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Show THE SENTINEL Clues to cooking for two Culinary success is definitely not limited to cooking for families of four, five or more. In fact, cooking for two can be just as creative as cooking for a large family. It doesn't have to mean skipping favorite roasts or recipes because they make too much. And, thanks to careful planning, there's no need to bury the cook in leftovers either! The o makes good clever use of her freezer, shops and stores food to avoid waste and plans appealing new menus around those inevitable Shopping for two rather than more is an important start. Look for smaller-siz- e cans and packages that eliminate Buy frozen cook-for-tw- s. s. vegetables in bags and cook just boxes what you need. Family-siz- e of cereal and crackers are no bargain if they get stale before they're used. Shop smaller when you can or store the excess in ' airtight containers. Buy meat in it in the smaller packages or correct portions before freezing. Bread and other baked goods also freeze well until they can be used. o are also Successful apt planners. They manage their to make menus around the most of food dollars and cooking time: Sunday's roast beef becomes Tuesday's hot beef sandwiches, Monday's chicken becomes chicken salad. And Thursday's smart cooks perk up these "repeat appearances" with fresh vegetables and garden crisp salads so the entire meal isn't a rerun. In fact, even the cooks-for-tw- left-ove- returns in a new disguise. Scour cookbooks, magazines, and newspaper recipe sections carefully for new tips. Another great cooking tool that saves time and kitchen effort is to cook big, then divide and freeze. Some favorites like spaghetti, chile and beef stew are even better after they've simmered a second time. Cook your regular recipe, divide it and freeze portions for quick meals on busy days. You favorites as well as enjoy the bonus of more good meals ahead securely tucked in your left-ov- meal-for-tw- o measurements for each ingredient in the recipe and write the new amount down before you start. Finally, whether you're cooking for two or twenty, the basic staples to stock your kitchen cupboards are the same. You may want to add personal favorites to this list, but at least this will give your new kitchen a start: sugar, flour, baking powder salt, mayonaise, salad oil mustard, Worcestershire, steak sauce, catsup bread eggs, milk, cheese meat salad greens, vegetables fruits andor juices. freezer. contents of your refrigerator and freezer often enough and use the stored foods before they lose their flavor. Not only does this save you precious food dollars, but you also enjoy the added advantage of ready-to-he- meals for really busy days. Just because you're cooking for two, does not mean you must forego the fun of festive dishes. Any n for a pair recipe can be by halving it. Just be sure to check the table of equivalent measures in your favorite cookbook. It's a good idea to work out the smaller sized-dow- Trying To Decide! The Rowers ideette Difference chocolate vanilla, big-reci- Part of any good cook's planning should be a thorough knowledge of food storage do's and don'ts. Start with a stack of food storage containers in a variety of shapes and sizes. Add to this sturdy plastic wrap and bags, freezer paper, tape and marking pens. Seal and date all leftovers to identify them. Review the pepper, soda coffee, tea butter or margarine, shortening spices, herbs (thyme, oregano, cinnamon, etc.) preferably one that special gift won't have to be exchanged because of duplication! 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