{"id":7601,"date":"2011-07-22T00:16:19","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T05:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/?p=7601"},"modified":"2021-03-11T07:14:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T13:14:57","slug":"how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Tips to Organize Your Ramadan Cooking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ramadan<\/strong> is such a great time to get your home organized. Actually, for me all the organization happens way before the month of Ramadan when I begin planning how to plan it all out<\/em>. Last year, much of what I did to prepare for Ramadan actually lasted for most of the year (i.e. drying citrus peels<\/a> and saving herbs<\/a>).<\/p>\n

First, I plan the planning<\/strong>. I know Allah swt is the Best of Planners. He also likes us to be organized, clean and efficient, which involves being as prepared as we can and leaving the rest up to Him.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I mean:<\/p>\n

I take about two hours (time well-invested) to go through food magazines<\/a> and my family\u2019s favorite recipes to figure out what to include in my menu for the month, making sure the meals are as seasonal as possible and as cool as possible this year since we\u2019re dealing with extremely hot summer temperatures.<\/p>\n

Next, I create a day by day Ramadan Menu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

This includes the names of the suhoor <\/strong>(early morning pre-dawn meal), iftar <\/strong>(breaking of the fast meal), soup and meal items for each day of Ramadan, all the way up to \u2018Eid <\/strong>(celebration to end the month of fasting).<\/p>\n

I put all of this into a Ramadan Calendar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

 \"\"<\/p>\n

This includes the names of the suhoor and iftar meals for that day, including leftovers expected. I may have to go back to the menu to adjust here and there, but at least I\u2019ve got a good idea what\u2019ll be on it.<\/p>\n

You could repeat the two-week plan to have a full month of meals, or make the entire month full of new ones. The method is the same.<\/p>\n

 Next, I make a Grocery List for Ramadan Food Shopping<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

 \"\"<\/p>\n

This includes things I may already have on hand just so that I\u2019m sure I get everything I need. I also give myself clues as to what recipe each item is for so that I can remind myself when shopping, if needed. Add convenient, healthy and halal<\/strong> options to that list for days when you may not be able to cook or when you have surprise guests at iftar. Saffron Road<\/a> has frozen entrees that serve as a meal alone and various chicken products that are great to add to the table as appetizers or to rice<\/a> and dishes that need just a little something extra.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Saffron Road Frozen Entrees<\/a> in Whole Foods Markets<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Next is the part that few people want to do- clean and organize the kitchen. I show you how to do it fast and efficiently in my new book on green cleaning<\/a>. In the process of cleaning, you\u2019ll be making room in your fridge and freezer for the food items included in your Ramadan Cooking Plan<\/strong>. A clean kitchen makes things go a lot smoother and makes you feel a lot happier to be in it.  <\/p>\n

And while you’re cleaning and preparing and don’t have a lot of time to cook, it’ll give you a reason to try the Saffron Road halal entrees<\/a> if you haven’t done so already.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Lamb Vindaloo<\/strong> is definitely my favorite- full of flavor, but not crowded with spices<\/em><\/p>\n

Insha\u2019allah, in an upcoming post I\u2019ll talk about how to get the most out of your freezer this Ramadan. It can be your greatest asset to time management in the kitchen, leaving you more time for what\u2019s really important…<\/p>\n

Stay posted and stay in touch. I love to hear your ideas for what helps you get organized for Ramadan. Leave a comment, tip or general feedback below.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

More Info<\/strong><\/p>\n

Missed our LIVE FB Chat on Prepping to Cook for Ramadan<\/a>? I’m having another one on August 4<\/strong> on Simple Cooking in Ramadan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Subscribe to my monthly newsletter<\/a> to get all the latest updates on recipes, tips and more from My Halal Kitchen to yours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ramadan is such a great time to get your home organized. Actually, for me all the organization happens way before the month of Ramadan when…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,165,163,164],"tags":[2312,2310,3216,2313,2311],"yoast_head":"\n4 Tips to Organize Your Ramadan Cooking - Yvonne Maffei - Making Global Cuisine Halal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"My Halal Kitchen is a halal food and cooking blog featuring culinary tips and healthy halal recipes anyone can make and demonstrating how any cuisine can be made halal. wholesome living, quick recipes, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, food photography, food industry, nutrition, Recipes, Culinary Tips, Aprons, Clean Your Kitchen Green book on eco-friendly cleaning, E-books, Kitchen Gadgets, Table Linens\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"4 Tips to Organize Your Ramadan Cooking - Yvonne Maffei - Making Global Cuisine Halal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"My Halal Kitchen is a halal food and cooking blog featuring culinary tips and healthy halal recipes anyone can make and demonstrating how any cuisine can be made halal. wholesome living, quick recipes, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, food photography, food industry, nutrition, Recipes, Culinary Tips, Aprons, Clean Your Kitchen Green book on eco-friendly cleaning, E-books, Kitchen Gadgets, Table Linens\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Yvonne Maffei\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/myhalalkitchen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-07-22T05:16:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-03-11T13:14:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Ramadan-Menu-Day-by-Day-2011.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"505\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Yvonne Maffei\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@myhalalkitchen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@myhalalkitchen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Yvonne Maffei\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Yvonne Maffei\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/72707eab177ff98a0221db8a27eb1f33\"},\"headline\":\"4 Tips to Organize Your Ramadan Cooking\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-07-22T05:16:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-11T13:14:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/\"},\"wordCount\":674,\"commentCount\":12,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Ramadan-Menu-Day-by-Day-2011.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"meal planner\",\"menu\",\"Ramadan Cooking\",\"Ramadan meal planning\",\"Ramadan menu\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Halal-Certified Products\",\"Iftar Recipes\",\"Ramadan Recipes\",\"Suhoor Recipes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/\",\"name\":\"4 Tips to Organize Your Ramadan Cooking - Yvonne Maffei - Making Global Cuisine Halal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Ramadan-Menu-Day-by-Day-2011.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-07-22T05:16:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-11T13:14:57+00:00\",\"description\":\"My Halal Kitchen is a halal food and cooking blog featuring culinary tips and healthy halal recipes anyone can make and demonstrating how any cuisine can be made halal. wholesome living, quick recipes, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, food photography, food industry, nutrition, Recipes, Culinary Tips, Aprons, Clean Your Kitchen Green book on eco-friendly cleaning, E-books, Kitchen Gadgets, Table Linens\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Ramadan-Menu-Day-by-Day-2011.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Ramadan-Menu-Day-by-Day-2011.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":505},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/\",\"name\":\"Yvonne Maffei\",\"description\":\"Making Global Cuisine Halal\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"My Halal Kitchen LLC\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MHK-Logo-new.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MHK-Logo-new.png\",\"width\":520,\"height\":181,\"caption\":\"My Halal Kitchen LLC\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/myhalalkitchen\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/myhalalkitchen\",\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/myhalalkitchen\",\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/myhalalkitchen\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/myhalalkitchen\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/72707eab177ff98a0221db8a27eb1f33\",\"name\":\"Yvonne Maffei\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"4 Tips to Organize Your Ramadan Cooking - Yvonne Maffei - Making Global Cuisine Halal","description":"My Halal Kitchen is a halal food and cooking blog featuring culinary tips and healthy halal recipes anyone can make and demonstrating how any cuisine can be made halal. wholesome living, quick recipes, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, food photography, food industry, nutrition, Recipes, Culinary Tips, Aprons, Clean Your Kitchen Green book on eco-friendly cleaning, E-books, Kitchen Gadgets, Table Linens","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"4 Tips to Organize Your Ramadan Cooking - Yvonne Maffei - Making Global Cuisine Halal","og_description":"My Halal Kitchen is a halal food and cooking blog featuring culinary tips and healthy halal recipes anyone can make and demonstrating how any cuisine can be made halal. wholesome living, quick recipes, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, food photography, food industry, nutrition, Recipes, Culinary Tips, Aprons, Clean Your Kitchen Green book on eco-friendly cleaning, E-books, Kitchen Gadgets, Table Linens","og_url":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/","og_site_name":"Yvonne Maffei","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/myhalalkitchen","article_published_time":"2011-07-22T05:16:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-03-11T13:14:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":400,"height":505,"url":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Ramadan-Menu-Day-by-Day-2011.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Yvonne Maffei","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@myhalalkitchen","twitter_site":"@myhalalkitchen","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Yvonne Maffei","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/"},"author":{"name":"Yvonne Maffei","@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/72707eab177ff98a0221db8a27eb1f33"},"headline":"4 Tips to Organize Your Ramadan Cooking","datePublished":"2011-07-22T05:16:19+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-11T13:14:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/"},"wordCount":674,"commentCount":12,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Ramadan-Menu-Day-by-Day-2011.jpg","keywords":["meal planner","menu","Ramadan Cooking","Ramadan meal planning","Ramadan menu"],"articleSection":["Halal-Certified Products","Iftar Recipes","Ramadan Recipes","Suhoor Recipes"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/","url":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/","name":"4 Tips to Organize Your Ramadan Cooking - Yvonne Maffei - Making Global Cuisine Halal","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Ramadan-Menu-Day-by-Day-2011.jpg","datePublished":"2011-07-22T05:16:19+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-11T13:14:57+00:00","description":"My Halal Kitchen is a halal food and cooking blog featuring culinary tips and healthy halal recipes anyone can make and demonstrating how any cuisine can be made halal. wholesome living, quick recipes, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, food photography, food industry, nutrition, Recipes, Culinary Tips, Aprons, Clean Your Kitchen Green book on eco-friendly cleaning, E-books, Kitchen Gadgets, Table Linens","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/how-to-get-organized-for-ramadan-cooking\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Ramadan-Menu-Day-by-Day-2011.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Ramadan-Menu-Day-by-Day-2011.jpg","width":400,"height":505},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/","name":"Yvonne Maffei","description":"Making Global Cuisine Halal","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#organization","name":"My Halal Kitchen LLC","url":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MHK-Logo-new.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MHK-Logo-new.png","width":520,"height":181,"caption":"My Halal Kitchen LLC"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/myhalalkitchen","https:\/\/x.com\/myhalalkitchen","http:\/\/instagram.com\/myhalalkitchen","http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/myhalalkitchen","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/myhalalkitchen"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/72707eab177ff98a0221db8a27eb1f33","name":"Yvonne Maffei","url":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7601"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7601\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}