Simple Fixes For Common Dinner Mistakes

Did you accidentally spill too much salt in your sauce? Or overcook a steak?

Don’t despair and call for pizza just yet. You can save it!

With a few simple fixes, you can turn a kitchen failure into a culinary success.

Too Much Salt

Cooking is all about balance, which is key if you accidentally over-salt something. If you’re serving the meal with a starch, such as rice or pasta, that can absorb some of the extra salt. If you add too much salt to soup, then double the recipe and leave out the extra salt. You can always freeze the leftovers.

Overcooked Meat

Timing is important when cooking meat. If your recipe calls for a 30-minute cook time, watch the meat carefully because it could cook through much sooner. A meat thermometer helps with this. If your meat does overcook, shred the meat and use it in a pot pie or pasta sauce.

A Thin Sauce

Cornstarch can thicken and save a thin sauce. Create a cornstarch slurry by mixing equal parts cold water and cornstarch into the sauce. Cook 2-5 minutes until the sauce reaches your desired thickness. This also works with curries and soups.

Don’t let these mistakes ruin your dinner. With a few handy maneuvers, you’ll save dinner and no one will be the wiser!

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An Easy Weeknight Dinner

A warm, hearty meal cooked and on the table in under an hour?

Oh, yes!

Weeknights are busy. You rush from work to run errands before picking up the kids from school. They’re hungry from a long day and ask what’s for dinner.

When you arrive home, the kids pile out of the car, toss their backpacks into the hallway and start their homework. They ask how much TV and video game time they can have tonight as you slog inside after them.

Exhausted, you mutter a standard answer of “We’ll see” and stare into the kitchen. Nothing is chopped, cooked, baked or prepped. Maybe you should order in tonight…

Sound familiar?

Weeknight dinners don’t have to be stressful. With a few simple pantry staples, you can whip up a delicious two bean chili in under 60 minutes.

This thick, tummy-warming chili feeds a crowd and makes enough if your kid’s friends unexpectedly show up for dinner.

A comforting chili dinner is the perfect way to cap off any weeknight. Your family will love it!

Answers, price, selection. West Coast Appliance and Furniture locally owned since 1980. 

Located at 6439 Crater Lake Highway, Central Point.

Easy and Healthy Freezer Meals

It’s back-to-school season and your family is moving faster than ever. 

By the end of the day, you’re exhausted. Making dinner is the last thing on your mind. You have no energy for it.

Luckily, you have a quality fridge and freezer. You just need to use them right!

Healthy freezer meals are a necessity during the school year.

You have a freezer with ample storage space. Now it’s time to fill it up with these ready-made meals.

Try these recipes and always have a nutritious dinner ready to go.

●       Beef Ragu — Who doesn’t love a little Italian flare?

●       Korean BBQ beef — So much tastier than takeout!

●       Stuffed Quinoa Peppers — A filling and healthy dinner for the whole family.

Freezer meals are the ultimate solution to a busy schedule. Don’t spend another night searching the cupboards for a dinner idea, feeling too tired to cook or relying on delivery. Fill your freezer with fabulous food, relax and enjoy a healthy meal.

Answers, price, selection. West Coast Appliance and Furniture locally owned since 1980. 

Located at 6439 Crater Lake Highway, Central Point.