tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601433566601429153.post6374283797661081702..comments2024-02-23T11:43:17.640-05:00Comments on A Busy Mom of Two: What's for Dinner?A Busy Mom of Twohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09762718477142222520noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601433566601429153.post-61940118443770345262009-08-29T07:28:26.564-04:002009-08-29T07:28:26.564-04:00Jolene -
I really like your idea. Also a money ...Jolene - <br /><br />I really like your idea. Also a money saver, since bulk ground meat is almost always cheaper. I might have to do that.BusyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340063985810708514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601433566601429153.post-80769654099109661882009-08-28T20:41:56.675-04:002009-08-28T20:41:56.675-04:00One of my biggest time savers is browned ground be...One of my biggest time savers is browned ground beef. I buy it 10 pounds at a time. When I get home, it is split between my two largest pots. I keep minced garlic in the fridge, so I add a couple tablespoons to each pot, some dehydrated onion flakes, salt and pepper. I cook it all at once. I add a little bit of water to each pot, too.<br /><br />When it is all cooked, I drain the water and grease from the pan and set it aside to let it cool off for about half an hour.<br /><br />Using quart size freezer bags and a kitchen scale, I fill each back with 12 ounces of cooked hamburger. (This is about what a pound of raw burger weighs after cooking.) The bags are sealed up, flattened out and stacked in a pile in the freezer.<br /><br />When you want to use a bag, throw it on a plate in the microwave for 2 minutes and it is mostly defrosted and ready to mix into whatever recipe you are using that calls for cooked ground beef.<br /><br />Works great for hamburger helper, casseroles or spaghetti. For taco night, we defrost 2 bags and then finish heating up on the stove and add in our taco seasonings.<br /><br />No matter how you use it, you just saved the 20 minutes it would have taken you to good the beef.Jolenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573779093068969823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601433566601429153.post-83418862498949826252009-03-19T11:02:00.000-04:002009-03-19T11:02:00.000-04:00My sister in law is a teacher and she too wishes t...My sister in law is a teacher and she too wishes that she could have just 20 minutes of quiet before jumping in! We discussed making meals on the weekend and freezing them. So far it is working out great!<BR/><BR/>Becca<BR/><BR/>Please visit me at http://www.askbecca.comRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657528214837388140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601433566601429153.post-50838964266536579212009-03-18T14:43:00.000-04:002009-03-18T14:43:00.000-04:00Good ideas. We do something similar - simple, simp...Good ideas. We do something similar - simple, simple meals.<BR/><BR/>We love it, and the cooking doesn't take up too much time.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing,<BR/><BR/>JamieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601433566601429153.post-7846311329424651872009-03-18T13:42:00.000-04:002009-03-18T13:42:00.000-04:00Dinner time is always a struggle. I have found so...Dinner time is always a struggle. I have found something that has helped me.... it's on my blog today for WFMW.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660382153003691371noreply@blogger.com