Guest guest Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 I have been freezing everything for years!!! Amazing how much better and cheaper it is to make a large batch at a time. I love frozen soups!!! Especially this time of year!! M On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 12:58 AM, Pete Self <self.pete wrote: > I mentioned some time ago that I was going to try to cook in bulk and > freeze in individual servings, specifically with grains and beans, thanks to > thos who suggested it > > During an average week, I eat at least three 1/2 cup servings per day of > some kind of grain, and by the end of the week, I work my way through > everything in my pantry, so instead of cooking just enough for a day or two, > i cooked large amounts this time, and put in individual servings in the > freezers.... and this past week ALL of them have turned out just fine, > defrost in microwave for 5 minutes, then 1 minute on high, add my spices or > whatever and eat. Even the rice comes out just fine, although the lentils > and anasazi beans did get a little mushy, but who cares...they were edible > > This morning I had 'fresh' quinoa with some cinn and pears and some > leftover cabbage, for lunch i had some of my frozen rye and lentils, a > leftover spring roll and two cookies (gasp) and for dinner, just some plain > millet from the freezer and some steamed veggies and an apple... > > I wish I had thought to freeze cooked grains long ago - it works great! > All you busy people out there, give it a try if you haven't already - i have > racheal beat by 24 minutes > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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