Category Archives: Freezer Meals
Smoothie Concentrate
Smoothies are a great way to get in fruit and veggie servings plus protein. And in the warmer months, this lovely cold thick meal can’t be beat. (I mean, really, it’s like having ice cream for breakfast.) Now fresh smoothies are easier than ever before, with homemade concentrate. It’s easier to start with fresh or thawed [...]
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Streamlining Meal Preparation
When life is busy one of the hardest parts of keeping meal’s costs down is doing the preparation at home. The more prepared we purchase our food, the higher the price. What if we could have the convenience of prepared foods but pay for unprepared ones? Last week I showed you two ways to do [...]
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Freezing Meal Parts
I have a short video for you today showing a quick tip in action. While you are cooking parts of a meal, you can cook extra and freeze portions for a fast start on another meal. Yesterday I cooked 3 lbs of pasta. It took the same amount of time as cooking 1 lb and [...]
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Time for Freezer Cooking and Homemade Mixes
I’ve come to the conclusion that as crazy as the school year is, it’s less crazy than Summer! Here’s to hoping August is smoother. I have full intentions to make you a video tomorrow! Be prepared ahead of time, I gained 50 lbs with Grant and while I’m on a serious fitness plan (as serious [...]
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What to do with….
…a whole chicken. When working with mom’s one of the first easy changes to make is to buy a whole chicken for things like chicken soup, casseroles, and salads instead of boneless skinless chicken breasts. Chicken breasts average $5.99 a lb but can be found at Costco in 10 lb bags for $2 each. And [...]
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Homemade Raspberry Ice Cream
My oldest son is working on his cooking badge in cub scouts and we are having a blast. He made easy raspberry icecream and it was such a treat! Light and fluffy, but lower in sugar and fat than traditional recipes. You’ll never guess it’s a healthy treat. 12 oz frozen raspberries, thawed (we are thinking cherries, [...]
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How to make pumpkin puree
I know I promised you more Thanksgiving ideas today and I have some. But I just realized that this weekend is coming upon your last chance to buy pumpkins. It’s crazy to me because when stored properly pumpkins will keep all winter, yet the stores seem to think that Halloweeen is the only time people want [...]
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More Make Ahead Meals
I found a fun site with lots of make ahead recipes and have tried several and have a long list of new recipes to try. We loved the biscuits, but I made the mistake of blending the butter into too small pieces and letting the biscuits sit too long before baking. It meant the biscuits had [...]
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3 Chickens for the Freezer
If I’m going to go through the trouble of roasting a chicken, I decided I might as well roast 3. Hy-Vee had their whole roasters on sale for $.59 a lb a few weeks ago and I snagged 3 and filled my roaster. Once they were cool, I deboned the meat and put some meat [...]
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Whole Fruit Popsicles