Our Top 5 favorite foods to freeze
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| September 01, 2010
In Frugal Food & Facts, Kitchen Basics
1. Bags of already-shredded cheese. Keeps mold at bay and works wonderfully with no compromise in flavor or texture in baked dishes, as stir-ins for pasta or even as a topper for casseroles.
2. Leftover cooked rice. Make extra and freeze for another meal. Defrost in the microwave.
3. Meats we bought on sale. Always buy extra for later for a significant expense cut!
4. Ice cube trays full of pesto. Once frozen, pop out the cubes, store in a plastic freezer bag and pull out just what you need later on. (Each cube is 2 tablespoons.)
5. Desserts. Cut your calories -- banish leftover cake, brownies and cookies to the freezer. Portion into servings for one or two, wrap securely and pull out when you deserve a treat.
That’s our list. What are your favs?
Comments
From Dude - September 02, 2010
So you can just keep the pre-shredded cheese in the freezer and add it to foods without defrosting? You’ve just transformed my kitchen routine!
From Beverly Mills - September 02, 2010
Yes, it works very well. We have a saying, “Desperate Cooks Freeze Their Cheese!”
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From Samina - September 01, 2010
Along your pesto line, I like to freeze tomato paste in the ice cube trays, too. I seemed to always waste half a can before I started doing that. I can pop out cubes as I need to now.