Alrighty, so I’m still behind on MSM’s 4 Weeks to Fill Your Freezer Challenge. My little one went to work with daddy today and I find myself alone on this lovely rainy Friday waiting for furniture delivery. Perfect time to get a little freezer cooking done. And rain and cookies make sense, right?
I hear this cookie recipe is delish so I was happy to make a batch. 
The recipe calls for shortening OR butter. Hmm, I rather think I’m in the mood for shortening…:) Continue reading
Happiness is playing computer word games? This one thinks so.
I’m about four days behind on MSM’s 4 Weeks to Fill Your Freezer challenge. Eep. Following through on projects I’ve committed to (such as this one) is a big deal to me in 2012. It’s all part of my self-discipline and accountability goals and I’m determined to stick with things even if I fall behind. So today after I set up Munchie to do her 30 minutes of computer word games I booked it into the kitchen to get started on lasagna casserole.
After a few minutes she noticed I was cooking and rushed over to help. But the call of the computer was louder and she was soon off her stool and back at the computer. 
The pizza dough. Ready and waiting.
This week is all about lunches for MSM’s 4 Weeks to Fill Your Freezer challenge. I thought I’d swap out some of the suggested lunch recipes for a few of my own, but today I decided to make the pizza pockets–I’m so glad I did! Now I’m thinking I’ll make the suggested ham and cheese pockets, too. Hey, I love a recipe that includes “dough.” Continue reading
Homemade baking mix…lots of it! This is a HUGE bowl.
Oh boy, this mix smells good. It’s the coconut oil I used instead of shortening. It reminds me of those Samoas Girl Scout cookies–that smell. Mm!
So I finally caught up on week 1 of MSM’s 4 Weeks to Fill Your Freezer project and tomorrow I’ll do 2 of the lunch freezer meals using my own recipes. I can’t wait–this kind of “project” is right up my alley. This kind of project makes me a little too happy.
Note the lovely handwriting on the bags–that’s what happens when I write after I fill the bags.
I got 2 bags of homemade baking mix from this recipe. I used about half whole wheat flour and half white flour and am eager to see how this turns out with the coconut oil, too. I’ll be testing it out soon and let you know!
Do you keep baking mix on hand and what’s your favorite use for it?
Banana Bread ready for the freezer…most of it.
Whew, almost done playing catch up with week 1 of MSM’s 4 Weeks to Fill Your Freezer Project. Tomorrow morning I’ll complete week 1, begin week 2, and be right on track! I managed to forget I had the bread in the oven as I devoured my dinner. Oops! But it’s all good–still moist inside. Just a slight crunch on the ends. Continue reading
I’m trying to catch up on week 1 of MSM’s 4 Weeks to Fill Your Freezer Project. I crossed off the baked oatmeal on Friday. Not much catching up done, huh? I swapped out the cinnamon rolls for my fluffy buttermilk pancakes since I had a lot of divine buttermilk on hand. Mm mm!
These are the fluffiest pancakes I make. Continue reading
I’ve been excited to follow along with MSM’s 4 Weeks to Fill Your Freezer Project, but I’m behind already! The lovely Erin over at My Mommy World has motivated me to hurry the heck up already! She has great follow through with her goals–envy, Erin, I envy you!
So, I finally got started today with baked oatmeal for the freezer. Little Bunsies helped me out–it’s such an easy recipe that she pretty much did it all.
You simply mix the ingredients up in a bowl and place into a dish to freeze it for later use. The recipe is pretty basic, but you can throw in whatever you like. Bunsies asked for raisins since she always has raisins or cherries in her oatmeal (we eat oatmeal 2+ days a week) and then I chopped up some apples (we had Fuji on hand) and tossed those in as well. A little extra cinnamon and we were all done.
I used a foil pan since I’ve had it forever and am trying to use up some pantry items (even non-food items ). I sealed it with plastic wrap and then also topped it with a foil top that came with it. This will feed my little family for 2 breakfasts. Easy! When we’re ready to eat it, I’ll thaw it in the fridge overnight and bake it up in the oven in the morning. This is a nice twist on our regular bowl of oatmeal and we like to top it with a splash of milk and pinch (or 2) of brown sugar. I know I’m going to love these little meals when I’m too lazy or tired to cook.
Next up: cinnamon rolls, homemade baking mix, and banana bread, and waffles. Do you have any favorite freezer-friendly meals you love to keep on hand?
