MAKOTI CORNER Prep your kitchen for holiday cooking

‘‘‹‰ ‹ –Š‡ ƒ„‹–Ž…‡Š‡š’…‡ƒ”‹‡„‡…‡ƒǡ ™’ŽŠ‡‡ƒ–•Š—‡””Ǧ OLIDAY

’›‘ƒ—”‹Šƒ‰˜ƒ‡ ˆƒ‡Žƒƒ•”–‰‡‘…”›‡‘™—”‘”‘ƒ™”‡ ’–Š”‡‹•Ǧ

Š”‘‹•‘–‹ƒ‰•Ǥǡ ‘ –Š‡ ‘–Š‡” Šƒ† …ƒ „‡ •–”‡••ˆ—Ž ‹ •ƒŽŽ ‘” †‹•‘”Ǧ ‰™ƒŠ‡‹•‡–†Š‡”‹‡–…ƒŠ”‡ •—ǡ‡‡˜”‡‘—• ’‘‡”‘‡’•Ž‘‡ ™‹ŽŽŠ‹ƒ‰–‡–˜‘‡Ž”‡Š‘†Ž‹ƒ†Šƒ›ƒ›†‘Ǥ—ǯ”‡ ’ŽƒǦ ‹‰ ƒ† ™Šƒ–‡˜‡” †‹•Š‡• ›‘—ǯ”‡ ™’”ƒ‡›’•ƒ–”‘‹‘‰’ǡ––‹Š‡‹”•‡ ƒ›”‘‡—”—‹–…‡Š”‡‘—ǯ• ‡ˆ‡ˆ‹”…‡‹‡ƒ”…‡›™ˆ‘ƒ”›•Š‘–‘Ž‹†‹ƒ›’”…‘˜‘‡‹–Š‰‡Ǥ ‹‡ˆˆ–‹‹…‹‡‡ˆ…‘›” ‘–Šˆ ‡›‘Š—‘”Ž‹†ƒ‹–›…•ŠǨ ‡ǡ Œ—•–

–‹Ž‹•‡ –Š‡•‡ –‹’• –‘ ‹’”‘˜‡ ƒ›Ž‘Ž‡—˜”‹ƒ–‹‡–…ŠŠ‘‡Ž‹†ǯ•ƒ›™•‘–”‡••’Ǥ ƒ…‡ ƒ†

Ž—––‡” ƒ† …†‘‹•‘”‰‘ƒ‹•ƒ’–‹‡‘†‹ƒ”‡‡–•Š‡–‘’‘”‘•–Ǧ Eliminate clutter:

‹†—–…Š–‹‡˜‹–‹›–Ǥ…ŠŠ‡‹•Ǥ‹• ‡˜‡ ‘”‡ •‘ …‘‹–…‹Š‡‰•…Žƒ—”–‡–‡’”‡”†‘ǡƒ‡–†‘ ›„‘‡—Ǧ †…–‘Ž‘‡ƒǯ‡–”‡‹Š’ƒ‰˜–Š‡–‹Š–‘‡‰•„…‡‘–‹—ƒ†›Ǥ–‹‡”‡‹•‰Ǥ‹ƒŽŠ‹„•›‡– ˆ–‡Š™‡ ‡”‘‹–”‡™•‘›”‘—•’Šƒƒ…˜‡‡›‘‘—–Šƒ‡˜‡ǡǤ

Š‡ ‘˜‡ ‘ –‘ †‡…Ž—––‡”‹‰ ƒ”‡†ƒ•’ƒ•—…–Š”›ƒǤ • –‡Š…‡Ž—”‡––ˆ”‡‹”‰‡ƒ”’ƒ’–Ž‘‹”Ǧ ™ƒ‡…Ž‡Ž•‹ˆƒ›‘†—‹Š–…ƒŠ˜‡‡‰šƒ–”†ƒ‰‡––‹•ƒ‡•Ǥ

HŠ‡ ‘”‡ ‘”‰ƒ‹•‡† ›‘—” ‹–…ŠǦ …‡ƒ–ǡ‡–Š–Š‡ ‡•‹‹‰’”Ž‡†” ‹‹‡–™–•‹ŽŽƒ„‡† –‘ ‘Ž‘Ž•Ǧ ‡…‡••ƒ”› ˆ‘” Š‘Ž‹†ƒ› …‘‘‹‰Ǥ ›Š‘‘”‘‰—Ž‹ƒ”†ˆƒ‹‹›•–‹‘•…ǡ—Š‰›ǯ‡”‘›‡—‘ǯŠ•—…‘‡”ƒ•ˆ–†ˆ‹‹”…‘ƒ‹‰’‡™ˆ–‘‡‹…””›•–‹„Š•‹›‡ Organise cabinets and drawers:

ƒ†˜†ƒ–‘…‘‡ŽǤ• ƒŠ”‡ ‘”›‰‘ƒ—”‹•—‡–‡†ǡ •–Š‹Ž‡• ’”‘‡”’‡ƒ”•ƒ–‹‘‘‘–Š’Ž”›‘…„‡‡•…•ƒ™—•‹‡ŽŽ ›”—‘— ™ˆ ‘›‘ǯ—– Š„ƒ‡˜•‡‡Žƒƒ””…‰Š‡‹†‰”ƒˆ™‘”‡”‹•–‡–Šƒ•–Ǥ …‘–ƒ‹ Ž‘‘•‡ –‘‘Ž• ‘” ‹ˆ ›‘— –ŠŠƒƒ˜–‡‘‘Ž†Žǡ‘„”‰‘‡”‡ˆ‹–†”›ƒ‘™—‡””„‡‘‡š†‡••ǡ ”‡‘’™Žƒ…‹‡• –ƒŠ‡‡š™…‹‡–ŠŽŽ‘‡‡–•––‹Šƒ–‡†–‘‘Ǥ

Š‹• –ƒ• •Š‘—Ž† ‘– –ƒ‡ Ž‘‰ „—– ™‹ŽŽ ƒ‡ ƒ •‹‰Ǧ Keep your knives sharp: ‹ˆ‹…ƒ– †‹ˆˆ‡”‡…‡ ™Š‡ ‹– …‘‡• –‘ Š‘Ž‹†ƒ› …‘‘‹‰Ǥ

ƒ‹‰ǡ …‘‘‹‰ ƒ† …Š‘’Ǧ ‹’•‹‰‡˜ˆ‡‘”‘†ƒ ’™Ž‹‡–ƒŠ•„—Ž”—ƒ„–Ž‡‡š‹˜’‡•Ǧ ”‘‹ˆ‡–Š…‡ǤŠ‡‡ƒˆ˜‘›”‡Ǧ†›—‘–—›„…‡‘‰‘‹‹ƒ‰›ǡ †‘—„Ž‡Ǧ…Š‡… –Šƒ– ƒŽŽ ‘ˆ ›‘—” –‘‹‘Ž’• Žƒ›”‡‹•—™”‡‘”–Š‹ƒ–‰›‘”—†ƒ‡Ž”ǦǤ ™ƒ‹›ˆ‡• ƒ•ƒ†ˆŠ‡‡–”›‡‰–—‘‹†‡‹Ž–‹…Š‡‡•Ǩ ƒ† „‡‡ ‹ –Š‡ ‹†•–ƒ‘˜ˆ‡’›”‘‡’—ƒ‡”˜‹‡‰”

Purchase a spice rack for

ƒ ‡ƒŽ ƒ† †‹•…‘˜‡”‡† –Šƒ–

your kitchen:

›‘— Žƒ… –Š‡ ‡…‡••ƒ”› •’‹…‡•ǫ

‘–Š‹‰ ƒ††• –‘ –Š‡ •–”‡•• ‘ˆ …›‘‘—‹‡‡‰†Ž‹‘‡ Šƒ‘– †ŠǤƒ˜‹Š‡‰”™‡ Šƒ”ƒ‡– ›•‘—™ƒ‹Ž›Ž ƒ†Ž‹ˆˆ‡‘”•‡–…–‡•”–’ƒ‹‹…‡Ž•›–—Š•ƒ‡–

Before you begin any of the heavy-duty cooking, double-check that all of your tools are in working order and check that all your knives are sharp. (R) There are numerous types of spice racks to choose from, ranging from DIY-style racks, to premade quick-to-install racks.