I love being able to grab ingredients, pre-made sides and main dishes from the freezer for a quick throw together meal! And batch cooking makes that possible…
From the category archives:
Baking
Breakfast for dinner…a smart way to reduce your grocery budget…simply incorporate 1 of these meals into your weekly meal plan and be on your way to spending less!
Making pancakes from scratch has been something I have done for many years! I had lots of fun coming up with (and tasting) a bunch of different pancakes [...]
Now that I’ve caught up…it’s time to get ahead! Not sure exactly when each of these things will get done, but if I have them all done by the end of the week…I’ll be in great shape for the rest of the month!!!
Here’s the Batch Cooking Plan for this week:
Bake Bread
Bake Muffins – Done…and eaten [...]
The amount of produce that is wasted in America each year is staggering, which means that millions of dollars in food is wasted each year, both by manufacturers who have surplus crops and homeowners who purchase food that goes bad.
But if you’ve got a few brown bananas lying around, bringing them to the local food [...]
I’m hoping to spend an hour (or two) in the kitchen tomorrow…it’s been over a week and I miss cooking!
I continue to play catch-up from returning home from the Savvy Blogging Summit…I’ve got my inbox under control, the house is more or less clean, so now it’s time to get in the kitchen, do some [...]
I mentioned yesterday that we had an impromptu Italian dinner feast with Tricia and her family. And I might have mentioned that I made some Eggplant Focaccia bread.
Turned out to be quite good…a little tough on the edges…but what a yummy combination of flavors!
It was only after about 5 seconds that Tyler and Tessa were [...]
I think I only got a few shots of these little beauties before little people hands started showing up in the viewfinder of my camera.
Let’s talk about these brownies for a minute.
While some of you have probably been making brownies with black beans for years, I have just been enlightened. My mouth thanks you Pam, [...]
Blackberries. I love their sweetness and their tartness. I grabbed a few packages for a buck at the store last week. And I just had to make some muffins, or are they cupcakes?
I’m not sure what to call them. Because they really could be both. They are that versatile.
I love how when berries bake, their [...]
These muffins may or may not be featured in the next cookbook.
What do you think?!? Should I include them?!?
Ingredients
2 eggs
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 granny smith apples, peeled and diced
1 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup packed [...]
Well, I’ve spent the last month cleaning out the freezers and pantry, and you got it…it’s time to start filling them up again!
Here’s the “batch cooking” plan…
1. Cook up a bunch of dried beans and freeze in 2 cups portions (about the same amount that comes in a 15 oz. can of beans).
Red Kidney Beans
Black [...]
