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What are your favourite things under 50$ that make your life a bit easier or more pleasant? (mander.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I need some holiday gift ideas (that I will probably gift to myself as well)!

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[–] VoldemortsHorcrux@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I made soup containers for my family last Christmas, went down really well! Got glass containers from IKEA, layered lentils, beans/herbs/pasta/seasonings in a decorative way. Looks pretty, throw in a pot when lazy!

[–] Tuss@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you have any recipes? That sounded really awesome!

[–] VoldemortsHorcrux@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

First time trying to add an image! Hopefully works! I did several different varieties, bought green split peas, yellow split peas, red lentils, kidney beans, pearl barley, powdered stock, dried herbs, and I added a separated bag of macaroni so it can be put in later in the cooking method. Super easy, dump it in a pot and add water, add pasta when almost done!

[–] win95@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is such a cute personalized gift idea, I love it! Can the containers be put in the freezer?

[–] VoldemortsHorcrux@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe? I've never heard of freezing dry ingredients before as they are usually shelf stable, shouldn't need to put in the fridge or freezer