So my big push for freezer cooking is done. Now hopefully I can reap the benefits;). So here is this week’s plan.
In and Out Secret Menu! Badmouth has all the codes and secret handshakes to get your In and Out the way you want it;).
Check out my nearly empty freezer! After doing the freezer and pantry challenge in January we have an empty, defrosted freezer! So today I joined in with Life as Mom and Money Saving Mom (and countless others) in a Freezer Cooking frenzy. This was a change from how I normally do my freezer cooking. Usually I only do 1 thing a day. Well, today I bit off more than I had energy for;). All because I wanted to play in the big leagues;).
So it is that time again… Gotta think about this week’s menu. I am trying to do some freezer cooking on Monday and Tuesday so hopefully this will all go well;).
So now all my frozen food is contained to just my inside freezer. We decided to defrost our freezer and we found a couple of leaks in the tube along the back of the freezer. So we need to have someone come out and take a look. I don’t think this is going to be the week I start bulk cooking again;). But I still have quite a bit in the pantry! I am going to try and keep things really simple this week!
Monday: Boboli and frozen pizza for the kids
Tuesday: Crumb Coated Chicken Thighs, Broccoli, Rice
Wednesday: Beef, Broccoli and Corn over rice
Thursday: Tilapia, StoveTop Stuffing, Broccoli
Friday: Chicken Pot Pie, Beer Bread
So could you eat a fake pork? There is an In Vitro Meat Consortium that is looking into that! Go check out the article over at Pajamas Media.
was a Christmas present from NerdDad and I am loving it! Though I have nicked myself with it twice, but oh so worth it!
I am still working on the Freezer this week! I think we will be ready to defrost the freezer next weekend! Though NerdDad and I have decided that we don’t have to drain the pantry (I don’t need to get rid of all the chicken stock and tomato sauce this month) even if that means that not going the entire month. I have a lot of fish for this week but it is good for us and the Boboli pizzas will balance it out;). We still have ribs and a turkey for next week but here is my plan for this week!
This is one of my big make ahead dishes. I always make it when I need to feed a crowd easy and for cheap! I buy the chicken breasts in bulk and cook them all up one day. Then I buy pasta in bulk and frozen spinach at Winco and the big bag of shredded mozzerella cheese from Costco. I stash pasta sauce in the pantry when it is on sale. I buy the disposable aluminum foil dishes from the dollar store (or the big pack at Costco from Christmas time). Then I make them up about 6 in just about 3 hours! I find they cost less than $10 to feed 8-10 people.