2 more cheesecakes in the freezer now - Key Lime and Chocolate Lover's!
2 more to go and I'm done with the ones I need for the wedding!
I've been working hard on my menu planning for Halloween - New Years and think I have identified almost all the items I'll be making and freezing ahead. All ingredients added to Master Holiday Grocery List. Now I will go through my daily planner document and plug in dates to make each one - then put those dates on the master grocery list - sort by date and start buying little by little each week.
I had a bunch of $0.75 off 1 coupons for boxes of puff pastry that expire today so I've been using them up - 4 boxes tucked away now for the holidays!
There are a few things I want to test making now and see how they freeze/thaw - need to work on planning time for that as well!!!
I cooked up 4 lbs of ground beef and froze it for future meals. I made four pounds of chicken piccatta. We'll have half tonight for dinner and the other half will be frozen.
Took pics of freezer contents to help me get a jump start on updating my inventory - then will go back and double check anything not clear from the photos this weekend!
Took pics of freezer contents to help me get a jump start on updating my inventory - then will go back and double check anything not clear from the photos this weekend!
Found Boston butt on sale so I ground 8 pounds and froze for sarma ( cabbage rolls). Been looking for bigger heads of cabbage at a reasonable price to make them. My cousin just now texted me she found them on sale and got 2 for me. Sunday I’ll pack the leaves in sour kraut to pickle and make them in about a week.
Today was chicken soup day. I made 2 pots and will freeze.
Ohio peaches are ready so I flash froze 2 baskets of them. I made a small cobbler that we devoured. I’m surprised they were so good with our crazy weather. The Mennonite market should have boxes of tomato s in the next few weeks so I’ll be flash freezing those also.
Took pics of freezer contents to help me get a jump start on updating my inventory - then will go back and double check anything not clear from the photos this weekend!
We are getting to the end of our Winter meals. Still have some soup and one or two crockpot meals and a few other things in there. time to start doing meals for Summer soon.
I've told several people about taking a photo of the items in their freezer. Their mouths just drop open and they want to go take photos of their freezer. Thanks AuntJamelle. You may have started a world wide trend.
The photo "trend" is cracking me up!!! I love that is appealing to others!
I also use the same "trick" when updating my inventory of the pantry. It's helpful to snap the photos then sit down at computer to enter everything all at once.
I never thought to take pictures of either my freezer or my totes. It’s a good idea. I like the idea of a inventory sheet for the freezer. I should keep track of how much I buy and prep and use each year so I can get “the right amount” also.
I spent yesterday and today freezing corn and tomatoes and made 2 roasters full of cabbage rolls.
I still want to make apple sauce this fall. The orchard is up for sale so I’ll have to start checking around where I can get the apples I like.
9 lbs of chicken and 7 lbs of ground beef have been cooked and placed in the freezer. I am ready for those cRaZy evenings when dinner and meetings collide.