Make and Freeze Recipes: Great Foods You Can Cook, Freeze, and Use Quickly and Easily (Food Matters) (1st edition)

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 * Editorial Reviews=Everyone is crunched for times these days, and on a budget as well. When we are so short of time and money, how can we ever feed our families well? Convenience foods and takeaway all cost far more than cooking at home, and are certainly not as healthy as well? So what is a responsible parent supposed to do?

Look to your freezer for help. In this guide, you will discover 32 recipes that can be made ahead, frozen, and thawed in minutes in the oven or microwave, so you can put a piping hot meal in front of the whole family for pennies on the dollar compared with the cost of eating out, delivery, or TV dinners.

You will know exactly what you are feeding your family as you create these mouthwatering recipes from scratch, offering them breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert options that they can eat even on the run. Use the recipes on their own, or in combination for a complete meal, from appetizer to main course, side dishes and dessert. Be able to serve anyone an impressive hot meal, even if guests arrive unexpectedly.

Stock your freezer before the holidays or school vacations, and never have to worry about what to feed the children when they are home, or what they will be eating behind your back. Fast food from a chain store will be a thing of the past with these zippy dishes you can heat and eat any time.

From Heat and Eat Chili to hearty Homemade Chicken Pot Pies, Bean Burritos to Bon Bons, you will find a range of recipes for every occasion and every eating lifestyle, including vegetarian options.

If you are looking to feed your family for less and spend more quality time with them, use this guide to get started on the road to more nutritious eating without having to slave in the kitchen for hours every night. From soup to jams, your own pie crusts to casseroles, these make-ahead and freeze meals are sure to please and soon become family favorites. In fact, why not double the batches, eat one tonight, and parcel up and freeze the rest for future meals? The smiles on your family's faces and your healthier bank balance will make you glad you did.

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MAKE AND FREEZE RECIPES: Great Foods You Can Cook, Freeze, and Use Quickly and Easily

Mara Michaels Carolyn Stone

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

GETTING STARTED WITH THIS FREEZER RECIPE GUIDE

PANTRY STAPLES 1-TANGY PEACH FREEZER JAM 2-TANGY STRAWBERRY FREEZER JAM 3-HOMEMADE PIE CRUST FROM THE FREEZER 4-CHILLY PICKLES 5-SPICY AND FAST TOMATO SOUP

BREAKFAST IDEAS 6-HANDY HEAT AND EAT PANCAKES 7-HOMEMADE FROZEN WAFFLES 8-ALL IN ONE BREAKFAST ROLLUPS

HOT LUNCH OR DINNER IDEAS 9-MINI BURGER MUFFINS 10-HEAT AND EAT CHILI 11-SUPER-FAST BURGERS 12-CHICKEN BURRITOS

MEATY MEALS 13-PEPPERONI PASTA BAKE 14-MIGHTY MEATBALL CASSEROLE 15-FAST AND TASTY MEAT LOAF

CHICKEN DISHES 16-CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN 17-HOMEMADE CHICKEN POT PIES

FISH AND SEAFOOD DISHES 18-SCALLOP CASSEROLE 19-SEAFOOD STEW

MEATLESS DISHES 20-MANICOTTI 21-VEGETABLE POT PIES 22-BEAN BURRITOS

SIDE DISHES 23-CLOVER LEAF BISCUITS 24-FROZEN CREAMY BROCCOLI

DESSERTS 25-EASY AS PIE APRICOT PIE 26-MINTY ANGEL FOOD CAKE 27-FROZEN ICE CREAM BON BONS 28-COOL LEMON TREATS 29-MARVELOUS MOCHA PIE 30-PERFECT PLUM PIE

IDEAS FOR ENTERTAINING 31-FROZEN ICE RING FOR HOLIDAY DECORATING 32-FROZEN ROSETTE DESSERT DECORATIONS

CONCLUSION

FURTHER READING

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Mara Michaels is a frequent contributor to the Healthful-Goddess and Nutrition-Goddess.com sites. Carolyn Stone is one of the main editors for both sites, and the author of over three dozen health and self-help titles. }}