From the Kitchen

I love spending time in the kitchen and always appreciate discovering little tips which make cooking and baking even more enjoyable.  As a new feature on my blog, I thought I'd occasionally share some of my favorite tips.  Last evening, I made pizza which brings me to my first tip.  Have you ever had to open a can of tomato paste, when you only needed one or two tablespoons?  I used to put the extra in a container in the fridge hoping I would use it up.  But all I seemed to do was toss it out after it went bad.  Now when I open a new can, I measure out one tablespoon increments and place them on a small tray lined with parchment paper.  I pop the tray in the freezer until the tomato paste completely freezes and then I place all of the lovely little tomato paste balls in a freezer bag.  Next time I need one or two tablespoons of tomato paste, I just retrieve them right from the freezer and easily add them to my recipe. No mess of measuring each time and I'm able to use the entire can.