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…
Freezer Cooking
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,…
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…
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…
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…