Crock Pot Tortellini
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
Dinner this week:
- meatball subs with speedy pizza sauce, oven potato wedges, salad
- crock pot cheese tortellini, frozen asparagus
- Tuna salad sandwiches with world’s easiest boiled eggs, quicker sweet potatoes
- Chili, cornbread (ABCCM mission meal)
- Chicken gyros on homemade shoe box flat bread and homemade greek dressing, crock pot potatoes
- Pineapple, pepperoni, pepper pizza using three pie kit, salad
- Homemade pimento cheese sandwiches, carrots with homemade ranch, sunchips
It was a busy week with two trees falling on our community road. I’ll share more about ministering to our neighbors tomorrow so please come back and visit. Now we’re heading into a month filled with mission opportunities. Every week I try to deliver something homemade to someone in need. It’s become a prayer request for God to open my eyes to someone. And trust me, there’s always someone or a family or organization in need. Freezer food truly does warm the tummy and heart.
Have you delivered any freezer food lately?