OAMC - My first try!

[tkkmasky]

That is a neat tip about lining a pan with foil, freezing, and lifting it out.....have to try that!!

Try yard sales and rummage sales for really inexpensive glass baking dishes......I got a huge stack of 9x3 glass baking dishes for next to nothing. They all stack into each other and I use them ALL THE TIME for my freezer! I've also found baking dishes in yard sale free boxes!

[Twinplets]

I'd like to try this some time, but I don't have time to spend a whole day (or even half a day) cooking. I can do the shopping while the kids are at preschool, and we have a big freezer, but if I had that much time to spend cooking, there are so many other things I'd rather do first (like finish unpacking/sorting boxes from our last move - two years ago).

I think I'll just try to do more "cook a double batch and freeze half" and save OAMC for when the kids are a little older.

[designer]

"I didnt know that you could freeze rice-I thought it was unfreezeable! can anyone give me more info on this..
how does it taste after it is frozen (when you re-heat it)?"

I make rice in a rice cooker and freeze it in large freezer bags. I microwave it in the bag and it comes out very moist and fluffy.

[Coachswife]

This is a biscuit receipe that I like to use when freezing meals.

** Freezer Biscuits **

4 cups all-purpose flour
2 T. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda
16 ounces sour cream
1/2 cup chilled butter, cut into pieces
3 tsp. water

In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut the sour cream and butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture begins to cling together. Add the water, 1 teaspoonful at a time, to moisten dough; shape into a ball. On a lightly floured surface, use a floured rolling pin to roll out dough to a 1-inch thickness. Use a 2-inch biscuit cutter to cut out biscuits. Transfer to an ungreased baking sheet. Cover and freeze for 1 hour. Transfer frozen biscuits to a resealable plastic freezer bag. Makes about 24 biscuits.

To bake: Place the desired number of frozen biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 to 17 minutes or until the tops are lightly browned. Serve warm.

[Twinplets]

Originally Posted by Twinplets

I'd like to try this some time, but I don't have time to spend a whole day (or even half a day) cooking. I can do the shopping while the kids are at preschool, and we have a big freezer, but if I had that much time to spend cooking, there are so many other things I'd rather do first (like finish unpacking/sorting boxes from our last move - two years ago).

Wow, what I said 2 years ago still holds true. Including the fact that some of those boxes still aren't sorted. But now the kids are busier and I don't have any extra free time. Maybe next year, when they're in school all day, Meanwhile, I just use the crockpot a lot to make big batches so we have lots of leftovers to stock the freezer with.

[markio26]

Originally Posted by DIVAGIRL

I didnt know that you could freeze rice-I thought it was unfreezeable! can anyone give me more info on this..
how does it taste after it is frozen (when you re-heat it)?

I freeze lots of things. I also love to bake. I will make individual size cheesecakes and freeze those-it gives my Dh a extra treat in his lunchbox once in a while. I also bake cookies, muffins ect.. they freeze great!

Iam real interested in this it!

I wash the rice 7 times in cold water, this makes it fluffier.

[sstock3417]

Another little trick is to cook, lets say a turkey breast or whole chicken for Sunday dinner, when done, pull meat off make a batch of soup (you can freeze), chicken salad for lunches or side dish, refridgerate some with teryaki sauce and soy for stir fry later in week, etc.....you can make hot turkey sandwiches with left over meat, barbeque strips...whatever. The same with a beef roast (I always cook one twice the size we will use) or even hamburger. If you cook a large batch you can throw in with canned spaghetti sauce, mushroom soup, taco seasoning in a flour tortilla, sloppy joe sauce, or even a loose hamburger. I sometimes even cook a batch of vegetables like this, especially potatoes. Speaking of which....if you need speed, the frozen diced hash browns are great for quickie mashed potatoes, and to toss in vegetable soup or a beef hash meal!