frozen food

Breakfast Recipes to Freeze

February 17, 2015 by Tiffany King 1 Comment

We’re going to be gearing up for our Virtual Freezer Cooking Party all week. I’ll be sharing different freezable recipes for you, so you can decide what you want to stock your freezer with on Saturday. And even if you can’t join us for the party, you still may want to set aside a time to fill your freezer.

Here are some ideas for breakfast foods:

Healthy Whole Grain Waffles (You could use the waffles to make this. Yum!)
Hashbrown Casserole
Cinnamon Struesel Muffins
Blueberry Muffins
20 Savory and Sweet Muffins
All kinds of Pancakes

What breakfast foods do you like freezing?

In case you’d like to have grocery lists and plans done for you, we’re running a sale on 12 Slow Cooker Freezer Meal Plans. Click the image below to find out more and use the code PARTY to save $2.

How to make 6 slow cooker freezer meals in 1 hour – February (and a video)

February 3, 2015 by Tiffany King 4 Comments

Every month, as part of the Slow Cooker plan for Weekly Meal Plans, we do a freezer meals week. The goal is to be able to assemble all 6 meals in just about 1 hour.

I stock these away to use on our really busy days. I love having them in the freezer! In fact, as I write this I can smell the Chicken Cacciatore cooking for our dinner tonight.

It’s been a while since I’ve done a video showing how I assemble the meals. I’m not great at video. I haven’t taken time to learn to edit. And the storage on my phone is almost out (yes, I’m super high tech and record with my iPhone), so the video cuts out near the end. But you don’t miss out on too much.

I hope you find the video helpful. And if not, just skip it 🙂

All of the slow cooker freezer meal plans have downloadable, color-coded grocery lists. I love shopping with these. It makes it so easy to pick up what you need.

The February plans are all available in the member area now. Members have access to all three plans – Traditional, Whole Food and Slow Cooker.

The recipes I make in this video are all available on the site. But to get the printable grocery list, recipes and assembly instructions, you’ll need to be a member of Weekly Meal Plans.

Freezing Single Servings for Teenage Boys and Other Hungry People

October 23, 2014 by Tiffany King 13 Comments

A reader asked the other day about what types of foods are good for freezing in single servings. She’s got a hungry teenage boy to fill up. (I can relate to that!)

Short of keeping the kitchen open all the time, with a cook waiting on hand, filling the freezer with single serving foods is the best way to keep those boys filled up. And it works for others in the family too, who need to eat at off hours.

If you’re trying to feed boys, there are a few things to keep in mind:

1. Include protein. They like foods that will stick with them.

2. Make it easy. Hand-held is good.

3. Keep a list on the freezer so they know what’s in there and where to find it. Or is it just my boys who forget what I’ve told them?

Here’s a list of recipes that will keep all kinds of hungry people happy: [Read more…] about Freezing Single Servings for Teenage Boys and Other Hungry People

Slow Cooker Peach Chutney You Can Store in the Freezer

July 15, 2014 by Tiffany King 10 Comments

Chutney is not a food that we eat often in my family. In fact, this may be the first time most of the kids had tried it. I was inspired by a sandwich we ate in Epcot Norway to try making my own chutney.

Since we’re in the middle of a Summer Slow Cooker Series, it seemed appropriate to use a slow cooker to make this. I also wanted to be able to freeze it for future use. For most recipes, you don’t need very much chutney and it’s nice to have it stashed away for when you need it.

Instead of the normal mango, I used canned peaches. The fruit pairs up with red bell pepper, onion, jalepeno, golden raisins and spices for a sweet condiment with a hint of heat.

And in case you’re wondering what on earth you would actually do with chutney, I’ve got three recipes coming up for you! I’ll be sharing those on the blog soon.

I know I took a photo of the ingredients, but somehow those photos have gone missing. Thankfully, even though chutney itself may be a bit unusual, the ingredients are not. Chances are you have most of these in your kitchen right now. And the few you don’t have can be picked up on your next trip to the grocery. Don’t forget plastic freezer bags to store the extra! [Read more…] about Slow Cooker Peach Chutney You Can Store in the Freezer

Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Meatloaf – a Freezer Friendly Meal

April 1, 2014 by Tiffany King 2 Comments

I am so excited to be partnering with ALDI this year. On a recent trip to ALDI, I picked up all the ingredients for this Pepperoni Pizza Stuffed Meatloaf.

It looks impressive, but it’s so easy to put together. And it freezes great too, so you can assemble it ahead of time, but wait to bake until you’re ready.

Fresh mozzarella, pepperoni and marinara sauce bring a twist to the traditional meatloaf. And because all the ingredients are found at ALDI, it makes it affordable too.

Click here to see the recipe and more photos of the assembly process on the ALDI Simply Smarter Living Blog.

Disclosure: I am partnering with ALDI and have been compensated, but all opinions are my own.