|freezer weekend & hoarding|
did i mention that we bought a chest freezer? i had to convince matt to get it. the top reason i wanted to get it was for pumped milk storage. the deep freezer doesn't have autodefrost, so the milk lasts longer, and with the amount of work that i have to put in to get breast milk out, and then scald it for longevity, i want to make sure it is kept in a safe place. matt wants to know what i'm going to do with all the milk. he wants to makes sure i'm not just hoarding food for the baby (which i kinda am). but i plan on making her baby food when she starts solids, so it will get used up.
the tactic that sealed the deal with matt, though, was convincing him that we could buy a 1/4 steer! i think he had visions of a beef filled freezer and meat for dinner every night... i was serious, though. i think we're going to look for a grass-fed organic steer. the recent beef recall only increases my desire to do this. plus, it's like the veggie csa we did this year -it supports a local farmer. (matt says he won't allow me to do the csa again next year. hm.)
so, the freezer is already being put to good use. this weekend, i filled it with my new scalded frozen stash of milk. and i made a whole bunch of meals for future dinners. in a few weeks, we will both be working, and madeline will be at daycare. i don't think either of us will be in any shape to make a hot dinner when we get home. so, to make the transition easier, i am spending my weekends making lots of meals and freezing them in one-meal portions. that way, we can come home, i can feed the baby and take care of bottling my pumped milk from the day, and matt can pull something to nuke for us. plus, i am trying to use up our csa veggies. i think this is a really healthy alternative to ordering take-out/delivery (which is exactly what would happen) or stocking up on pre-made commercial food. plus, it's probably cheaper. maybe the freezer will pay for itself in the end.
so, here's what i have stocked up:
4 servings: gemelli pasta with chicken and yellow peppers in pesto sauce
6 servings: peking pork chop with rice and mixed vegetables (some with sweet potato)
4 servings: spicy shrimp in coconut sauce on rice with sauteed spinach
2 servings: yellow peppers stuffed with beef and rice
i wanted to use up the eggplant that we have, too, but i was exhausted by sunday. eggplant parm was on the list, but now i don't think i'll have a chance to cook it before it goes bad. i'm still pretty darned pleased with how much i got done this weekend. it will make our lives so much easier. plus, it will be great to have some of those summer vegetables when the weather turns cold.
i want to do it again this saturday, so i'm looking for more recipe ideas... meals that freeze well. any suggestions?
i am so glad we got the chest freezer. i'm paying for half of it with my allowance money because matt knows that at least half of the reason i wanted to get it was to satusfy my urge to hoard food. but it's already so useful! even matt admits that it was a good idea.
the tactic that sealed the deal with matt, though, was convincing him that we could buy a 1/4 steer! i think he had visions of a beef filled freezer and meat for dinner every night... i was serious, though. i think we're going to look for a grass-fed organic steer. the recent beef recall only increases my desire to do this. plus, it's like the veggie csa we did this year -it supports a local farmer. (matt says he won't allow me to do the csa again next year. hm.)
so, the freezer is already being put to good use. this weekend, i filled it with my new scalded frozen stash of milk. and i made a whole bunch of meals for future dinners. in a few weeks, we will both be working, and madeline will be at daycare. i don't think either of us will be in any shape to make a hot dinner when we get home. so, to make the transition easier, i am spending my weekends making lots of meals and freezing them in one-meal portions. that way, we can come home, i can feed the baby and take care of bottling my pumped milk from the day, and matt can pull something to nuke for us. plus, i am trying to use up our csa veggies. i think this is a really healthy alternative to ordering take-out/delivery (which is exactly what would happen) or stocking up on pre-made commercial food. plus, it's probably cheaper. maybe the freezer will pay for itself in the end.
so, here's what i have stocked up:
4 servings: gemelli pasta with chicken and yellow peppers in pesto sauce
6 servings: peking pork chop with rice and mixed vegetables (some with sweet potato)
4 servings: spicy shrimp in coconut sauce on rice with sauteed spinach
2 servings: yellow peppers stuffed with beef and rice
i wanted to use up the eggplant that we have, too, but i was exhausted by sunday. eggplant parm was on the list, but now i don't think i'll have a chance to cook it before it goes bad. i'm still pretty darned pleased with how much i got done this weekend. it will make our lives so much easier. plus, it will be great to have some of those summer vegetables when the weather turns cold.
i want to do it again this saturday, so i'm looking for more recipe ideas... meals that freeze well. any suggestions?
i am so glad we got the chest freezer. i'm paying for half of it with my allowance money because matt knows that at least half of the reason i wanted to get it was to satusfy my urge to hoard food. but it's already so useful! even matt admits that it was a good idea.
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