I have never embedded a video from FB before, but there's a first time to try everything! This was today, as I packaged up my pre-cooked and shredded chicken breasts for the freezer, and shared about getting meat from Zaycon. There are codes below, but I'll share them here as well! If you want to sign up for Zaycon and see if there are events in … [Read more...]
Chicken and Noodles – Comfort Food in Less than Fifteen Minutes
Again with an embarrassingly easy meal idea using pre-cooked and frozen shredded chicken breast. We've been spared any major sicknesses lately, but have had some Days of General Ickiness happen to each member of the family over the past month or so. Hubby had a cold, two Sunday nights in a row two different kids had fleeting stomach bugs, and … [Read more...]
Super Fast (And Almost Embarrassingly Easy) Chicken Alfredo Pasta with Spinach
Last week, I told you how I shred twenty-five pounds of cooked chicken breasts in minutes. I promised I'd share some recipes I make with that shredded chicken. This one comes together in minutes. Chicken Alfredo Spinach Pasta is one of my kids' favorites. It's so easy it's embarrassing to post it as a "recipe." Especially since I still … [Read more...]
How to Cook and Shred Chicken in Bulk (Fast!)
I can't declare loudly enough how much I love pre-cooking chicken and ground beef. If you really want to cook regularly, but feel overwhelmed at the thought, cooking some basic meats ahead of time will change your life. That's kind of dramatic-sounding, but true. Think about it. The biggest time-factor in preparing most meals (even the … [Read more...]
Four Crazy-Easy, Super-Quick Dinners
Last week was Show Week. My two boys were in a play and I was directing. A busy (somewhat-stressed) mom plus limited time to get dinner on the table makes it hard to resist the allure of a drive thru window . . . but I succeeded! (Monday through Thursday. I had no intention of cooking on the weekend!) Each night, I used my pre-cooked and … [Read more...]
Fake Freezer Cooking – PB&Js
I saw this on Money Saving Mom recently, and it hit me like a load of DUH. Have I mentioned how much I LOATHE making lunches? Because I do. It's like a slap in my face each day when it's time to throw the sandwiches and chips and fruit and such together. I consider myself a creative person, but when it comes to making lunches, I feel like … [Read more...]
Putting My Best Food/Foot Forward
Confession: That picture above is what my freezer looked like the day before Paula came to my house. With excessive explanation, I could have pointed out the homemade meatballs in the freezer bag. I could have blathered on about the attempt at homemade smoothie mixes that really needed to be thrown out. It had been . . . ummm, a while since the … [Read more...]
Why Freezer Cooking Tickles My Organizing Bone
Yes. I do have an organizing bone in my body, thankyouverymuch. It’s just that my organizing bone has big dreams. It gets tickled by doing big projects with snazzy end results. It likes to make an impact. A lasting impact. I’m constantly having to remind/convince my brain that boring, monotonous things like doing dishes or clearing the dining … [Read more...]
Freezer Cooking’s Most Important Step
Wow. This has been one busy month/three-day-weekend. Money Saving Mom has been hosting a freezer cooking link-up every night this month, and I haven't once been able to participate. There's just so . . . much . . . going . . . on. But last week, as I once again realized that while I had menu planned, I hadn't grocery planned (and was … [Read more...]