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Freezer Cooking Through the Winter

Freezer cooking is my favorite method of saving money in the kitchen. During the long cold winter months, when I would rather be curled up on the couch with a blanket surrounded by my kids, cooking long drawn out meals can be a pain. Not to mention, I am cooking heartier meals during the winter months which often require a bit more time and preparation. So how do I combat the strong urge to simply hibernate all winter, and instead make sure my freezer is stocked? Here are a few pointers. I don’t have as much time during the winter … Continue reading →

What Types of Food Are Frugal Friendly?

Ever wondered what types of foods you should be preparing to store in your freezer? There are dozens of meals that can be added to your freezer to make life easier and to cut down on your expenses. It’s not just about dinners, breakfast items and lunch items, as well as snacks, all freeze easily. With the holidays coming up, freezing dishes can save both time and money, especially with the busyness of the season. It’s as easy as just doubling your standard recipe, and freezing the extra half. Remember that by preparing meals to freeze, you can cut down … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking Breakfast Recipes

We’ve been doing a lot of freezer cooking around our house lately. I’ve always been heavy into freezing extras for additional meals, but I’ve never done much with breakfast and I am having a blast with it. It’s a great way to make a hot, healthy breakfast for those fast-paced, often rushed school mornings. Here are several completely tried and tested recipes that freeze easily, and will keep your family happy each morning with a wonderful breakfast. Best Blueberry Brunch 24 Slices of bread, cubed 1 lb. Cream cheese, cubed 2 C. Blueberries 1/4 C. Orange zest 24 Large eggs … Continue reading →

Three More Fabulous Summertime Freezer Cooking Recipes

Summer is hot. I know it, you know it. The idea of cooking, let alone preheating or running an oven that seems to heat up the kitchen faster than the food, is not attractive at all. That’s why freezer cooking is so awesome. Yes, it might require the use of the oven for the initial preparation (though not all recipes need the oven). However, if you make a lot of meals in one day, you have a freezer full to pull and prepare without heating up your kitchen in drastic ways! Try the following recipes for delicious summer foods!! BBQ … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking Recipes For Those Hot Summer Days

There was a recent request for some summer recipes, because the lady didn’t want to use her oven during the summer. Well this week with our temperatures up over 100 degrees I can completely relate. But remember one thing about freezer cooking. You pull your meal out of the freezer, and more than likely you pop it in the microwave or on the stove top. No oven required. Yes, initially you will need the oven to prepare some of what you are making, but if you choose to do it one day, try to schedule that day when the heat … 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 Dessert Recipes

The perfect end to most meals is dessert. Even desserts can be made ahead and frozen. Having a dessert ready and available to me in our freezer has saved me several times when I had unexpected company arrive or just last minute decided to throw a BBQ or get-together with family and friends. All types of desserts can be frozen, but it’s important to test them before trying to serve them. Sometimes something might not freeze correctly, or upon thawing, can become too soggy. The following recipes have been tried and tested and are delicious! They are all freezer cooking … Continue reading →