Comments on: The Single Gal and Food http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/14/the-single-gal-and-food/ Good stewardship in action. How do you do it? Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:10:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Carol http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/14/the-single-gal-and-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3525 Carol Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:35:15 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=684#comment-3525 Canned soup and add extra goodies. With some fresh french bread -- 3 meals, and so easy. Canned soup and add extra goodies.
With some fresh french bread — 3 meals, and so easy.

]]> By: Lynette355 http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/14/the-single-gal-and-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3511 Lynette355 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:18:44 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=684#comment-3511 Hey make a stew pot in your freezer. With those bits of left overs that do not make a meal put them in your "stew pot" (covered tupperware dish). All that this and that of meats, vegtables, pasta and taters will go in the pot. When it is full then take it out, defrost while at work, then add to large pot with some broth. Now there is a large pot of stew that takes no time to do as it was already cooked before and your just heating it up. Have those buddies bring crackers, corn bread, tea and desserts and y'all have a great POT LUCK dinner. Thanks for coming to see my blog care of the SITSers. Hey make a stew pot in your freezer. With those bits of left overs that do not make a meal put them in your “stew pot” (covered tupperware dish). All that this and that of meats, vegtables, pasta and taters will go in the pot. When it is full then take it out, defrost while at work, then add to large pot with some broth. Now there is a large pot of stew that takes no time to do as it was already cooked before and your just heating it up. Have those buddies bring crackers, corn bread, tea and desserts and y’all have a great POT LUCK dinner.

Thanks for coming to see my blog care of the SITSers.

]]> By: KimC (frugalmommy) http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/14/the-single-gal-and-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3510 KimC (frugalmommy) Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:29:46 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=684#comment-3510 I do the same as Ewokgirl to fit food for my large family in a standard, top-of-the-fridge freezer. I buy the economical 10# roll of ground beef, brown it all at once, and divide into ziplocs for single uses. Squeeze out the air, flatten the packs, and it's amazing how little space that much ground beef requires. I do the same thing with the enormous (and cheap!) bags of chicken legs & thighs. Just dump the whole bag into a roaster, cook til tender, debone and bag it. It's easy to take advantage of bulk purchases this way even if you don't have a freestanding freezer. I do the same as Ewokgirl to fit food for my large family in a standard, top-of-the-fridge freezer.
I buy the economical 10# roll of ground beef, brown it all at once, and divide into ziplocs for single uses. Squeeze out the air, flatten the packs, and it’s amazing how little space that much ground beef requires.
I do the same thing with the enormous (and cheap!) bags of chicken legs & thighs. Just dump the whole bag into a roaster, cook til tender, debone and bag it.
It’s easy to take advantage of bulk purchases this way even if you don’t have a freestanding freezer.

]]> By: Ewokgirl http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/14/the-single-gal-and-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3509 Ewokgirl Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:40:56 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=684#comment-3509 A trick I learned from my college roommate is to put food for the freezer in ziploc bags, flatten them, and remove the air. You can stack a lot of meals in a tiny freezer that way! I know that when I was teaching full time, I didn't like coming home with a pile of essays to grade and having to cook dinner. Sometimes it would help to cook on the weekends, then eat what was cooked all through the week. A trick I learned from my college roommate is to put food for the freezer in ziploc bags, flatten them, and remove the air. You can stack a lot of meals in a tiny freezer that way!

I know that when I was teaching full time, I didn’t like coming home with a pile of essays to grade and having to cook dinner. Sometimes it would help to cook on the weekends, then eat what was cooked all through the week.

]]> By: Darice http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/14/the-single-gal-and-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3507 Darice Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:10:28 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=684#comment-3507 THANKS!!! Putting "Freezer" on my Christmas Wish List! THANKS!!! Putting “Freezer” on my Christmas Wish List!

]]> By: robinv http://frugalhacks.com/2008/10/14/the-single-gal-and-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3505 robinv Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:46:25 +0000 http://frugalhacks.com/?p=684#comment-3505 always try and buy bulk if your store has a bulk section. You save by not having to pay for the packaging. The plastic bags the store provides are strong enough to reuse. always try and buy bulk if your store has a bulk section. You save by not having to pay for the packaging. The plastic bags the store provides are strong enough to reuse.

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