Category: Freezer

Saved again! A story of cookies, surprise work guests, and my beloved freezer

Remember a few weeks ago when I had surprise work guests for dinner and 20 minutes to get it made? Well, I had a flashback today. Except it was Friday night when a mini-crisis happened, and a work colleague of my dh dropped by to straighten it out. Then they decided to come by over …

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Dinner with the boss saved by the freezer…and lentils, too.

This is a story of freezer heroism. 🙂 This past week, my husband’s boss wanted to come over and see our sukkah. He was planning to stop by later at night for dessert and tea. No problem! I had glazed lemon cookies, peanut bars, and brownies ready to go along with a selection of tea and …

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Just a little freezer cooking is good, too!

Sometimes I get into my head that I need to do a big freezer cooking day to stock up – something like the Kosher Once A Month Cooking (KOAMC) posts at Kosher on a Budget. I love the ideas of neat rows of frozen foods, ready to be pulled out every night for dinner for …

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Freezer organization: Starting the great freezer kugel adventure

OK….so that title might be a little more grandiose than the reality. Maybe. But I’ve started re-stocking up my freezer, and that means chronicling the great freezer kugel adventure here at OJH! What does it mean? Basically, I have a bunch of kugels/quiches/veggie dishes frozen in quantity. I try to make a big batch of …

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Freezer organization (Part 1): Inventory worksheet

  I open the door and peer inside. There are rows of 5 different kugels, pans of chicken ready to bake, a stack of deli rolls, shwarma pies, some challah rolls, bags of meatballs, some pastries, soups, Moroccan cigars…all frozen solid, neatly labeled and stacked, inventoried, and waiting me to make my selections. OK, it’s …

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Freezer friendly bean, rice, and cheese enchiladas

This a delicious vegetarian cheesy bean and rice enchilada–and it’s a freezer friendly meal, too. Just make an extra pan or two. Yum! 1-2 C beans (I like black, amount depends on proportion you like, but I usually do approximately 1:1 with the rice) 1-2 C cooked rice 1/2 C cheese, your choice 4-6 tortillas, …

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Leftover bread?

As a regular challah maker, I have extra sometimes and need to find creative ways to use it. If I just have a little left, I crumble it up into a bag that is stored in the freezer until I have enough to make french toast casserole. Some other things I have done or heard …

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Freezer mentality

I just had a baby. Well, not just. She’s two months old at this point! But before she was expected, I filled our freezer so I could have less to do when she was young. I made shwarma pies, jachnoon, quiches, kugels, and more. The biggest thing was 12 pounds of meatballs I rolled and …

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Cooking day today! (Passover)

The ovens are cleaned, the stovetop is covered, my sink is prepped, and my table is ready. Passover cooking, here I come! At the request of some people, here is what I will be feeding my freezer today iyh: roasted eggplant dip zhug (spicy pepper relish) 2 sweet potato pies (regular chametz recipe we like, …

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Taming the pantry, fridge, and freezer beasts!

February/ Adar I goals Taming the pantry, fridge, and freezer beasts Planning and prepping meals AROUND Passover (that don’t need to full kitchen) Getting everything ready for Purim Miscellaneous errands, purchases, and bargain hunting. On to taming the food storage beasts. (See more about my Passover planner HERE.) We all have places where food goes …

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