tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post702421306749822138..comments2024-03-27T11:32:14.453+00:00Comments on Penniless Parenting: Stocking Up and Filling My Freezer -- My Large But Frugal Grocery Shop (Part 2)Penniless Parentinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-57509916958298763312020-01-01T21:30:20.912+00:002020-01-01T21:30:20.912+00:00I try to triple everything I make and freeze. So ...I try to triple everything I make and freeze. So if I'm making cookies, soup, kugel, meatballs, I will have extra and of course label it. I also have sliced bread, but one of my kids likes rolls so I pre-slice it and freeze it. I also freeze wine, make lots of fried onions and freeze in little baggies, bananas, cut up apples for a shake or pie, frozen pizzas when I dont want to cook...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535515505956126950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-58825059941693544642020-01-01T13:30:21.996+00:002020-01-01T13:30:21.996+00:00when I have more veg than I need, I put everything...when I have more veg than I need, I put everything required for a pot of soup into a bag and put it in the freezer. Then I can just dump the lot in the instant pot with stock, switch it on and leave it. It prevents waste. I have started to do a fridge clearance like that when I go away, so stuff isn't wasted too. Ends of dairy products, cream/soft cheese/yogurt get stuck in the freezer too purpleivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432472804539371422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-57860397738839264252020-01-01T07:28:53.481+00:002020-01-01T07:28:53.481+00:00I have an extra freezer that I got for free, used,...I have an extra freezer that I got for free, used, and have had it now for over 11 years. We store extra meat and gluten free bread, mostly. Right now I also have some homemade tomato sauce from tomatoes from my summer garden and some sliced peaches I got in bulk this summer. It is definitely nice to have extra freezer space! In my inside freezer is a bunch of different things. It actually Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04243341126883581595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-89452268345461610492020-01-01T07:08:53.348+00:002020-01-01T07:08:53.348+00:00Thanks for the post. I do buy frozen but I haven&...Thanks for the post. I do buy frozen but I haven't gotten an extra freezer beyond my side to side fridge. With there being only 2 of us in the house, I noticed I waste a lot of frozen foods because they get lost in there. So now, pantry challenge in effect, I hope to clean out my freezer and start filling it up with more healthy options. Perhaps when I'm able to homestead and grow my Ms. Hydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14969832156963697235noreply@blogger.com