Fresh herbs

I can't remember where I read this little tip but I love it! I hate drying herbs, so now I just swish them in a large bowl of water and shake them off, dry them this way on the counter so they are ready when I need them later. Usually at this point I will put them in 1/2 cup portions, put in a mason jar and suck the air out with my food saver. Into the freezer they go. For other herbs I likely will freeze in smaller ice cube trays to get tablespoon portions. But for a dressing Jordy and I use everyday I need lots of 1/2 cup portions of dill and parsley lol:)

Carrot juice

So many soup recipes and other recipes call for carrot juice. I hate juicing day. I recently discovered organic carrot juice at Costco with no added ingredients...just carrot juice. Oh happy day! Soooo I buy it in bulk, and since I hate wasting carrot juice by freezing it all together and then thawing too much at a time, I came to this idea. Silicone cupcake trays ...these are 1/2 cup each. Then I found more on amazon that are silicone  mini loaf pans that hold about 2 cups. Now I can freeze them in many measurements and just add what I need to a recipe! Oh happy day. Of course I love my food saver to sucl all that pesky air out and these will taste brand new:)

I also will be freezing lemon juice this way so it doesn't spoil, I can just use the larger silicone ice cube trays that hold a couple tablespoons each for the lemon juice! Woot