Comments on: Zucchini Freezer Soup

By: Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom

Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:18:12 +0000

@ter, Because it's going into a soup, I didn't blanch anything. Summer squash is best frozen in chunks for smoothies, diced for soups and shredded for baking. It will thaw "mushy" so if you plan to use it for cooking/baking, just freeze as is!

By: ter

ter — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:34:28 +0000

Do you need to blanch any of the squash, carrots or celery? I really like this idea. Tomorrow is the last farmers market of the season, I think I’ll buy a bunch of squash while I can get it “farmers market style” (as in local, cheaper and delicious!)

By: Joyce

Joyce — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:28:36 +0000

I have been successful with freezing whole tomatoes. Once our frig froze a whole batch of tomatoes. So I decided to see what happened when I used them. I thought they did well in soups, etc

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:13:37 +0000

Fresh fruit can be frozen and used for baking and smoothies…most will thaw “mushy”…which is why its best to bake or use in smoothie. My favorite website is http://www.pickyourown.org It has OODLES of information about freezing…what vegetables need blanched before freezing, etc. From what I hear, tomatoes don’t freeze well whole…I only freeze tomatoes that have been turned into salsa or spaghetti sauce!

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:44:40 +0000

Have u ever frozen fresh fruit? At my local farmers market, I got REALLY DIRT CHEAP quarts of blueberries, plus strawberries, bananas, etc., AND zucchini, asparagus, grape tomato, etc. Here’s my question: Have you frozen this stuff before and does it come out mushy when u pull it out of the freezer? Or would it be best to pull it from the freezer and put directly into the dish? I want to use the blueberries for blueberry streusel muffins and bananas for banana walnut muffins. Anyone have advice????

By: Abigail Berthold

Abigail Berthold — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:07:49 +0000

Please share all your freezer cooking plans and ideas. i’m due in early Dec. However, we have decided to sell our home, build and move into an apt between time. i’m not sure if we’ll have time or space to do the freezer cooking. but it never hurts to have a dream.
thanks!

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:24:41 +0000

I will…as soon as I get it finalized! Working on it still!!

By: Nikki

Nikki — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:15:48 +0000

Will you share your freezer batch cooking list and recipes? I’m due in September and I could also use some good ideas. I’ve had success with freezing soups and shepherd’s pie, but I need to do better than that!

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:29:19 +0000

Thanks girl! I saw you on your blog that you were doing some freezer cooking! This is JUST what I need to do sometime between now and “then”!!!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:27:09 +0000

Here’s a recipe for “multipurpose hamburger mix” I recently made to freeze for quick meals: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1826,155160-238194,00.html. I added pepper, garlic, and used watered-down tomato paste instead of ketchup. I split it into 6 freezer bags, with a pint in each bag. It can be used to make quick sloppy Joes, casseroles, etc. Last night I used it to make your “simple moussaka” recipe. I just threw it in the skillet, added the spices and tomato, and heated it up. It made the moussaka very easy!