No freezer

[Guest guest]

I used to cook big meals for my family and freeze some for another day

but now I have only the freezer on my fridge. My slowcooker ism1 qt

and so is my pressure cooker. Even with that I still have leftovers

and I use them. This is the most helpful group I've ever belonged to.

[Guest guest]

You can use pasta sauce for spaghetti one night and the next night you can make

a hot sauteed onion, pepper and veg sausage sandwich with pasta sauce. I'm very

good at using leftovers to make a completely different meal the next night.

I will eat the same thing for days though, that doesn't bother me.

Donna

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" christie_0131 " <christie0131

 

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:26:19

 

Re: No freezer

 

 

I cook for 1 and my slow cooker is 1.5 litres which is about 3 pints. I

cut recipes in half so they will fit in my slow cooker and that still

makes about 3-4 servings for me. I have to admit that I would be rather

lost without my freezer as I prefer not to eat the same thing several

days in a row. However I like Donna's idea of being creative with

leftovers and will need to give that a go.

Christie

[Guest guest]

Plastic containers take up way too much room in the freezer, so when I can, I

freeze things in plastic freezer bags. They stack a lot more neatly and are more

economical as far as space expenditure goes. For individual servings, the

plastic sandwich boxes cannot be beaten. They stack easily and you don't end up

having to defrost more portions than you use. The vegetable pot pies I make in

disposable aluminum pie pans (the mini size). I usually will make a large batch

of pie crust then freeze the pies before wrapping and stacking them.

 

Having learned how to make do, though I hate the necessity, was a good lesson

for me. We went without a refrigerator for almost 2 years, and without a stove

for 5 years. This is a tiny house with a lot of people, so I've learned how to

make do with every inch of space, lol. The worst space hogs in the refrigerator

(tofu hogs, of course), is the gallon of tea, the gallon of Kool Aid, the 2

liter bottle of Diet Pepsi (helps my constant nausea), the 2 liter bottle of

Mountain Dew and bottled water.

 

Hugs! Jeanne in GA

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I agree, it is active and full of such great folks. We are glad you are taking

an active roll here.

Folks chatting about different food things here, makes this a place that

inspires and all of us learn new things from each other daily.

Welcome Mizz.

Judy

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Mizz Peller

Sunday, January 13, 2008 9:36 PM

No freezer

 

 

. This is the most helpful group I've ever belonged to.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I cook for 1 and my slow cooker is 1.5 litres which is about 3 pints. I

cut recipes in half so they will fit in my slow cooker and that still

makes about 3-4 servings for me. I have to admit that I would be rather

lost without my freezer as I prefer not to eat the same thing several

days in a row. However I like Donna's idea of being creative with

leftovers and will need to give that a go.

Christie