tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250327866252887762.post4622982724686678955..comments2024-03-05T15:03:44.818-04:00Comments on Rana's Foodie Life: Sauce dayRanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17761748995643399364noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250327866252887762.post-15158784526453340392012-10-10T19:17:52.033-03:002012-10-10T19:17:52.033-03:00What a great list, thanks for sharing Aunt Maureen...What a great list, thanks for sharing Aunt Maureen!<br /><br />Here is where I go to when I make ricotta cheese http://goop.com/journal/make/102/brunch-with-the-barefoot-contessaRanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17761748995643399364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250327866252887762.post-73976090464666690942012-10-10T13:15:18.757-03:002012-10-10T13:15:18.757-03:00This is so timely...just yesterday I was getting t...This is so timely...just yesterday I was getting together a list of stuff I want to make for the freezer. Here is my list:<br /><br />spaghetti sauce<br />sweet and sour meat balls with brown rice<br />lasagna<br />soups (4 or 5 kinds and always minestrone and pea soup)<br />tuna noodle casserole<br />chili<br />meat loaf<br />meat balls<br />stuffing for meatless tacos...this is delicious!<br /><br />That's all I came up with for meals. I also fill my freezer with homemade hamburger and hot dog buns, tortillas, english muffins, scones, biscuits, bagels etc. That saves me so much money instead of buying it as I can get my flour cheap at Costco. They have a course whole wheat that I really like.<br /><br />How do you make ricotta cheese?<br /><br />MaureenAunt Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301267154153826738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250327866252887762.post-49299304849879951122012-06-07T09:15:49.021-03:002012-06-07T09:15:49.021-03:00Meatballs, I have absolutely not made them often e...Meatballs, I have absolutely not made them often enough, maybe just a couple of times. They are so popular and everyone gets so excited when they hear we are eating them or see them on their plate, you'd think I'd make them more often. Thanks for sharing the freezeing idea too!Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17761748995643399364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250327866252887762.post-43689674631676358162012-06-06T22:58:06.446-03:002012-06-06T22:58:06.446-03:00That's a really great idea to just do it all a...That's a really great idea to just do it all at once and freeze. I make sweet nd sour meatballs in big batches. I buy ground beef at Costco, add in stale bread and lots of grated veggies (or not, whatever's on hand) and freeze with yummy. I just learned that you can line the baking dish with press and seal and then freeze, pop it out and then you're not freezing your dishes. Totally awesome, works great.Katie Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818922600455903600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250327866252887762.post-92075151688490893022012-02-16T21:38:49.307-04:002012-02-16T21:38:49.307-04:00Thank you for more ideas! We do eat lots of soup ...Thank you for more ideas! We do eat lots of soup here, as well, and there is usually a few containers in the freezer waiting for us. The family likes red lentil soup and moroccan red lentil soup. C loves chowders and pea soup. The best time for me to try to accomplish anything in my day is between 7:30 and 10:30. I don't get all three hours, but if there's anything to be done, that's the best time for the kids moods. Then, after they're in bed, I can blog and / or fold clothes.Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17761748995643399364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250327866252887762.post-45916046597331787622012-02-16T18:22:32.627-04:002012-02-16T18:22:32.627-04:00Your sauce sounds delicious. I don't put that...Your sauce sounds delicious. I don't put that many vegetables in mine but I am going to start. I had parsnips for the first time last month and we loved them.<br /><br />I was giving your big batch cooking some thought...I always have prepared foods in the freezer...one is Turkey pot pie (usually without the crust). I just thaw it and then add a crust or a biscuit topping and cook it. We aren't big roast turkey fans so always have lots of turkey left over to make a huge batch of pot pie filling.<br /><br />I also do mini meat loaves and freeze them. Not long ago Canadian Tire had their silicone mini bread pans on sale and I got 16. I love them for lots of things, meat loaf being one. I also usually have homemade soup in the freezer. One really nutritious soup, cheap and delicious is Ham and Pea Soup. Leave lots of ham on the bone so if you like lots of meat in it. I also make pea soup without the ham and just add extra liquid smoke to it. <br /><br />I've done hamburger patties in gravy and frozen them in ziploc bags. They are easy to thaw and heat for a quick supper. I usually have more energy in the mornings so do my batch cooking then. <br /><br />Yesterday I made, for the first time, a baked eggplant parmesan. It was delicious and is definitely going in my meatless meals section of my cookbook. We both had seconds! <br /><br />MaureenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com