Category: Freezer Cooking
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Make Your Own Indian Curry Paste
While cruising a few other frugal blogs, I saw this recipe for making your own Indian curry paste, which caught my eye. I especially liked how she suggested freezing it in portions suitable to your family size. I made this tonight and am freezing it 10 portions. She said the original was suitable for a…
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When Menu Plans Change, Save the Produce!
It happens to all of us. You make a menu plan, you do the shopping, and then something happens. I had a recipe I wanted to try that called for a red and yellow pepper but then I didn’t get to it. No way was I going to waste those peppers so I washed them,…
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Taco Soup from the Freezer
Just me for dinner tonight and it’s cold out! I was thinking about making Coconut Rice Noodles and Chicken Soup or this very good Thai Noodle Soup but then remembered I had a dinner size portion of taco soup left in the freezer. I find it easy to stick stuff INTO the freezer sometimes and…
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King Ranch Chicken Casserole Again
There are lots of stories about where this King Ranch Chicken Casserole comes from but let me say it is a delicious casserole! I even make it when I don’t have leftover chicken to use up. Tonight I bought a whole chicken, on sale and with a 30% off coupon so about $4 for a…
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Marshmallows in the Freezer
Just a quick note… Last summer at some point I read about some unusual (to me) things that people keep in their freezers. Potato chips. Marshmallows. And a few others I don’t remember…but the marshmallows stuck in my mind. I had bought an outside fire pit with some birthday money and we had really enjoyed…