Tag Archives: Once a Month Cooking

Freezer Cooking Tips

Ready to start some freezer cooking? It can save you quite a bit of money when you take advantage of bulk buying and having meals prepared ahead of time. Here are some basic freezer cooking tips that you can use to get started. Go Easy on the Spices Some spices can change or grow stronger when placed in the freezer. Make sure to season lightly. You can usually add more spices when reheating. Know How to Reheat Some foods, especially dairy, may separate when frozen. This usually isn’t a problem if you keep sauces separate from the other parts of … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking: Supplies That Make It Easier

There are so many items that can make freezer cooking easier, if you have them on hand. Sometimes when we set out to do a freezer cooking session, we don’t necessarily think about these items. Here is another great list of items that are really handy on that long day of cooking! Coffee Maker – This can come in handy for several purposes. You can keep yourself energized and wake yourself up, by having a few cups. But aside from the obvious, you can use it to quickly heat water or make coffee for recipes that might call for it. … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking: Must Have Items

While supplies needed for different styles of freezer cooking sessions, varies somewhat, there are some that are more convenient to have on hand than others. This does not mean that you are supposed to run out to the store, and purchase all these items if you do not have them already. You can do just that, but I would recommend seeing first, how often you actually use each individual item and if they really warrant a purchase. In the meantime, try to borrow from friends, family and neighbors. If you ask them, usually they are quite willing to lend it … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking: Getting Comfortable

Staying comfortable during your freezer cooking session is extremely important. You will more than likely be tempted to test taste some of the food, skip lunch because you aren’t aware of the time, not take enough breaks and just generally neglect yourself. But taking care of yourself is the only way to get through the day. Shoes It is important to wear extremely comfortable shoes on freezer cooking session day. You will be on your feet most of the time and you will want to be sure your feet have lots of support. This is not the day for bare … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking: Shopping With a Plan

After you have decided on the recipes you will use for your freezer cooking session, and you have checked to see what you already have on hand, as far as ingredients go, you will now have to make a trip to the store to get the rest. Hopefully you have been watching sales ads and coupons and have planned accordingly. So, how do you get the most out of shopping with a plan? Simple. By planning to shop. Before you leave the house with list in hand, you will need to check through all cabinets and shelves, to be sure … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking: Sharing With a Friend

Freezer cooking is a big job if you plan to do several weeks at a time. In fact, it can dominate a major part of a day, and can even sometimes require a second day. While I don’t mind, some other’s get lonely, they get stressed and frustrated and honestly, it’s the light at the end of the tunnel (the several weeks worth of frozen meals) that get them through the whole process. It does not have to be that bad. In fact, a freezer cooking session can be quite enjoyable. Especially if you invite a friend along! Invite a … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking: Don’t Give Up!

After spending several years on mailing lists, message boards and other resources for freezer cooking fanatics, I have seen it all. The most common thing I see, is people giving up too soon. Why? I have often wondered this myself. Why give up on something that will help so tremendously in the long run. Sometimes, I think people forget that, there you do not have to cook for an entire month, if you do not want to. Freezer Cooking can be done for a week at a time, or could be done once during a month and then not again … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking: Does This Really Save Money?

Since I have been freezer cooking for so long, I sometimes forget what questions others will have about it. So if you have a question, please, please ask. The information to contact me is below. I received the following email from a faithful reader, who is getting ready to try freezer cooking out this weekend. We have been conversing back and forth and some of her questions have been what my articles have focused on. “I don’t understand I guess, how I am saving money when my grocery bill is going to be like $200? I have to really watch … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking: Filling Your Freezer

As I have mentioned in the past, to do a full two weeks to thirty days worth of meals, it is extremely helpful to own a stand alone freezer chest. We use ours not only for freezer cooked meals, but for great finds and sales at the store, when we need to freeze the items. However, learning how to pack the freezer so that you can get the most room from it, is important. Even if you only use a small top freezer, you still want to be sure you are organized well. While there is not a right or … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking: Meal Planning Advice (2)

At this point, I was basically looking at one hundred and thirty four meals. That’s thirty chicken recipes, thirty pork recipes, thirty ground beef recipes and thirty turkey recipes. Plus, I had made fourteen meals of pasta sauces, all together equaling 134! Seems like a lot doesn’t it? Looking at that, you probably thought, hey she doesn’t have to cook for three and a half months, but that is not how I looked at it. The very next weekend, I began my normal freezer cooking sessions. I started with the chicken, creating thirty more meals, from ten different recipes. And … Continue reading →