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| AuntJamelle |
Posted - Aug 26 2016 : 10:50:08 AM
Wondered if folks wanted to share news on what they are freezing?
I freeze so many different things - love my freezers!!!!
Today I put 22 lbs of tomatoes from the garden in the freezer - just washed and cored - I will pull them out and make them into sauce, etc. once I get the time.
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| hudsonsinaf |
Posted - Mar 14 2017 : 06:13:47 AM
Nice Jaime!!!!
Yesterday I rendered down and froze deer fat... I ended up with 6 cups worth!!! so pif fat is lard, and beef fat is tallow... what is deer fat???
~ Shannon, Sister # 5349
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| AuntJamelle |
Posted - Mar 14 2017 : 06:07:53 AM
I don't even bother peeling mine first, I just put the whole heads in a small ziploc freezer bag. The paper peels off easily and allows me to break off the number of cloves I need for a recipe. As described above, after thawing I cut off one end and the whole clove slides right out. No hassle with trying to peel off the skin like with fresh garlic! |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Mar 13 2017 : 10:14:10 AM
Thanks Shannon, I'll start my frozen garlic stash today.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
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| hudsonsinaf |
Posted - Mar 13 2017 : 10:04:17 AM
I love freezing garlic!!! I peel it and throw it in a bag. If I need some minced, I just pull it out frozen and mince it that way!
I tend freeze primarily fruits, though I also dehydrate and can some.
Any time I peel carrots, have celery ends, herb ends, or veggies that aren't looking like they are in their prime, I throw them in a bag in the freezer. Then when I am about to make stock, I through them in... or I just make veggie stock.
Today I am working on rendering down deer fat and will freeze it in ice cube trays, then popping those out into a bag so I can easily grab a cube (which equivocates to about 2 T) and use it to cook.
~ Shannon, Sister # 5349
Farmgirl of the Month - January 2016
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Mar 13 2017 : 06:38:54 AM
Jaime, I never thought about freezing garlic - always dried it. Have some extra so I will give it a try. How do you freeze yours?
I love learning from other FarmGirls!
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
| AuntJamelle |
Posted - Mar 13 2017 : 06:20:38 AM
Peg - Nice list!
Even though I am not doing freezer cooking of whole meals a lot right now I do regularly freeze the following:
- Chicken Stock
- Ice Cubes of Lemon and Lime Juice
- Lemon and Lime Rinds (can use microplane grater on frozen rinds for zest)
- Heads of garlic (I break off what I need and after sitting on counter a few minutes you can slice off the end where it meets the head and squeeze the rest and the clove will slide right out! Ready to mince, etc.)
- Cooked, shredded chicken
- Browned ground beef
- Sliced fresh mushrooms
- Sliced green peppers
- Leftovers from opening a can for a recipe (Most often this is part of a can of green chiles, or maybe leftover tomato paste)
- Milk (pre-measured in amounts I know I will use for common recipes - I'll do this when I have milk coming up on best use by date and I know I won't get to it all in time) |
| Peg Graham |
Posted - Mar 11 2017 : 10:05:40 AM
I freeze:
-peppers
-onions
-butternut squash (cubed)
-spinach
-peas
-corn
-broccoli
-jams
-apple butter
-apple slices
-strawberries
-blueberries
-pumpkin puree
-bone broth
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Jan 17 2017 : 05:28:32 AM
Jaime you are so on the money about getting your freezer ready for the next big thing. Whether it's having a full pantry or freezer you have to manage it to get the benefits of having one. Rotate in - rotate out.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
| AuntJamelle |
Posted - Jan 17 2017 : 05:23:18 AM
Awesome job, Sara! Last night I cut up a multi pack of colored bell peppers into slices and frozen them. Also sliced up several onions from the pantry and did the same. I'll use those to make Oven Chicken Fajitas! :)
Freezers have a lot of space free right now. Focusing on eating them down more before my next trip to the butcher to stock up on meats for over the warmer months. |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Jan 16 2017 : 08:13:40 AM
21 Bar-B-Q chicken sliders. I'm flash freezing them now. I bought a rotisserie chicken on sale and diced it. Added homemade Bar-B-Q sauce and put on hotdog buns. Saw hotdog buns for sliders on cooking show. Three sliders out of one bun. Used one heaping Tsp of chicken for each slider.
The chicken on sale was $5.98 and the buns were $1.29. I had all ingredients for sauce. A pkg of six deli sliders is over five dollars so I roughly saved $10 and I have a whole month of quick lunches and snacks.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Dec 29 2016 : 12:31:09 PM
The next couple of days after grocery shopping day is cooking and freezing at my house. Today it's leg of lamb and rump roast. Will have a meal off each and the rest will be cut into cubes for stews, flashed frozen and put into zip-lock bags. Separately freezing the broth from each to use in stews.
For supper I will cook 1 lamb chop to doneness and 3 partially done to freeze. Also have one lb of deli chicken tenders to flash freeze. Tomorrow it's a lg pkg of assorted pork chops to cook in different ways to freeze. And 1 pk of ground Angus beef chuck to sauté and flash freeze for spa sauces, pizzas, and potato skins. My freezer will be well stocked for the month.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Dec 09 2016 : 06:13:58 AM
Jaime, I only have the freezer in fridge but things still get lost in the back. I try to rotate the pkgs around but there's always that one that gets lost in the shuffle.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
| AuntJamelle |
Posted - Dec 09 2016 : 06:07:45 AM
Good catch, Sara! :)
I buy bacon on sale too! Or I'll get 10 lbs worth - to get a good price break - at our butcher. Then I portion it out and freeze. Still have 1 or 2 bags left from last time I did that but I think they are buried at the bottom of the chest freezer!
Right now I am working on using up all the freezer meals I made in Sept/Oct. Also weeding out any items from earlier in the year that need to just be tossed - not too much of that thankfully! |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Dec 08 2016 : 06:09:48 AM
Today I'm flash freezing three pkg of thick sliced bacon in individual servings. The bacon was in marked down bin for $2.99 a pkg - sell by date 1/7. Bacon is so high now I only buy it on sale.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Nov 26 2016 : 10:48:42 AM
Made a big pot of vegetable soup. Froze four individual servings. Five individual servings in fridge for next week.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Nov 17 2016 : 10:13:15 AM
I bought fresh green beans on sale yesterday. Today I roasted them with OO and MJF Indian blend. Will have a serving for supper and flash freeze the rest to be put up in individual servings.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
| Cozynana |
Posted - Nov 17 2016 : 09:52:03 AM
Sharon, sounds good. I had a bunch of green tomatoes, but ended up letting them ripen and just using them. What was over ripe I fed to my chickens. |
| Calicogirl |
Posted - Nov 16 2016 : 8:07:19 PM
Kem, I'm sorry I just saw your question. I froze some green tomatoes to make pie, some for canning mincemeat, and some for cooking. I recently made chicken enchiladas and when sauteing the onions I decided to throw in some chopped green tomatoes too for the filling. It came out great, so I wanted to try sauteing them for other recipes as well :)
Farmgirl Sister #5392
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| YellowRose |
Posted - Nov 13 2016 : 5:49:55 PM
Lisa, you are so right, she is a gem. I get lost in her world.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
| nubidane |
Posted - Nov 13 2016 : 5:35:20 PM
So glad you discovered Tasha , Sara, she is a gem!
"We must reject the idea that every time a law’s broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” – R.R. |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Nov 13 2016 : 1:50:37 PM
I made macaroni & cheese using Tasha Tudor's recipe. By now y'all know I can't leave well enough alone and I tinker with recipes. I added a dash of fresh grated nutmeg and 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes.
Divided it into 5 mini-foil loaf pans. Will bake one for supper and freeze the other four to bake as needed.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
| levisgrammy |
Posted - Oct 19 2016 : 7:34:52 PM
I never think about making cookie dough ahead and freezing it. Great idea!
~Denise~
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
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| AuntJamelle |
Posted - Oct 19 2016 : 05:22:39 AM
I have only frozen apples once - I sliced and treated them with lemon juice - the intent was to use for cobbler or pies. I think it worked okay - that was a long time ago though. I usually just can them now.
Added some more to the freezer!
6 Cheesy Garlic Bread loaf halves
2 bags of Funeral Potatoes
1 more batch of Chunky Chocolate Gob cookies (baked)
1 batch of Peanut Butter Kiss Cookie dough (will bake from frozen then add the Hershey's Kiss on top)
Just a couple more appetizers and some cookies left to go on my list! The end is in sight! Which is good because the freezers are nearly tapped out on space! |
| Cozynana |
Posted - Oct 18 2016 : 09:29:05 AM
Sharon, what do you do with your frozen green tomatoes? |
| levisgrammy |
Posted - Oct 18 2016 : 08:07:16 AM
Does anyone freeze apples?
~Denise~
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
http://www.torisgram.etsy.com |
