Kitchen Hint of the Day!

When we used to clean out our fridge, the thing we'd end up throwing away every time was half empty cans of tomato paste. Even though tomato paste doesn't cost that much, we still felt like we were throwing away money. So now, when we've used a couple of tablespoons of tomato paste, instead of putting the rest of the can in the fridge, we separate out the unused portion into plastic bags - usually about 2 tablespoons per bag - and freeze. When our next recipe calls for tomato paste, we simply turn the bag inside out and plop the frozen paste right into the pot. If you don't want to use the plastic bags, you can also accomplish this using an ice cube tray!