Tips and Strategies

Freezer Cooking for One or Two

September 13, 2011

Why didn’t I think of this before?  I love to cook up batches of meals and throw them in the freezer to enjoy later.  It used to be that I would freeze the food in meal size portions for dinner, and inevitably there would be leftovers that I would use for my lunch the next [...]

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Ways to Save When Buying a Chest Freezer – A Guest Post

July 19, 2011

The following is a guest post. When reading frugal tips, inevitably one will see tips revolving around freezer storage.  The problem is that most freezers above the refrigerator are suitable for weekly groceries, but not bulk freezing. If you plan to save money by bulk freezing items, the freezer will pay for itself in a [...]

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Four Ways to Get Dinner on the Table, Part One: Cook Once a Week

March 29, 2011

Many people have busy schedules and have trouble getting dinner on the table.  After a hectic day at work or a kids’ sports game or a crazy day at home, sometimes it just feels easier to pick up dinner, and that’s okay.  However, if this turns into a regular habit, both your budget and you [...]

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Stretching Your Grocery Dollar Without Using Coupons Part 1

December 7, 2010

How do you stretch your grocery dollars? I know some people do an excellent job trimming the grocery budget with coupons. I am trying to work on that, but I have not had that much success. I am not a coupon maven. To try to make up for that, I have routinely found ways to [...]

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Once a Month Cooking and Vacations

August 10, 2010

We frequently go to visit my mom three hours from home, and a few times a year we stay for an extended period. When we are visiting, we are always very busy seeing relatives and taking the kids out to do fun activities. Without a plan, we can end up spending a lot of money [...]

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Dinner Is Ready Cookbook & Software OAMC Giveaway!

August 7, 2010

UPDATE–The winner is Chisum’s Crew trinitygsd@ Congratulations! I have been freezer cooking for several months now, and I have made no secret of the fact that while I love the results, I don’t really enjoy the actual days that I am cooking up all of my meals. However, recently I had the chance to try [...]

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Dinner Is Ready Cookbook & Software OAMC Giveaway!

August 7, 2010

UPDATE–The winner is Chisum’s Crew trinitygsd@ Congratulations! I have been freezer cooking for several months now, and I have made no secret of the fact that while I love the results, I don’t really enjoy the actual days that I am cooking up all of my meals. However, recently I had the chance to try [...]

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Cooking Up Veggies in One Batch

August 3, 2010

I noticed over the last few weeks that veggies were creeping into my weekly food waste more and more often. I would use half a bag of spinach and then would be too busy to cook up the rest so it would go to waste. To combat that problem, I have started cooking my veggies [...]

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Works for Me–Reusing Freezer Bags

July 27, 2010

There are many ways to save money, but I read somewhere that the best way to save money is on the little things. Saving $2000 off the sticker price of a car is great, but it is only a one time savings. If you break your gourmet coffee habit and don’t buy coffee out everyday [...]

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Rotating Freezer Meals for Variety & Easier Freezer Cooking Days

June 22, 2010

While I have lamented several times that spending a few days making freezer meals is not one of my favorite activities, I absolutely love being able to just pull a meal from the freezer on the rest of the days of the month. To try to make my freezer cooking days easier, I focus on [...]

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