What do you freeze, and how, and why - Page 2

WaitPatientlyOnTheLord · 05-14-2016, 08:11 PM

-lots of freezer to crock pot meals I've made (to reduce process foods when I'm working)
-lentil loaf (I always double the recipe when I make it to freeze some)
-individually wrapped pieces of home made cake (cus sometimes you need chocolate now!)
-humongous bag of Costco chocolate chips
-pureed pumpkin from the fall
-recently ran out of last year's vegan girl scout cookies. Wasn't able to find a girl scout to buy more from this year.

-TONS compostable kitchen scraps so I can bring them to my friends compost pile. I live in an apartment so I don't have one right now. I store in large bags then bring over 1-2x a month
-breast milk to donate
-a jar of my left over placenta capsules that I'm not sure what I'll do with.

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Maleldil's daughter · 05-14-2016, 09:27 PM

I store all kinds of stuff in the freezer, and it's different whether we're in the U.S. or overseas, but a few things I didn't see anyone else list:

Very-to-over-ripe bananas in their peels - when you want to bake with bananas (like banana bread, muffins, etc.) you just let them thaw, snip off the end, and squish the banana out.

Brown/palm sugar - keeps it from turning into lumps. It will turn into one giant lump, but 30 seconds in the microwave will give you nice soft sugar.

Barefoot · 05-15-2016, 01:38 AM

Chopped onion
Mashed potato (piped onto a tray and frozen, then put into a ziplock bag)
Vegetable scraps for making veggie stock
Chicken bones for making chicken stock
Almond and walnut crumb for topping apple crumble etc

knitlove · 05-18-2016, 04:19 PM

I thought of something else, I freeze apple cores, and half eaten apples. When the bag is full I cook them down into apple sauce.

05-14-2016, 08:11 PM	#16
WaitPatientlyOnTheLord Rose Garden I'm most definitely an INFJ. ;-) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: New England, USA Posts: 7,264	Re: What do you freeze, and how, and why -lots of freezer to crock pot meals I've made (to reduce process foods when I'm working) -lentil loaf (I always double the recipe when I make it to freeze some) -individually wrapped pieces of home made cake (cus sometimes you need chocolate now!) -humongous bag of Costco chocolate chips -pureed pumpkin from the fall -recently ran out of last year's vegan girl scout cookies. Wasn't able to find a girl scout to buy more from this year. -TONS compostable kitchen scraps so I can bring them to my friends compost pile. I live in an apartment so I don't have one right now. I store in large bags then bring over 1-2x a month -breast milk to donate -a jar of my left over placenta capsules that I'm not sure what I'll do with. Sensitive: pregnancy loss. Please don't judge: the remains of the pregnancy that I lost at 11 weeks back in 2012, Liran. The baby's body wasn't there to save but the sac and stuff was and I want to bury it some day. I'm sometimes freaking out that we will lose power when we're not home to rescue it or something terrible like that. We want to bury it when we buy a home. For now it's wrapped in some sentimental cloths and in a container. Last edited by WaitPatientlyOnTheLord; 05-14-2016 at 08:16 PM.

05-14-2016, 09:27 PM	#17
Maleldil's daughter Rose Bouquet Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 831	Re: What do you freeze, and how, and why I store all kinds of stuff in the freezer, and it's different whether we're in the U.S. or overseas, but a few things I didn't see anyone else list: Very-to-over-ripe bananas in their peels - when you want to bake with bananas (like banana bread, muffins, etc.) you just let them thaw, snip off the end, and squish the banana out. Brown/palm sugar - keeps it from turning into lumps. It will turn into one giant lump, but 30 seconds in the microwave will give you nice soft sugar. __________________ Karen Wifey to the Husby 9/6/2006 Mama to The Littlest Man in all the Land 5/31/2012 and The Littlest Girl in all the World 1/28/2016 Counseling is like cleaning out your fridge. Mostly it's rearranging things so they make more sense. Now and then you come across some really nasty thing that's been stuck in the back way too long.

05-15-2016, 01:38 AM	#18
Barefoot Climbing Rose Now I'm standing here, my heart so full I can't explain. Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,352	Re: What do you freeze, and how, and why Chopped onion Mashed potato (piped onto a tray and frozen, then put into a ziplock bag) Vegetable scraps for making veggie stock Chicken bones for making chicken stock Almond and walnut crumb for topping apple crumble etc __________________ Finally after 5 years, I am a Mama to a gorgeous boy. DS Sweet Pea February 2010 TTC a second child since 2011 Giving up, with peace granted by God. (Trying IVF one more time - I got an inheritance ) It worked!!! But then failed ~ ~ Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning the devil says "Oh Crap, She's up!" ~

05-18-2016, 04:19 PM	#19
knitlove Rose Garden Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle area Posts: 21,260	Re: What do you freeze, and how, and why I thought of something else, I freeze apple cores, and half eaten apples. When the bag is full I cook them down into apple sauce. __________________ Wife to a wonderful DH for 19 years. Momma to my 29 weeker Early Bird who is thirteen and my little Wiggle Worm born 33 weeks who is nine. How do I have a teenager?! I don't feel ready for this.

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