Comments on: Our Friend, The Freezer http://vegeater.com/general/our-friend-the-freezer/ cooking, eating, and thinking vegetarian Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:04:20 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Nikki Moore http://vegeater.com/general/our-friend-the-freezer/comment-page-1/#comment-21547 Nikki Moore Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:52:17 +0000 http://vegeater.com/?p=331#comment-21547 Great post! I can see that you and I have many of the same interests. I do freeze a lot of things, at least as much as our tiny apartment-standard freezer will hold. One thing I like to do is, on the (rare) occasions we get takeout or something, freeze meal-sized portions. They always give you about five servings. More than anything though, I freeze ingredients. Like already-cooked chick peas, or a whole salmon I baked and we only ate 1/4 of it, etc. This way I can throw stuff together really quickly and still use the stuff that takes awhile to cook. I hardly ever buy beef but when I do, you bet I cook it all up at once (saves me from touching the raw stuff again...eeew) and freeze that too. Great post! I can see that you and I have many of the same interests. I do freeze a lot of things, at least as much as our tiny apartment-standard freezer will hold.

One thing I like to do is, on the (rare) occasions we get takeout or something, freeze meal-sized portions. They always give you about five servings.

More than anything though, I freeze ingredients. Like already-cooked chick peas, or a whole salmon I baked and we only ate 1/4 of it, etc. This way I can throw stuff together really quickly and still use the stuff that takes awhile to cook. I hardly ever buy beef but when I do, you bet I cook it all up at once (saves me from touching the raw stuff again…eeew) and freeze that too.

]]> By: vegeater http://vegeater.com/general/our-friend-the-freezer/comment-page-1/#comment-21502 vegeater Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:03:02 +0000 http://vegeater.com/?p=331#comment-21502 Any soup, stew, gumbo, and most any casserole can be frozen. Leftover sauces and gravies. bean dishes. extra wine can be frozen in ice cube trays for use later in sauces (you can do this with fresh lemon juice also). And most baked goods, except I personally don't like frozen frosting, so I don't freeze frosted stuff. I generally throw stuff out after about a week. If you can't get through leftovers in a week, try to freeze some of them. Any soup, stew, gumbo, and most any casserole can be frozen. Leftover sauces and gravies. bean dishes. extra wine can be frozen in ice cube trays for use later in sauces (you can do this with fresh lemon juice also). And most baked goods, except I personally don’t like frozen frosting, so I don’t freeze frosted stuff.

I generally throw stuff out after about a week. If you can’t get through leftovers in a week, try to freeze some of them.

]]> By: Lyle http://vegeater.com/general/our-friend-the-freezer/comment-page-1/#comment-21501 Lyle Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:16:05 +0000 http://vegeater.com/?p=331#comment-21501 If I had a home made black bean burger to thaw out whenever I wanted I would be one step closer to heaven! If I had a home made black bean burger to thaw out whenever I wanted I would be one step closer to heaven!

]]> By: Aurelia http://vegeater.com/general/our-friend-the-freezer/comment-page-1/#comment-21500 Aurelia Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:00:14 +0000 http://vegeater.com/?p=331#comment-21500 My problem is that I never know what is good and not good to freeze. Also, how do I know when it's too old to eat? My problem is that I never know what is good and not good to freeze. Also, how do I know when it’s too old to eat?

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