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Serious question.
If I am ever going to cook, I'm going to cook for one, which is pessimal from a purchasing and storage point of view. My freezer is perennially full.
Friends ask "Full of WHAT?" They have a point. Food! But it's not that simple.
What have I got in there? Seven servings of bean soup (and that's after I've eaten three), one serving of lentil soup, some meatballs, two servings of beef stew, four servings of meatloaf, one ancient serving of Dijon chicken I should really pitch, a couple of pounds of lean ground turkey, two frozen chicken breasts, a big honkin' pile of chopped onion, some chopped bell peppers, a bowl of walnuts, lots of frozen veggies of the Bird's Eye sort of genre, a handful of frozen taquitos, several ice packs, and a tiny Godiva chocolate raspberry truffle ice cream container I'd forgotten about.
I had to look in there to write that paragraph, and truth to tell, I'm surprised by some of it. I didn't remember the meatloaf, the Dijon chicken, or the ice cream. Some of these things were seriously buried, of course.
What would I like to put in there? Multiple kinds of flour. The half a lemon I didn't squeeze into a recipe or the half a can of tomato paste I didn't use. Most importantly, a large variety of finished products, so that I have a big choice of what to pull out of there.
So there's my question. What's in your freezer?
More later.
If I am ever going to cook, I'm going to cook for one, which is pessimal from a purchasing and storage point of view. My freezer is perennially full.
Friends ask "Full of WHAT?" They have a point. Food! But it's not that simple.
What have I got in there? Seven servings of bean soup (and that's after I've eaten three), one serving of lentil soup, some meatballs, two servings of beef stew, four servings of meatloaf, one ancient serving of Dijon chicken I should really pitch, a couple of pounds of lean ground turkey, two frozen chicken breasts, a big honkin' pile of chopped onion, some chopped bell peppers, a bowl of walnuts, lots of frozen veggies of the Bird's Eye sort of genre, a handful of frozen taquitos, several ice packs, and a tiny Godiva chocolate raspberry truffle ice cream container I'd forgotten about.
I had to look in there to write that paragraph, and truth to tell, I'm surprised by some of it. I didn't remember the meatloaf, the Dijon chicken, or the ice cream. Some of these things were seriously buried, of course.
What would I like to put in there? Multiple kinds of flour. The half a lemon I didn't squeeze into a recipe or the half a can of tomato paste I didn't use. Most importantly, a large variety of finished products, so that I have a big choice of what to pull out of there.
So there's my question. What's in your freezer?
More later.
Re: In my freezer
My mom has a fridge-size freezer and I admit the ability to reach everything more quickly is tempting. I may have to make another post asking people how they organize their chest freezers. It's so much more energy-efficient that I'd like to see if there are good ways to manage it.
Wimpy blenders do have problems with ice, though (I vaguely almost remember that we've even ruined one in the far past), and I'm afraid ours is probably the cheapest thing money can buy. A decent one should have no problem.
Re: In my freezer
wow, I really didn't know that! So, I'm the one who didn't know. My blenders have done fine -- and I think they are cheap and/or garage sale findings.... I've sometimes had problems getting things to blend if there is not enough liquid -- but I've never, say, burned out the motor or anything like that. I can see where ruining one might make you a little more hesitant than I am!