Comments on: June Freezer Cooking Days http://lifeasmom.com/2010/05/june-freezer-cooking-days.html On the Road to Joyful Motherhood Fri, 25 May 2012 13:55:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: June Freezer Cooking Days | This Happy Home http://lifeasmom.com/2010/05/june-freezer-cooking-days.html#comment-30726 June Freezer Cooking Days | This Happy Home Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:54:51 +0000 http://lifeasmom.com/?p=5005#comment-30726 [...] as Mom is hosting her monthly Freezer Cooking Days June 4-June 7.   We are working our way through the freezer stash I made before M’s arrival and I’m [...] [...] as Mom is hosting her monthly Freezer Cooking Days June 4-June 7.   We are working our way through the freezer stash I made before M’s arrival and I’m [...]

]]> By: Elise http://lifeasmom.com/2010/05/june-freezer-cooking-days.html#comment-23100 Elise Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:11:49 +0000 http://lifeasmom.com/?p=5005#comment-23100 <a href="#comment-22807" rel="nofollow">@Connie</a>, Thanks! I'm gonna try it. I had a request to make the Jambalaya for a party I have coming up, so I'm not sure if I'll be freezing it this time around, but maybe next month. @Connie, Thanks! I’m gonna try it. I had a request to make the Jambalaya for a party I have coming up, so I’m not sure if I’ll be freezing it this time around, but maybe next month.

]]> By: Jessica Fisher http://lifeasmom.com/2010/05/june-freezer-cooking-days.html#comment-22819 Jessica Fisher Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:50:36 +0000 http://lifeasmom.com/?p=5005#comment-22819 That's why I have never frozen rice. But, some people are seeing great success. So maybe try their suggestions? That’s why I have never frozen rice. But, some people are seeing great success. So maybe try their suggestions?

]]> By: Jessica Fisher http://lifeasmom.com/2010/05/june-freezer-cooking-days.html#comment-22818 Jessica Fisher Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:50:00 +0000 http://lifeasmom.com/?p=5005#comment-22818 Are you talking about recipes for the whole family? Or just for him? I have always fed my kids what we were having, chopped up in a bowl. So, if we had rice and beans, so were they. If we had pizza, so did they. I just healthified them so that all of us were eating healthy. ;) Are you talking about recipes for the whole family? Or just for him?

I have always fed my kids what we were having, chopped up in a bowl. So, if we had rice and beans, so were they. If we had pizza, so did they. I just healthified them so that all of us were eating healthy. ;)

]]> By: Connie http://lifeasmom.com/2010/05/june-freezer-cooking-days.html#comment-22807 Connie Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:51:37 +0000 http://lifeasmom.com/?p=5005#comment-22807 Tip on the rice - use a little less water than the package calls for and just slightly undercook - al dente for immediate eating and allows for reheating without turning to mush. Freeze it in quart size bags and flatten before freezing. It thaws faster this way. The key is a nice, dry rice, not a sticky wet rice, before it goes in the freezer. Good luck! Tip on the rice – use a little less water than the package calls for and just slightly undercook – al dente for immediate eating and allows for reheating without turning to mush. Freeze it in quart size bags and flatten before freezing. It thaws faster this way.

The key is a nice, dry rice, not a sticky wet rice, before it goes in the freezer.

Good luck!

]]> By: Connie http://lifeasmom.com/2010/05/june-freezer-cooking-days.html#comment-22806 Connie Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:49:29 +0000 http://lifeasmom.com/?p=5005#comment-22806 <a href="#comment-22436" rel="nofollow">@Jessica Fisher</a>, We freeze rice all the time. Works great! We do long grain white or wheat and generally use it as an ingredient in something else. I use my Rice Cooker and make 12 cups (I think that's the limit) and use what I need and freeze the rest in freezer bags. Connie @Jessica Fisher,

We freeze rice all the time. Works great! We do long grain white or wheat and generally use it as an ingredient in something else. I use my Rice Cooker and make 12 cups (I think that’s the limit) and use what I need and freeze the rest in freezer bags.

Connie

]]> By: Elizabeth http://lifeasmom.com/2010/05/june-freezer-cooking-days.html#comment-22789 Elizabeth Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:11:10 +0000 http://lifeasmom.com/?p=5005#comment-22789 <a href="#comment-22444" rel="nofollow">@Jessica Fisher</a>, I've learned from experience you can make them and give the family a little dish with the sauce in it to dip into. I do that by making pita pocket calzones and leave the sauce out :) @Jessica Fisher, I’ve learned from experience you can make them and give the family a little dish with the sauce in it to dip into. I do that by making pita pocket calzones and leave the sauce out :)

]]> By: Elizabeth http://lifeasmom.com/2010/05/june-freezer-cooking-days.html#comment-22787 Elizabeth Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:06:55 +0000 http://lifeasmom.com/?p=5005#comment-22787 Okay...so here's a question from a currently single mom of a growing 1 year old. I just started freezer cooking for him. Basically because he is eating WAY more healthy than I do and I'd like to keep it that way...plus I work at his daycare so of course we're on the go and there is nothing easier than grabbing a frozen meal and tossing it into the diaper bag. I am very much into using whole grain items and fresh veggies. Unfortunately I have VERY limited resources when it comes to big meals to cook that are in his category of healthiness and age range. Do you have any recipes for a toddler who only has two teeth so far? We are still blending into smaller chunks :) Okay…so here’s a question from a currently single mom of a growing 1 year old. I just started freezer cooking for him. Basically because he is eating WAY more healthy than I do and I’d like to keep it that way…plus I work at his daycare so of course we’re on the go and there is nothing easier than grabbing a frozen meal and tossing it into the diaper bag. I am very much into using whole grain items and fresh veggies. Unfortunately I have VERY limited resources when it comes to big meals to cook that are in his category of healthiness and age range. Do you have any recipes for a toddler who only has two teeth so far? We are still blending into smaller chunks :)

]]> By: Elise http://lifeasmom.com/2010/05/june-freezer-cooking-days.html#comment-22754 Elise Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:40:43 +0000 http://lifeasmom.com/?p=5005#comment-22754 So, I thought I'd comment back about the rice...This is going to sound SOOO extremely idiotic, but I might as well admit what I did...LOL! I froze the rice just as it had cooled off enough to do so, emptied the air out of the bag using the straw method and it froze fine. When it came time to use it I put it on the stovetop in a pan...lol! Didn't occur to me to use the microwave...I'll definately be trying this again. My fam LOVED it the night I made it, but the rice kinda turned into mush when I re-cooked it. So, I thought I’d comment back about the rice…This is going to sound SOOO extremely idiotic, but I might as well admit what I did…LOL!

I froze the rice just as it had cooled off enough to do so, emptied the air out of the bag using the straw method and it froze fine. When it came time to use it I put it on the stovetop in a pan…lol! Didn’t occur to me to use the microwave…I’ll definately be trying this again. My fam LOVED it the night I made it, but the rice kinda turned into mush when I re-cooked it.

]]> By: Jessica Fisher http://lifeasmom.com/2010/05/june-freezer-cooking-days.html#comment-22721 Jessica Fisher Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:43:19 +0000 http://lifeasmom.com/?p=5005#comment-22721 Yeah! Glad you're joining the party! Yeah! Glad you’re joining the party!

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