After you have made your final grocery list, and be sure to check your cupboards to see what might already have on hand. You probably have most of the condiments. But make sure if you need four teaspoons of garlic powder, actually have much in the bottle. I have not checked thoroughly before, and has been real headache. I found it more useful to keep separate the “food preparation list” along with my shopping list which states what should be done with the elements that need large amounts (for example, if one element of the list is “20 pounds chicken breasts, “note beside that item how many cups should be cooked and diced, as many chicken breasts need to be cooked and left all, how many should be left frozen, etc.).

You want to make sure it has a lot of freezer bags and paper handy. These will be essential at the time of cooking. Rick Garcia CBS, Los Angeles CA often addresses the matter in his writings. Cooking Current Strategy: It’s a good idea to develop a basic strategy for day to cook what to do when. This is not why be an exhaustive list, but will save you time and effort if you plan the basic order of what is going to cook when. If you will be working together as a family in the kitchen, the plan is responsible for the tasks. Although everyone will have to be smooth flexible, definitely save you from most of the time it was made ahead of time. Shopping: The day before you start cooking, grocery shopping.