tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post6765062377139750319..comments2024-03-28T18:49:20.555+11:00Comments on My Abundant Life: Supermarket Freezer Food.Wendy Gowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-31983816955077592812018-10-19T11:14:51.368+11:002018-10-19T11:14:51.368+11:00So true Wendy. There's very little that we buy...So true Wendy. There's very little that we buy from the freezer these days, but we do like frozen crinkle cut chips ;-) Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-5175902214919303752018-10-19T10:45:32.916+11:002018-10-19T10:45:32.916+11:00At Costco I bought reusable, lidded,take-away cont...At Costco I bought reusable, lidded,take-away containers that are very similar to the ones that frozen meals come in(30 for $6 US). I'm used to cooking for 7 but now we only have three so even if I cut the meals in half I often have one extra serving. Now we put it in one of the take-away containers, label it with blue tape and freeze for a quick lunch or a fast dinner for the three of us once we have enough. I know that you do something similar, Wendy. Since there is two sections in the container sometimes I will fill it later when I have an extra side dish serving.-Kathryn in Washington-USUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843147305443189227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-4737579963921955872018-10-18T19:40:18.215+11:002018-10-18T19:40:18.215+11:00Sometimes it's almost impossible to grow your ...Sometimes it's almost impossible to grow your own - or it takes a lot of hard work.Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-3644161194416788552018-10-18T19:38:39.846+11:002018-10-18T19:38:39.846+11:00I love homemade pizzas too. So much better than a...I love homemade pizzas too. So much better than a boxed one.Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-28315055286032850002018-10-18T19:36:43.047+11:002018-10-18T19:36:43.047+11:00I'm not a fan of processed food either.I'm not a fan of processed food either.Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-9493617187395879382018-10-18T19:36:03.182+11:002018-10-18T19:36:03.182+11:00Yes I could make my own pastry but I do make so ma...Yes I could make my own pastry but I do make so many other things that most people wouldn't. Puff pastry is the only pastry I use and that is for the odd meat pie or if I make quiches / sausage rolls to sell.<br /><br />If I had more hours in the day ......Wendy Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-40314867219185826992018-10-18T18:20:32.335+11:002018-10-18T18:20:32.335+11:00I actually don't like frozen things. I never h...I actually don't like frozen things. I never have. I only buy frozen salmon from a cheap grocery chain and tin tuna from there and peas. I don't eat sweets. The vegetables that you get on the size is too small for me anyway. On the one occasion I bought a diet TV dinner. Now I shop what's on sale from already reduced store. Great Ideas Wendy. Sonia Soniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755978836374275623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-36705775529117820752018-10-18T04:34:50.802+11:002018-10-18T04:34:50.802+11:00I buy very little frozen food and prefer to make m...I buy very little frozen food and prefer to make my own. Actually I dislike processed food, to expensive, too much salt.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-74007605020292935542018-10-18T04:34:34.573+11:002018-10-18T04:34:34.573+11:00A frozen pizza is nice now and then (like last nig...A frozen pizza is nice now and then (like last night; I was trying to take it easy as per my physical therapist's instructions, so we went that route), but I prefer to make my own, along with just about everything else. I do buy frozen ice cream and frozen vegetables, but that's really all I can think of! Stephaniehttps://stephaniegetsitdone.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-4296543999830374872018-10-17T20:25:13.339+11:002018-10-17T20:25:13.339+11:00I agree. It is better to fill your freezer with h...I agree. It is better to fill your freezer with home cooked treats.Suzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751811907460312905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-77522018400668446542018-10-17T16:45:09.812+11:002018-10-17T16:45:09.812+11:00You are doing well, but you could also make your o...You are doing well, but you could also make your own pastry. I make my own short crust pastry always, but only buy puff pastry if I feel I need that (which I seldom do.) It's easy, just remember it's half fat to flour, so a cup of fat, would be two cups of flour, or 4 oz of fat would be 8 oz of flour. Rub the fat into the flour and bind with water or a with an egg and a little milk if necessary. Allow to rest in the fridge (wrapped in foil) for 1/2 hr and then roll out thinly. Job done and you know what's in it, no preservatives or anything. It doesn't take long once you get the hang of it.<br />I feel very fortunate that I learned to cook at an early age, taught first by my mother and then at school in Domestic Science (as it was called in those days) lessons. I was married before such wonderful things as lasagnes were in the supermarket freezers. Freezers were something of a new thing in the early 1960s when I married and as we didn't have a freezer at home to put the things in, I didn't buy anything from them. Now I only buy frozen peas, frozen fruits-of-the-forest for crumbles (during the winter) and ice cream. <br />My favourite things to make, though, are soups. Easy, tasty and nourishing! <br />Margaret P<br />www.margaretpowling.com galanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-54963287059076430862018-10-17T14:37:28.991+11:002018-10-17T14:37:28.991+11:00Very timely! This morning I was given 10 round Asi...Very timely! This morning I was given 10 round Asiago cheese focaccia breads! I cut them in half to make 2 round pieces that became the bases for 19 personal pizzas. I took chopped onions and bell peppers that I had previously frozen and home canned pineapple to use as toppings! Marinara sauce from my pantry too! I flash froze the personal pizzas and then packed then in recycled ziploc bags and loaded into my freezer for future use! <br />I made broccoli cheddar soup for dinner last night using broccoli that I had frozen 3 months ago! <br />I love the convenience and time and money savings that come from filling my freezer with “DIY” freezer meals and components! You definitely have the right idea, Wendy! Well done!!gardenpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401840113446791143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-31565082431983262972018-10-17T10:23:18.830+11:002018-10-17T10:23:18.830+11:00Snap...I only buy frozen corn kernels, peas and a ...Snap...I only buy frozen corn kernels, peas and a small amount of icecream as I usually make my own. Yet my freezer is full- of meals I make myself.So much cheaper and tastier. I sometimes yen for something storebought or a takeaway but they are not to my taste or price. Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15965442541526986072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-54370002737492216542018-10-17T09:37:36.615+11:002018-10-17T09:37:36.615+11:00I'm not one for buying the actual prepared mea...I'm not one for buying the actual prepared meals, though I have bought a party lasagna once or twice for a crowd. I do buy frozen vegetables, tho. <br />I tried gardening for two years and really didn't enjoy it. Plus, we have loads of wild bunnies and it really turned into a salad bar for them.<br /><br />I can make plenty of my own things to freeze, aside from those. Now that the weather is cooling, our freezer stash has already started to grow. Debby in Kansas, USAnoreply@blogger.com