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Easy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Published September 28, 2020 Updated February 22, 2021 1 Comment

This easy homemade spaghetti sauce recipe is simple and delicious. It costs less than store bought spaghetti sauce and freezes well too! Growing up, my Mom always made homemade spaghetti sauce for our spaghetti. I might have taken it for granted back then. She'd make a big pot with lots of hamburger. We'd eat some for dinner and Mom would package the leftovers in various Tupperware containers for the freezer. To this day, I still remember all her containers filled with sauce and taped on labels in the upright freezer in the garage. My kids love to eat pasta. So do I! For a long time, I … Read More...

Filed Under: All Recipes, Freezer Cooking, Main Dishes

5 Ingredient Frozen Creamsicle Pie

Published August 02, 2020 Updated February 22, 2021 Leave a Comment

When I have company over, I like to have a nice dessert prepared. It's even nicer when I have that dessert waiting in the freezer before the company is even invited over! That's where this easy frozen creamsicle pie recipe comes in.  I discovered this frozen pie recipe in my Taste of Home (1999) cookbook years ago. It requires only a couple of ingredients and you know how I love easy 5 ingredient recipes! (For proof, take a look at these 85 easy 5 ingredient dessert recipes!) This frozen pie recipe also results in a dessert that reminded me of that childhood treat of push-ups. Do you … Read More...

Filed Under: All Recipes, Chocolate & Desserts, Freezer Cooking

Lessons from a Month of Freezer Cooking

Published February 26, 2020 Updated February 22, 2021 Leave a Comment

It's been a long time (too long) since I did a dedicated month of freezer cooking. There is nothing like the nesting instinct and the impeding arrival of baby number 4 to motivate you to resume freezer cooking! I regularly do freezer cooking because I like having extra meals in my freezer - for those busy nights when I don't feel like cooking. Once I started cooking more regularly to fill my freezer this month, I was reminded how gratifying it is to open my freezer and have it full of meals ready to go. Freezer cooking saves me time - and money! Both are excellent reasons to make freezer … Read More...

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20 Delicious Freezer Desserts

Published February 24, 2020 Updated February 22, 2021 Leave a Comment

If you think about freezer cooking, most people will start planning the main dishes they make. It is great to have freezer meals ready to go but my freezer is always stocked with homemade freezer desserts too! I love having desserts frozen for surprise company or school lunches or just to enjoy as a family. While I love to bake, having ready to serve desserts in the freezer is a huge time saver! Freezer desserts allow me to serve a special treat whenever - and just because. Desserts are one of the easiest things to freeze - especially cookies. When I am baking, I often make double … Read More...

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18 Easy Make Ahead Breakfast Freezer Meals

Published February 21, 2020 Updated February 22, 2021 1 Comment

Breakfast recipes are one of the most overlooked freezer meals when people are beginning to freezer cook. It really is a shame because breakfast recipes are some of the easiest freezer meal recipes! Breakfast freezer meals provide your family with quick and delicious breakfast options - straight from the freezer! I love breakfast freezer meals because there is so much versatility in breakfast recipes. You can make mini muffins or regular muffins. You can make regular loaves of bread or mini loaves of bread. You can bake casseroles or divide the casseroles into muffin tin portions. The … Read More...

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2 Easy Freezer Tricks: How to Freeze Onions & Cheese

Published February 18, 2020 Updated February 22, 2021 2 Comments

I am all about easy tricks that make mealtime prep faster. That is why I am excited to share with you two of my favorite kitchen hacks - both of which are perfect for freezer cooking! In addition to keeping my freezer stocked with meat, I like to always have my freezer stocked with 2 of the most common cooking ingredients - diced onions and shredded cheese. It still amazes me how much time these two simple freezer tricks save me. If you are not already freezing these things, add them to your freezer cooking list! This post may contain affiliate links. You can read more in my … Read More...

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