Life Lesson from Mom
July 17, 2010 – 8:12 pmYou know how annoying it is, when you only need a tablespoon or two of tomato paste, but to get it you have to open up a whole can? Then maybe you put the rest of the can in the fridge, but it doesn’t turn out that you’re making anything that calls for tomato paste within the next week, so a few weeks later you find a moldy container of tomato paste lurking in the back of your fridge?
I hate that. I mean, I know the little can of tomato paste only costs $0.79, but still, so wasteful.
Well, wonder of wonders, you can freeze it! You can either freeze it in two tablespoon increments wrapped in plastic wrap (which is the amount many recipes call for), or just dump the remainder of the can in a freezer bag. You can also roll it into a log shape so you can slice off the amount you need later. Serendipity! No more wasted tomato paste!
I learned that from my Mom, who just told me recently because she forgot to tell me ten years ago.
ps: don’t forget to label and date it.
3 Responses to “Life Lesson from Mom”
Hahahaha…….that’s hilarious. And yes….you never need that whole can. I buy it in tubes, and it lasts a while, but still! Thanks for the tip
By Tanya on Jul 17, 2010
great idea. it just occurred to me you could put the remainder into an ice cube tray and freeze them that way and then bag them. Then you have single serves ready to go. Just like baby food. xo m.
By ecoMILF on Jul 18, 2010
Yes, ice cube trays!
By vegeater on Jul 18, 2010