Tag Archives: Freezer

Get To Know Your Freezer: You Break The Ice

Your freezer wants you to care for its upkeep and well-being, even if it cannot tell you so. It’s important for it to be kept sweet smelling and free of ice and know that the chilliest corner of your house is its home. It works for you all the time with no one to talk to, and while you and your family are sleeping, it’s doing its chilly best to keep your food frozen for you. What can you do in return? Consider the cold options below. A Fresh Freezer: This is not a matter of a freezer who uses … Continue reading →

Organizing Your Fridge and Its Environs

Your refrigerator is your friend, but what kind of pal are you? Do you clean big white, black or almond-colored Sara or Frederick out every week or so to give it time to breathe and make way for new food friends to circulate? Your fridge has feelings too, even if they are mostly cold ones. Make the best of your friendship, if you dare, by considering the following suggestions. Place frequently used food items, like lunch-making supplies, in the shelves either on the refrigerator or the freezer door. This makes them quick and easy to find and will save you … Continue reading →

Are You Freezer Frugal?

Are you freezer frugal? Do you utilize your freezer to the best of your ability? Do you know HOW to use your freezer correctly to help you save money? Or are you simply wasting a valuable asset? It’s easy to save money while using your freezer, but it’s also extremely easy to waste money if you don’t use it correctly. It’s important to know how long food is good for in your freezer, and how much you can fit in your freezer. If you are truly changing your lifestyle to be a more frugal person, or you have a family … Continue reading →

5 Reasons Why You Need a Seal-a-Meal

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1. No more freezer burn. I’m one of those people who likes to cook once a week, or better yet once a month. The trouble with doing such efficient cooking is you need to find an equally efficient form of storage. I’ll admit it, I’m cheap. I buy the store brand zipper bags for everyday storage. The trouble with that, and even with the more costly Ziploc bags is that there is no way to efficiently remove all the air from the bag prior to freezing. (The air inside the bag is what causes freezer burn.) Ever since I broke … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking Sauce Recipes

Sauces are one of the easiest things to make and freeze. And sauces are great for all different kinds of meals. You can thaw a sauce packet from the freezer and put it over pasta, chicken, beef, steaks, anything really. Almost any sauce, except cream based, usually freeze very well. If you are wanting to freeze a sauce that calls for cream as an ingredient, you can freeze the rest of the raw ingredients and add the cream once you thaw it out, and then cook it. You CAN freeze cream based sauce recipes. Some just don’t like to. Here … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking Crock Pot Recipes

One of my favorite tools in the kitchen has always been the crock pot. Preparing meals has never been easier with one of these little gadgets. If you’ve ever used one, you recognize the smell of a cooked meal the minute you walk through the door at the end of a long day. And dinner is ready to go! But did you know that you can also make some meals using your crock pot and then freeze them to eat later? Soups, sauces, and lots more can be made fast and served quick. I’ve included some great recipes that you … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking – Breakfast Recipes

Freezer cooking isn’t just for dinnertime anymore. There are lots of great breakfast recipes you can use as well. I’ve given you a couple here, but there are tons more to be found. Almost all muffins freeze relatively well, although work better after being cooked, than in batter form. Anything with cream does not freeze very well, but can be added later. Eggs freeze well, but sometimes tend to be a bit soggy upon thawing out, and just about any casserole freezes very well. Here are a few recipes to try out. These have been eaten and enjoyed by my … Continue reading →

More Freezer Cooking Chicken Recipes

I’ve already provided you with a few chicken recipes, but since I have so many that we’ve tried and loved, I decided to share a few more! The following recipes have been tried by my family and are tested with their seal of approval! When you are cooking these, be sure to make up several batches and freeze them. Just thaw when you’re ready and you’ll have dinner ready to serve several times a month without having to do much! Italian Chicken Bake 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves 2 tbs Italian seasonings 1/2 cube melted butter Wash the thawed … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking Chicken Recipes

Freezer cooking is by far one of the most frugal ways to save money and time in your kitchen. I promised some recipes and now I will deliver. The following recipes have been tried by my family and are tested with their seal of approval! Make up several batches at a time and freeze. You’ll have dinner ready to serve several times a month without having to do much! Delicious Baked Chicken and Pasta Serves: 4 (change sizes for your family and your freezer session) 7 boneless skinless chicken breasts — cut in 1″ strips 21 oz. cream of chicken … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking For Your Family

The most valuable tool I’ve found to save both time and money in the kitchen, is freezer cooking. In fact, I got so involved in freezer cooking that I actually teach a class on it locally. Plus I get the kids involved and we have so much fun together! Freezer cooking was not an over night mastery for me. It took nearly a year to master and perfect to make it work for me and my family. There are only three of us, so we don’t need huge meals. We also don’t do it every month, but I’ll tell you, … Continue reading →