{"id":23051,"date":"2012-08-29T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=23051"},"modified":"2014-02-13T22:02:09","modified_gmt":"2014-02-14T03:02:09","slug":"parchment-paper-uses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/parchment-paper-uses\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Uses for Parchment Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The following post is from contributing writer\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Ap7ORj\">Kristen<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Parchment paper is a wonderful item to keep around. \u00a0Line any baking dish or cookie sheet with parchment paper, and your clean up will be a easy and fast! \u00a0Did you know that there are several other reasons to keep parchment paper handy?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/10-uses-for-parchment-paper.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28081\" title=\"10 Uses for Parchment Paper | The Happy Housewife\" alt=\"10 Uses for Parchment Paper | The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/10-uses-for-parchment-paper.jpg\" width=\"303\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/10-uses-for-parchment-paper.jpg 303w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/10-uses-for-parchment-paper-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>10 Uses for Parchment Paper<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1)\u00a0\u00a0 Make a cupcake or muffin holder.\u00a0<\/strong>Making Cupcakes and forgot to pick up cupcake holders? \u00a0Use Parchment paper! \u00a0Its easy!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut appropriate cupcake holder sized squares with parchment paper<\/li>\n<li>Cut a small slit in each corner of your square.<\/li>\n<li>Place the parchment paper square into a muffin tin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23061 alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch1-298x300.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2)\u00a0\u00a0 Make a\u00a0placemat. \u00a0<\/strong>Using disposable placemats are a great idea if you are having a group of kids over for a meal. \u00a0To make a parchment paper placemat, simply cut your parchment paper to your desired placemat size and continue to set the table!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23063 alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch2.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch2-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3)\u00a0\u00a0 Wrap a present.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0If you are out of wrapping paper but need to wrap a gift. \u00a0Wrap your gift in parchment paper! \u00a0Usually parchment paper comes in white or paper bag brown. \u00a0Both of these colors are a nice neutral color for almost any occasion. \u00a0Almost any kind of ribbon will match parchment paper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23065 alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch3.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch3-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>4)\u00a0\u00a0 Make a popcorn cone.\u00a0<\/strong>Serving popcorn or any other snack in a parchment paper cone can be a fun way to switch up snack time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut parchment paper into a large triangle<\/li>\n<li>Fold your triangle into a cone<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Secure with tape<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23077 alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch5.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch5.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch5-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>5)\u00a0\u00a0 Make a Luminary.<\/strong>\u00a0If your family makes luminaries for the holidays, you can easily make yours with parchment paper. \u00a0Simply wrap parchment paper around a glass container and add a tea light. \u00a0You can also just wrap parchment paper around a candle that comes in a glass jar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23166 alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch10.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch10.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch10-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>6)\u00a0\u00a0 Make a cooking pouch . \u00a0<\/strong>Cooking food in a parchment paper cooking pouch can be a tasty cooking technique.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On a piece of parchment paper, \u00a0place meat and or vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Add your favorite flavors<\/li>\n<li>Roll up the parchment paper into a pouch, air tight<\/li>\n<li>Bake. \u00a0All the flavors will steam together and create an amazing meal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parchment2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23080 alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parchment2.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parchment2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parchment2-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>7)\u00a0\u00a0 Wrap your cheese. \u00a0<\/strong>In order to preserve flavor in high quality cheeses, wrap your cheese in parchment paper before wrapping it in plastic. \u00a0When you wrap cheese in just plastic, the cheese might loose some of its flavor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8)\u00a0\u00a0 Cover your dishes in the microwave. \u00a0<\/strong>When using the microwave, cover your dish with parchment paper. \u00a0This is a great way to keep your microwave clean. \u00a0Many microwavable dishes don&#8217;t come with lids. You can just tear a piece of parchment paper to the desired size.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9)\u00a0\u00a0 Let your kids color on it with crayons. \u00a0<\/strong>Parchment paper is perfect for kids to color on. \u00a0If you are looking for a quick activity, roll some parchment paper out on your table, and let your kids color on it with crayons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23078 alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch4.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/08\/parch4-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>10) \u00a0Use it as a meat divider. \u00a0<\/strong>If you buy your meat in bulk for freezing. \u00a0Parchment paper can be used to help store the meat in the freezer. \u00a0It can help divide burger patties and other kinds of meats without all of it sticking together. \u00a0Buying meat in bulk and storing it properly can help you save money!<\/p>\n<p><strong>You might also enjoy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/cleaning-with-baking-soda\/\" target=\"_blank\">10 Ways to Start Cleaning with Baking Soda<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/10-household-items-that-make-great-toys\/\" target=\"_blank\">10 Household Items that Make Great Toys<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/15-ways-to-use-vinegar-for-cleaning-your-home\/\" target=\"_blank\">15 Ways to Use Vinegar to Clean Your Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/10-ways-to-use-a-vase\/\" target=\"_blank\">10 Ways to Use a Vase<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following post is from contributing writer\u00a0Kristen. 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