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Make and Freeze Recipes: Great Foods You Can Cook, Freeze, and Use Quickly and Easily
Everyone is crunched for time these days, and on a tight budget as well. When we are always so short of time and money, how can we ever feed our families well? Convenience foods and takeout all cost far more than cooking at home. They are certainly NOT as healthy. So what is a responsible parent supposed to do? Look to your own kitchen and especially your freezer for help. In this guide, you will discover 30+ recipes that can be made ahead FROM SCRATCH, frozen, and thawed in minutes in the oven or microwave. With the help of this guide, you can put a piping hot meal in front of the whole family for pennies on the dollar compared with the cost of eating out, takeout, or TV dinners. You will know EXACTLY what you are feeding your family as you create these mouthwatering recipes, rather than anything from a can or box. You will be able to offer them breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert options that they can eat at home or even on the run. Fast food will be a thing of the past as your family devours your delicious homemade breakfast burritos, hearty burgers and more. Use each recipe on its own, or in combination, to help create a complete meal, from appetizer to main course, side dishes plus dessert. Be able to serve anyone an impressive hot meal at any time, even if guests arrive unexpectedly. Stock your freezer before the holidays or school vacations so you will never have to worry about what to feed the children when they are home, or what your family is eating when you are not there. All they will have to do is take out one of these tasty dishes from the freezer, heat and eat any time. From Homemade Chili to hearty Chicken Pot Pies, Bean Burritos to Bonbons, you will find a range of recipes for every occasion and every eating lifestyle, including vegetarian options. You will never have to wonder what's for dinner again once you pack your freezer with these homemade, wholesome foods. If you are looking to feed your family for less and spend quality time with them more often, use this guide to get started on the road to more nutritious eating without having to slave in the kitchen for hours every night or reading food labels for ages in the supermarket wondering what's in the things you are buying. Discover how easy it is to make your own fresh tomato sauce, salsa, vegetable stock and more. From soup to jams, your own pie crusts to casseroles, these make-ahead and freeze meals are sure to please and soon become family favorites. In fact, why not double the batches, eat one tonight, and parcel up and freeze the rest for future meals? The smiles on your family's faces and your healthier bank balance will make you glad you did. === Word Count=16,100 Recipe Count=33 recipes, plus variations === Beginner cooks Budget-conscious cooks Busy moms Singles who work long hours and have little time to cook every night ===== TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED WITH MAKE AHEAD AND FREEZE RECIPES PANTRY STAPLES BREAKFAST IDEAS HOT LUNCH OR DINNER IDEAS MEATY MEALS CHICKEN DISHES FISH AND SEAFOOD DISHES MEATLESS DISHES SIDE DISHES DESSERTS IDEAS FOR ENTERTAINING CONCLUSION ===== ABOUT THE AUTHORS Mara Michaels is a frequent contributor to the Healthful-Goddess and Nutrition-Goddess.com sites. Carolyn Stone is one of the main editors for both sites, and the author of over sixty health and self-help titles.
96 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 17, 2012
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December 17, 2012
A really great book for all recipes you can free and cook in easy quick time. What everyone woman/mom needs no matter how much or how little time a person might have.
March 31, 2020
Make and freeze recipes by Mara Michaels
Book starts out with meals and food categories for recipes.
Lots of intro material about how to make large quantities of food and what's best to use that also freezes well.
Some preserve recipes start with a title, servings and list of ingredients. What I Love about the ones I read through is that they are using fresh vegetables, NOT canned and lots of herbs and spices.
Directions are given and there are suggestions for deeper sauce or chunky sauce and how to put seasonings in for make it just right.
Tells you also how long the item will freeze for and how to make it once you take it out of the freezer.
Meal recipes start with a title and list of ingredients and how to make them. Doesn't tell yo how many the item will make and there are NO pictures and there is NO nutritional information.
Like the idea of the added recipes, tomato sauce, salsa because you might not always have it on hand.
Book also includes further reading suggestions and newsletter sign up offer.
Book starts out with meals and food categories for recipes.
Lots of intro material about how to make large quantities of food and what's best to use that also freezes well.
Some preserve recipes start with a title, servings and list of ingredients. What I Love about the ones I read through is that they are using fresh vegetables, NOT canned and lots of herbs and spices.
Directions are given and there are suggestions for deeper sauce or chunky sauce and how to put seasonings in for make it just right.
Tells you also how long the item will freeze for and how to make it once you take it out of the freezer.
Meal recipes start with a title and list of ingredients and how to make them. Doesn't tell yo how many the item will make and there are NO pictures and there is NO nutritional information.
Like the idea of the added recipes, tomato sauce, salsa because you might not always have it on hand.
Book also includes further reading suggestions and newsletter sign up offer.
December 30, 2019
Not for me
Most of the recipes did not appeal to me
Good for families, not a single person who is looking for healthy options
Most of the recipes did not appeal to me
Good for families, not a single person who is looking for healthy options
August 6, 2014
None of these recipes were anything new or different. There were no tips that were of any interest to me.
On page 73 there is a recipe for FAST AND TASTY MEATLOAF. It calls for 2 lbs. of ground chuck plus a couple of other ingredients. Then you freeze it - RAW. Here are the rest of the instructions:
• To heat again, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 9 x9-inch baking pan slightly with a non-stick cooking spray.
• Take the meatloaf out of the freezer bag. Unwrap the meatloaf and place in the pan.
• Bake 1 hour 30 minutes or until set.
Really? 1 hour 30 minutes cooking time for an uncooked FROZEN meatloaf? I DON'T THINK SO! That is how long I cook a meatloaf when I use ingredients straight from the refrigerator!
And why does the recipe say “to heat again”? Were you supposed to cook it before you froze it? The recipe did not instruct you to do so. Jeez, did anyone proofread this book?
It was at this point that the cookbook lost all credibility for me. I wouldn’t trust any of these recipes.
On page 73 there is a recipe for FAST AND TASTY MEATLOAF. It calls for 2 lbs. of ground chuck plus a couple of other ingredients. Then you freeze it - RAW. Here are the rest of the instructions:
• To heat again, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 9 x9-inch baking pan slightly with a non-stick cooking spray.
• Take the meatloaf out of the freezer bag. Unwrap the meatloaf and place in the pan.
• Bake 1 hour 30 minutes or until set.
Really? 1 hour 30 minutes cooking time for an uncooked FROZEN meatloaf? I DON'T THINK SO! That is how long I cook a meatloaf when I use ingredients straight from the refrigerator!
And why does the recipe say “to heat again”? Were you supposed to cook it before you froze it? The recipe did not instruct you to do so. Jeez, did anyone proofread this book?
It was at this point that the cookbook lost all credibility for me. I wouldn’t trust any of these recipes.
April 7, 2013
I was impressed with how clear and well-written this book is and how well all the recipes I tried came out, right after being cooked, and also after being frozen. I can make my own 'TV dinners' from scratch now using all fresh ingredients and know exactly what is in them. GREAT for people with any food allergies. Busy people can live better for less and feed their whole family well. The recipes were written very clearly for even a beginner cook, so they can get good results.
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