Nearly every meal I prepare consists of foods I have cooked or baked in bulk and frozen. I thaw items in a plastic shoe box to prevent condensation dripping onto my shelves (I’ve learned from experience). Then I shop my freezer from my freezer inventory, to see what goodies I can thaw and serve to my family and others. I write these items down on a seven-day menu plan and post it on my refrigerator as a reminder to thaw my food 24 hours ahead of time. Typically right after the dishes are done, I check my menu plan and put new items into my thawing box and slash them off my freezer inventory.
We rotate the same breakfast items each week:
- Freezer waffles with fresh/frozen seasonal fruit or homemade syrup
- Homemade Crock pot yogurt with homemade granola
- Oatmeal with cranberries, walnuts and raw sugar
- Cheerios with bananas and milk
- Scrambled eggs and quick bread like banana or zucchini
We rotate leftovers, wraps, sandwiches and salads for lunch.
As you can tell below, I’m stocking my freezer almost daily. Some times I double/triple a couple of items in a power cooking session. Most days I’d rather double what I’m already cooking for dinner and freeze extra. It’s the way I cook and freeze without having to spend six hours or an entire day freezer cooking for a month. This system works best for my busy lifestyle with four children and a husband at home during the summer.
Dinner:
- Grilled or Baked Asian Honey Sesame Salmon and brown rice (from the freezer), grilled fresh vegetables
- Chicken Gyros (with freezer convenience chicken), salad with homemade greek dressing
- Stuffed Mexiburgers (from the freezer) with avocado, sweet potato fries
- Mini Pizza Bagel Bites (freezer cooking), spinach salad
- Black bean burgers (from the freezer), salad
- Spinach quiche using whole grain crusts and freshly frozen spinach (freezer cooking), fruit
- Crockpot Korean Bulgogi (freezer cooking), brown rice (from the freezer)
What’s on your freezer cooking menu?
Hi Jackie!
I had a question about the Crockpot Korean Bulgogi on your menu plan this week. I would love to try making this for my little family and was wondering how you do it in the crockpot. The original recipe linked to shows to stir fry it so I was curious how you go about doing it in the crock. I am all about crockpot cooking if I can!!
I’m doing this as an experiment this weekend so I’ll post it when I get the fine details worked out. I’ll most likely thinly slice the sirloin tip roast/marinate and crock it with 1/2 cup water.