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April 2013 Freezer Cooking Grocery List & Complete Instructions – Make 30+ Meals! Can Be Dairy Free, Gluten Free

May 13, 2013

So many of you have asked for a comprehensive freezer cooking plan–a step-by-step guide to a freezer cooking session, that I decided to create one based on the freezer cooking I did in the beginning of April. If you want to just dabble in freezer cooking and start slowly, this probably isn’t the plan [...]

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Homemade French Fries – Freezer Friendly

April 22, 2013

We love french fries, but we don’t like the cost of frozen store bought ones–or all of the icky chemicals that come with them. We never buy store bought frozen french fries anymore. Now, I prepare them specifically for the freezer, and we can pull out the amount we want on the night we want [...]

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April, 2013 Freezer Cooking OAMC Wrap Up

April 9, 2013

Whew. I was afraid my freezer cooking plan was a bit overly ambitious, and it was, but I’m so glad that I plowed through it. Even though we’ve used up almost all of our grocery budget for the month (oops! more on that on Thursday), we are stocked for meals, and we’ll make [...]

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My April 2013 Freezer Cooking Plan

April 4, 2013

Last month, freezer cooking was such a success, I decided to have another freezer cooking session this month. The problem is that so many recipes looked good that I might have gone a wee bit overboard with my plan! Still, I’ll write them all down here so you can get inspiration, too, if you need [...]

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Freezer Cooking Wrap Up, March 2013

March 12, 2013

Once upon a time before food intolerances, I would spend one weekend a month cooking a large batch of food and freezing it for my family to eat during the month. That habit fell by the wayside, and it’s been a long time since I’ve had a freezer cooking session. However, thanks to a rapidly [...]

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Time for a Freezer Cooking Session: Here’s the Plan

March 1, 2013

It’s been a long time since I’ve had a freezer cooking session. Why? Well, when our CSA was abundant, I froze plenty of meals, so whenever we’re in a pinch time wise, we’ve been eating those. Also, to be honest, most of my love of freezer cooking diminished when I got busier with freelance work [...]

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Freezer Cooking, Gluten Free, Dairy Free Style

January 23, 2013

We are on week three of our trial going gluten free. Every weekend I have been having a small freezer cooking session so the kids have snacks and breakfasts to eat. (We supplement muffins/waffles with eggs and fruit or sausage or bacon and fruit.) This weekend we relied on what is quickly becoming a family [...]

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Gluten Free, Dairy Free Freezer Cooking

January 17, 2013

I do a lot of my freelance writing work on the weekends while my husband can watch the kids. For the last two weeks, I have been taking a break from my work in the middle of the afternoon to have quick freezer cooking sessions. I get to relax, and my husband and I have [...]

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Going Gluten Free as a Family Trial and Freezer Cooking Gluten Free, Dairy Free Style

January 8, 2013

I am off gluten and all of the associated grains, I am quite certain, forever. I have an intolerance to most grains containing gluten as well as gluten itself and a very strong yeast intolerance. I understand that I will probably never have a traditional slice of bread again (as much as I love it). [...]

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Chicken Apple Sausage, Kale and Rice Soup – OAMC, Dairy Free

August 6, 2012

Two things have been abundant in our Tuesday CSA delivery–kale and beets. Kale is a powerhouse vegetable, but I wanted to find a way to incorporate it into our diet that our kids would like. (They are great about eating spinach, but kale and Swiss chard have a heartier texture and taste, which they are [...]