A Week's Worth Of Tips For Empty Nesters

 

A Week's Worth Of Tips For Empty Nesters

My former neighbor, Mary Young, a pretty new empty nester, remarked on how free she feels with her 9 youngsters out of the house. This feeling is common. Joy Smith, writer of "The Empty Nest Cookbook," encourages humans to take benefit of it: "For the first time in years you can prepare dinner due to the fact you favor to, no longer due to the fact you must. You have fewer human beings and palates to please, so cook dinner in approaches you have in no way dared."

1. Try new recipes. A majority of empty nesters say they experience exploring ingredients that their youth would now not eat, in accordance to the July 2005 Pillsbury Empty Nester Survey.

2. Think smaller. With simply the two of you at home, there is little want for family-size packages.

3. Buy perishables with care. To minimize spoilage, purchase solely a few portions of fruit and small quantities of greens at a time. Choose dairy merchandise and sparkling meats with the ultra-modern expiration date.

4. Maximize nutrition. Pick meals that supply the most diet for the bite. For example, broccoli (vitamins A and C), legumes (fiber) and fortified total grain cereals like Whole Grain Total®. As you get older, you want fewer energy however the same, or every so often greater, quantities of key nutrients.

5. Stock up on plastic containers. Prepare recipes that serve 4 or six and divide up the greater into two-serving portions. Label, date and refrigerate or freeze.

6. Swap homemade dishes with a friend. It's a notable way to add range to your menu.

7. Get a new gadget. A vacuum sealer seals out air and preserves the moisture and taste of the unique dish. "I seal and freeze leftovers in one-meal parts for fresh-tasting dinners anytime," suggests Smith. "Reheat in the microwave or boil in the bag on the stovetop."

This recipe makes 4 servings, two for now and two for tomorrow.

Crunchy Garlic Chicken Breasts

11/3 cups Whole Grain Total® cereal

2 tablespoons chopped clean parsley

1/2 teaspoon paprika

1/4 cup skim milk

2 teaspoons chopped sparkling chives

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

4 boneless skinless rooster breasts (about 11/4 lb)

Cooking spray

1. Heat oven to 425°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.

2. Crush cereal. In shallow dish, stir collectively cereal, parsley and paprika. In some other shallow dish, stir collectively milk, chives, salt and garlic powder. Dip poultry into milk mixture, then coat gently and evenly with cereal mixture. Place in pan. Spray pinnacle of hen with cooking spray.

3. Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or till juice of rooster is clear when core of thickest phase is cut.