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I do that with cookies,cakes,bread, rolls and sometimes pizzas starting in the fall. I will do a double batch of a few different kinds of cookies, roll in balls or flaten with a fork and flash freeze the dough on cookie sheets then pop in freezer bags which I will also wash and reuse when finished, this way the cookies are not all eaten at once and it smells so good in the mornings not to mention there is nothing like freashly baked cookies for lunches or if the school has a bake sale coming up it is so handy.


When I make cakes I will also double the batter and pour them into bread pans when they are finished and have cooled I wrap them up seperately and freeze.

If I am making a casserole,spaghettie sauce etc I make 2 batches and freeze one.


When I buy chicken legs/thighs on sale I take a big stock pot put a bunch of legs/thighs in it and cover with water, I also will add some onions quartered and celery for a bit of added flavour , however this is not required ,I bring all of that to a boil then simmer it for a couple of hours. When time is up I take out the chicken and set aside to cool a bit so that I can handle it and take off the skins, discard,( I do use paper towel for this as I don't like the feeling of trying to take it off as it is too slippery or even cheaper take an old linen napkin ) then take off the meat and put enough in freezer bags for adding to meals to freeze eg: chicken casserole , chicken fried rice, soup, Hot chicken sandwhiches, sandwhiches , chicken and pasta etc. It really is amazing just how many meals you can get from doing this.

Mean while, I had let the broth cool and have put in the fridge so that the fat will be easier to take off the broth ,then I take that and divide it up into freezer bags for gravies and soups, there is nothing like homemade broth , some people will also put the broth in ice cube trays or muffin tins and freeze then pop them out and put a bunch in freezer bags .


I buy the big family packs of hamburger and I will do up a bunch of taco meat, hamburger mixed with garlic and onion, meatballs ( for sweet and sour meatballs etc.) This way if I want a quick meal some nights and feel like having say french fries with taco meat on top and sprinkle with shredded cheese,salsa,sour cream etc.......Hamburger soup is a good quick meal or make up some tortillas with taco meat etc. The meat is already cooked so it is quick just to nuke up.

If I am not in the mood to cook up a bunch of hamburger I will freeze it raw and cook it up on another day.

If steak is onsale and I buy it I will cook 2 extra and freeze the extra to make beef barley soup, beef/gravy/veggies with biscuits casserole. The same with pot roast.

I will buy ham when it is onsale and out of an $8 smoked ham (I live in Canada) I will make a boiled ham and cabbage dinner and have enough left over for another ham dinner/ ham to make up fried hash/ and 2 freezer bags for macaroni and ham as a side dish with a meal.

I buy breakfast breakfast sausages and do up a bunch and for $4.50 I get a breakfast supper with pancakes, and freeze the rest and if the kids want sausage with their breakfast they can just take them out of the freezer and nuke them and I also use them to cut up on homemade pizza, biscuits with cut up sausages and shredded cheese baked etc.

I do this with bacon too, I bake it up in the oven instead of frying it and freeze them. This is great for toasted BLT's, bacon bits on salad, bacon with breakfast and ongoing......

I make alot of homemade mixes to have on hand so that I am not hauling out flour,sugar etc every time and making a mess . I have a rubber maid container with homemade biscuit mix and I usually just do up the drop biscuits instead of rolling out the dough that way when I make casseroles etc I just take my mix, add the milk to it , stir and drop on cookie sheets to go with soups or I will drop it onto a casserole for the crust on a pot pie. I do my brownie mixes up, cream soup mix, rice mix, corn bread, pudding mix etc all up from scratch .

I should add that we are a family of 4.....2 adults and 2 children ages 12 and 14.

Heather