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LOK-Kitchen - Even in the most pristine households,
problems arise. Cleaning dilemmas, storage problems, lawn care questions, and many more. In a household with 4 or more children, these challenges
can be even more complex. Ten or twenty loads of laundry a week. Dishes which resemble a holiday dinner...every day. We hope that you'll be able to
find helpful information here to conquer those household tasks, organize and clean more efficiently, and find more free time for you and your family--no
matter what size!
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What's New - September 2010
 Double Duty Items - Kitchen Version - Be frugal and help the environment by re-using. This updated classic LOK article gives lots of suggestion on how common kitchen items and food can do double duty.
Updated! Meal Chart Generator - We have doubled the number of graphic options on our popular meal chart generator to make printing charts even more fun. Plus, we listened to you! We've created another chart option that allows you to
add a snack to your meal plan.
Recipes
Large Family Recipes - Our new and improved recipe section features over 300
recipes. You can share a family favorite, rate and comment on dishes, bookmark your favorites, and much more. In addition, you can also find
individual printer-friendly version of all of the recipes featured in the LOK-Kitchen!
More Recipes in the Kitchen Center
Community
- LOK Household Message Board - This forum is a place where our visitors
can come together to chat about the various aspect of household life with a large family. Tips, tricks, questions, advice, recipes, and much more.
There is also a monthly room challenge, where members commit to making changes to a different area of their home each month.
Utilities
- Meal Chart Generator - Now with more options. Meal charts are a great way to help tame the
chaos of mealtime. By creating a menu in advance, you can more efficiently utilize the food you have your in pantry/freezer, as well as have a clear focus
as to what needs to be done to prepare tonight's dinner (or lunch). To help make this task easier, we have created an automated mealchart generator,
which also features cute art and colors so your chart will not only be functional but look good hanging on your refrigerator.
- Print-Outs - An organized kitchen is a happy kitchen. While we can't get your pantry in order, we do offer a range of helpful print-outs that you
can utilize to help your kitchen run more smoothly. Check out our meal
planner print-outs, and food inventory lists for the pantry and freezer.
A helpful food measurement conversion chart. We will be
adding more list in the future!
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Have You Read...?
Meal Planning for Large Families - We have had numerous requests from our visitors to create an article on meal planning. This comprehensive article covers how to start, how to maintain your planning, as well as exploring alternatives to traditional meal planning.
(Article Randomly Selected from Kitchen Center)
Articles & More
Kitchen Center - Browse our growing collection of recipes, articles, and past installments of LOK-Kitchen features like Ask the LOK Cook.
Kitchen Challenge - A brand new bi-monthly food event hosted by LotsOfKids.com and other guest blogs. Drop in and see what our newest challenge is.
Features
- LOK-Cook - Periodically, we get question submissions from our readers on various aspects of cooking/kitchen life. Our editors do the research and present the answers here. If you have a question of your own you'd like answered, you can find information on how to submit it for consideration.
- LOK Recipe of the Month - A special recipe selected by the staff that we hope will please your family.
- Special Feature Article - At Lotsofkids, we are always trying to find ways to help your household and kitchen run smoother. Here you'll find our most recent feature with tips and advice for your LOK-Kitchen.
Contribute
Would you like to share your tips and trick for keeping your household together? Would you be interested in writing an article or feature for this section?
Contact us and let us know if your interested! We're always looking for
articles for future updates.
Polls
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Save sauce jars and other large containers. Clean well, then use to make jarred cake mixes and other holiday gift. Or fill with hard candies and other goodies. Tie with a pretty bow. |
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Updated September 2010
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