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Freezer Cooking

25 Christmas Cookies to Make Ahead & Freeze

Jessica Fisher · December 5, 2020 · 2 Comments

chocolate magic bars in red plastic box to freezechocolate magic bars in red plastic box to freeze

Get a start on holiday celebrations with these 25 Christmas Cookies to freeze. You can freeze them three different ways depending on the space in your freezer. C is for cookie. It’s good enough for me. Truer words were never said.  While November was made for pie, December was most definitely made for cookies. What other […]

Filed Under: Cookies, Freezer Cooking Tagged With: packable

Freezer Meals You Can Give as Gifts (PLUS a FREE Cooking Plan!)

Jessica Fisher · November 23, 2020 · 8 Comments

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Having a repertoire of freezer meals you can give as gifts in your arsenal, or better yet, in your freezer, is a great way to bless others with time as well as food. Looking for a good gift to give to friends and neighbors? Did your sister just have a baby and you want to help […]

Filed Under: Food Gifts, Freezer Cooking, Main Dishes

21 Best Slow Cooker Freezer Meals

Jessica Fisher · October 18, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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Slow Cooker Freezer Meals come in all shapes and sizes, but one thing’s for sure: they can save you time and effort when it comes to getting a hot meal on the table. Everyone knows that having a few extra meals in the freezer can save your bacon during a busy season. And it’s pretty […]

Filed Under: Freezer Cooking, Main Dishes, Slow Cooker

Freezer Sandwiches for Quick & Easy Meals

Jessica Fisher · August 26, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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Freezer sandwiches are a great, make-ahead item to add to your freezer cooking repertoire. The variety is endless as is the convenience when you’ve got breakfast, lunch, and dinner sandwiches all ready to go in the freezer. Everyone knows that sandwiches are pretty easy to make on the fly. But, there are times when having […]

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How to Freeze Cinnamon Rolls

Jessica Fisher · August 25, 2020 · 44 Comments

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Everyone loves homemade Cinnamon Rolls. How can you make the process easy to do at home? Learn to freeze cinnamon rolls! Rainbow Cinnamon Rolls Think you don’t have time to make cinnamon rolls? Wish that you could enjoy hot cinnamon rolls on a weekend morning without waking at the crack of dawn? Wondering if you […]

Filed Under: Freezer Cooking, Recipe, yeast bread and rolls Tagged With: DIY Convenience

15 Great Freezer Meals Kids Love

Jessica Fisher · August 22, 2020 · 9 Comments

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Freezer cooking is great for the cook, but it can be great for kids, too, allowing every one more free time and less fussing at dinnertime. Check out these great freezer meals kids love. There is making freezer meals and there is making freezer meals your kids love. Who hasn’t spent precious minutes preparing a meal only […]

Filed Under: Freezer Cooking, Main Dishes

Freezer Smoothies for Quick Snacks & Breakfasts

Jessica Fisher · August 20, 2020 · 36 Comments

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Build a stash of freezer smoothies so that you can enjoy quick snacks and breakfasts without having to clean the blender every day! Do you love the sweet taste of smoothies? Do you love how smoothies lend themselves to life on-the-go? — and how you can hide vegetables in them without the kids freaking out? […]

Filed Under: Beverages, Breakfast, Freezer Cooking, Recipe Tagged With: packable

Freezer Burritos with Chicken, Beans, & Cheese (49 cents each!)

Jessica Fisher · August 9, 2020 · 61 Comments

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Ever been tempted by the contents of the frozen food aisle? It will be easy to just say NO when you’ve made your own homemade freezer burritos. These freezer burritos are loaded with beans, cheese, and tender chunks of chicken, making for a quick and easy lunch, snack, or dinner. You’ve been there before. Strolling down […]

Filed Under: Beans, Chicken, Freezer Cooking, Lunches, Recipe Tagged With: DIY Convenience, packable

Freezer Cooking: What Can You Freeze? (50 Freezer Meal Ideas)

Jessica Fisher · August 5, 2020 · 101 Comments

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Freezer cooking is a great way not only to preserve food but to buy yourself some time. You save money as well when you bulk buy and cook in bulk. Wondering what can you freeze? Here’s a starting list as well as 50 freezer-friendly recipes. Often when people hear the words, freezer cooking, they imagine a […]

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Make Lemon Ice Cubes

Jessica Fisher · June 27, 2020 · 13 Comments

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Preserve lemon slices in ice for a deliciously cool addition to water. Lemon ice cubes are a great thing to keep on hand. It’s a commonly known fact that drinking water instead of other beverages is less expensive and healthier than many other options. Water is essential to life. And too few of us are […]

Filed Under: Beverages, Freezer Cooking, Recipe Tagged With: whole 30

How to Freeze Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs

Jessica Fisher · April 15, 2020 · 4 Comments

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Find a sale on a favorite veggie? Buy too much of something and worried it will go bad before you can use it? No problem. Learn to freeze vegetables, fruits, and herbs to extend your purchase. We all know that you can make a meal and freeze it. Making freezer meals is a great way […]

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Freezer Inventory: How To Keep Track of What You’ve Got

Jessica Fisher · March 23, 2020 · 43 Comments

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Keep a freezer inventory so you can keep track of what you’ve got — and enjoy it before it loses its freshness, taste, and texture. Ever go to the freezer thinking you’ve got a batch of marinara sauce to use for dinner, only to find, NO, you used that last month and forgot you did so? […]

Filed Under: Food Storage, Freezer Cooking Tagged With: pantry

Can You Freeze Yogurt?

Jessica Fisher · March 20, 2020 · 29 Comments

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Can you freeze yogurt? That’s a good question! Here’s the answer. Maybe you’ve purchased a lot of yogurt on special sale. Or maybe you bought more than you intended to buy. Or perhaps what you bought is close to its date and you want to make sure it doesn’t go bad. The good thing is […]

Filed Under: Freezer Cooking, Kitchen Tips Tagged With: pantry

How to Freeze Lemons: Zest & Juice

Jessica Fisher · March 17, 2020 · 10 Comments

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When life hands you lemons (or any kind of citrus), zest ’em, juice ’em, make all kinds of good things with ’em. Here’s how to freeze lemons: the zest and the juice. Once upon a time, I grew up in a fairytale castle with a golden tree growing in the backyard…. Ok, so it wasn’t […]

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Versatile Meat Mixture

Jessica Fisher · March 3, 2020 · 43 Comments

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This dual purpose meat mixture is the perfect recipe to add to your freezer cooking repertoire! Whether you make meatballs or meatloaf, your budget can benefit from bulk pricing and you can take a load off, knowing dinner is done. As you probably already know, stashing a few meals away in the freezer can be […]

Filed Under: Beef, Freezer Cooking, Ground Turkey, Recipe

Take the Fill the Freezer Challenge to Save Time & Money

Jessica Fisher · March 1, 2020 · 49 Comments

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Take this month’s Grocery Savings Challenge and fill the freezer with homemade convenience foods so that you can save money and enjoy great meals at home!  You may not know it, but March is National Frozen Food Month. This means that you’ll see sales and coupons at your local grocery stores for commercial frozen foods. […]

Filed Under: Freezer Cooking, Kitchen Tips Tagged With: freezer, freezer cooking, grocery savings challenges, updated

Frozen Meal Gifts How-to

Jessica Fisher · December 13, 2019 · 9 Comments

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Frozen meal gifts are some of the best you could give! Not only are you telling someone you love them by feeding them, you’re also buying them free time. Food is my love language. Take me out to eat, buy me some fun groceries, bring me dinner: you’ve got my love and devotion. It should […]

Filed Under: Food Gifts, Freezer Cooking

Thanksgiving Recipes to Make-Ahead and Freeze

Jessica Fisher · November 10, 2019 · 4 Comments

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Preparing a Thanksgiving feast can be difficult work. Make it a bit easier by choosing Thanksgiving recipes to freeze in advance and lighten your load. If you’re not already a big fan of freezer recipes, you should be. It’s pretty remarkable. You can make a double or even triple batch of something and stash it in […]

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15 Holiday Freezer Meals to Save You Time & Money

Jessica Fisher · October 26, 2019 · Leave a Comment

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Holiday freezer meals can help you enjoy the season more and save some money and time while you’re at it. Be prepared from breakfast to dinner to dessert.

Filed Under: Freezer Cooking Tagged With: christmas

Freezer Cooking for the Holidays

Jessica Fisher · October 23, 2019 · 27 Comments

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Whether you’re preparing part or all of a holiday meal, baking bulk batches of cookies, or simply putting up some easy dinners, freezer cooking at the holidays can help you enjoy the season more and save time and money. Pictured: Orange Cinnamon Rolls It’s a known fact that freezer meals can help you in your […]

Filed Under: Freezer Cooking Tagged With: christmas

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