Not literally, though - we have a Really Big freezer.
I've been making double batches of everything that freezes well, one batch for now and one batch to freeze for easy meals and baking after the baby arrives.
So far I have:
40 chocolate chip cookies, unbaked
1 batch oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, unbaked
1 batch oatmeal raisin cookies, unbaked
1 batch oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, baked
1 batch oatmeal raisin cookies, baked
1 batch banana muffins, unbaked
2 batches dinner rolls, unbaked
8 meals spaghetti sauce
5 meals turkey soup
4 cups chicken broth
1 meal chopped carrots and celery (for soup, stew, sauce, etc)
Tomorrow I plan to add 3 loaves of whole wheat bread.
Next week I plan to add a chicken pot pie, a few more cups of chicken broth, more meal-sized bags of chopped veggies, a batch or two of zucchini muffins, and possibly shortbread or sugar cookie dough.
Before the baby arrives, I'd like to have a few casseroles in there too. I'm just trying to find things that freeze well, as I don't make many casseroles to begin with. Maybe I'll get really energetic and make a couple lasagnas next weekend.
I plan to have a couple blueberry pies and a variety of muffins (carrot, blueberry, cranberry, etc) and cookies in there as well before the big day. The boy and I bake something together every week, so having frozen cookies and muffins all ready to pop in the oven will make that much easier for a few weeks. I'll likely freeze some baked ones as well for days that I'm feeling particularly overwhelmed - just pull them out and let them thaw.
What do you like to have on hand in your freezer to make meals or meal prep easier? Any favourite desserts that freeze well?
That is such a great idea! I would love to make frozen meals, but I have a very small freezer and no room for a bigger one in my current place. I've always heard that making casseroles and freezing them is really easy. I don't know though.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! What wonderful treats :-). I usually make up some Pakistani/ Indian food that freeze well. Samosas, pakoras, dahl (lentils), and kabobs are all very frozen friendly.
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