Two of these tricks I already knew courtesy of the time I lived with my Grandma for 9 months. I think we're both happy those days are behind us but we both learned things. She learned who Guy Fieri is and I learned how to make my produce last.
::Tomatos::
1) Rinse your tomatoes when you get them home, let them dry and then leave them on the counter as opposed to putting them in the fridge. I usually buy grape tomatoes and have learned this makes them last several days longer than if I place them in the fridge. My dear Grandma does this with tomatoes on the vine, stem side up. I trusted her since she's from Italy, 93 and always uses tomatoes in her cooking.
::Asparagus::
2) Asparagus should be stood up in a cup of water if you're not using them right away. My Grandmother would be beside herself if I didn't cook EVERYTHING I had in the fridge in a day's time. She clearly doesn't grasp what a fridge is for and I wonder how she's pulling this off since she can't drive to restock her produce supply. I made the unfortunate mistake of going away for a weekend and leaving fresh asparagus in the fridge. I came home on a Sunday night, she took me by the hand and told me she had to show me something. It was very dramatic and very Italian and I should have known better than to get my hopes up. She just wanted to show me that I could make my asparagus last longer if I treated it like a bouquet of flowers. I tried to pass this trick onto my brother but it was too late, his aspargus had seen better days. Better days about two weeks prior to me finding them.
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| My Avocado Keeper! |
::Avocados::
3) This one I picked up on my own. I believe it came from Pinterest but I can't be positive. I eat avocado almost everyday but I dont' eat a whole one. I take what I need, usually about 1/3 to go with my lunch of protein, greens and complex carbs. I run the remaining portion, flesh side exposed, under cold water. This keeps it from browning. So simple and so effective! I also have an avocado keeper that everyone in my office ogles over, but you can use a ziploc just as easily.
::Lettuce::
I saw this at the house of a former classmate. Her family always kept their iceburg lettuce (it was the 90's no one knew better) wrapped in a damp paper towel. It kept the leaves from browning. That was about the only useful thing I learned from going over there.
Some more helpful hints thanks to Huffington Post OWN
Make your produce last
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