in the long run Investing in a built-in refrigerator might seem counterintuitive to saving money, but a food preservation system that keeps your meats, dairy and produce fresher longer can help you avoid the massive waste that so many people experience every year. In long run, the amount you save on groceries can easily offset the appliance investment, and keep your conscience clear. |
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Kitchen Resolution No. 7: Wake up earlier
For those of you who rely on coffee to get going in the morning, a built-in coffee system is a great kitchen appliance to consider. No, it won't drag you out of bed, but it can make those early starts easier.
For those of you who rely on coffee to get going in the morning, a built-in coffee system is a great kitchen appliance to consider. No, it won't drag you out of bed, but it can make those early starts easier.
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Kitchen Resolution No. 8: Get back to the gym
Exercising works your muscles, but requires protein to rebuild them. To cook your non-vegetarian proteins like poultry, fish, beef, pork and lamb in a healthy way, grill them.
An indoor grill is ideal for this purpose, especially one with easy-clean features – that's one fewer excuse you'll have not to use it!
Exercising works your muscles, but requires protein to rebuild them. To cook your non-vegetarian proteins like poultry, fish, beef, pork and lamb in a healthy way, grill them.
An indoor grill is ideal for this purpose, especially one with easy-clean features – that's one fewer excuse you'll have not to use it!
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Kitchen Resolution No. 9: Manage time better
One way to achieve that goal is to speed up your chores. A microwave with speed-cook technology can help in this regard.
A microwave with a keep-warm setting can help your time management on those occasions when you are running late. A hot meal can still be yours that evening, letting you finish your task more efficiently and enjoy your dinner without the stress of returning to work afterward.
One way to achieve that goal is to speed up your chores. A microwave with speed-cook technology can help in this regard.
A microwave with a keep-warm setting can help your time management on those occasions when you are running late. A hot meal can still be yours that evening, letting you finish your task more efficiently and enjoy your dinner without the stress of returning to work afterward.
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Kitchen Resolution No. 10: Save water
Choose appliances and fixtures that save water. Look for the EPA's newest designation, WaterSense. Sensor faucets are good green options for your kitchen.
Choose appliances and fixtures that save water. Look for the EPA's newest designation, WaterSense. Sensor faucets are good green options for your kitchen.
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| Kitchen Resolution No. 11: Take better care of my body Anyone who loves spending hours in their kitchen baking or cooking knows that hard floors can take their toll on your hips, back, feet and legs. Be kind to them with a cushioned mat in front of your cooktop or range. They'll thank you right along with the folks who enjoy your tasty treats. More: Kitchen Resolutions, Part II 15 Quick Fixes for Your Kitchen 12 Great Ideas for Organizing in the Kitchen Glued to the Tube: 14 Ways to Put a TV in Your Kitchen |
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lynnrww Letting kids stand up on something so they can reach Mom's sink : brilliant. I did it with my kids, and they loved it so much. They felt a happy, included part of all the kitchen activities.... and they learned to cook, too !
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Karen Heffernan Great ideabook! Got my new kitchen (& new house!) this year, and I have the refrigerator (not with glass door), the wine fridge and the dishwasher in this ideabook and LOVE them!
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franki7 IDEAS!!! Good ones! franki
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billstap We have had the Learning Tower for about 5 years now. It is fantastic! The height of the "floor" is adjustable so it can fit your child as they grow. The one thing I have found annoying with it is that unlike the kitchen in the picture, mine didn't work so seemlessly with the colors of my kitchen. So, I have brought it to my cabinet guy who is currently building my new kitchen (yeah!) and having him spray it to match my cupboards.
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Ideabook updated on Jan. 2, 2012.
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