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My Variation On Once a Month Cooking (An Update) | artofthecoupon.com — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:18:58 +0000

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Step By Step Guide to Grocery Savings | artofthecoupon.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:34:50 +0000

[...] Try out Batch Cooking (Using food you got a good deal on) If you prepare a bunch of meals at once, you can use up items that you got a good deal on before you forget about them in the back of the freezer. Of course, with your organized stockpile you shouldn’t be forgetting too much anyway. Batch cooking can still save you money though, because on nights where you don’t feel like cooking you can pull something out of your own freezer instead of ordering/eating out. For a beginners guide to batch cooking, click here [...]

By: Erica

Erica — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:13:12 +0000

This is how I think I am going to try filling my freezer. I have been thinking about this but just haven’t been able to implement yet. Thanks for the inspiration!

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Carnivals | artofthecoupon.com — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:41:45 +0000

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By: admin

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:16:18 +0000

Wow, I never ever would have guessed that I didn’t have to pre-cook the noodles. You learn something new every day

By: marci

marci — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:32:35 +0000

No to the No-Bake Noodles. I use the regular noodles and just put them in layers like I would if they had been boiled. I do this now whether I am fixing them to freeze, or to eat fresh. It’s just a little known fact that they do NOT have to be precooked/boiled ! What a difference that makes in making lasagna!. They are however a little ‘difficult’ to cut evenly to fit the pan

Actually I left out a step - I do bake the lasagna’s that are going into the freezer - but I only cook til ‘almost’ done… I take about 10-15 minutes off the cooking time. Then cool, foil, plastic lid, then saran wrap. If they are going to be in the freezer a very long time, or if I will be transporting them out of town (one kid is 2 hrs away) I’ll also slip them in ziplock bags (which can be re-used afterwards)

Hope that explains it better.

By: marci

marci — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:31:47 +0000

I like the idea of putting meatloaf in muffin tins - great idea for freezing for later - I think I will try that in my giant muffin tins

By: admin

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:32:14 +0000

Marci, do you use the “No-Bake” noodles then so they cook when they bake? I have never tried those, I always get the kind that have to be boiled first before they are added to the lasagna.

I will have to do this and see if that works better then my current method.

By: marci

marci — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:22:28 +0000

I make my lasagna with uncooked noodles and freeze. Then when it is cooked, the uncooked noodles will absorb any extra liquids. I make these ahead for birthdays and Christmas for my grown up and moved out kids - they still love Mom’s lasagna!

I freeze them in the 3 packs of freezer/to oven disposable 8×8 pans. The pans come with a plastic lid also - the ones in the yellow wrapping. Tho called disposable, they can be used over and over again. I cover the top with foil, for when it gets cooked. Place the plastic lid on, then cover with saran wrap. Works everytime

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Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:32:47 +0000

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