Comments on: Save Time and Money with Batch Cooking http://cooltobefrugal.com/save-time-and-money-with-batch-cooking/ Learn how to live on one income. Discover how to effectively use coupons, download free budget templates, and learn how to make extra money online. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:23:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chervil http://cooltobefrugal.com/save-time-and-money-with-batch-cooking/comment-page-1/#comment-3383 chervil Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:36:15 +0000 http://cooltobefrugal.com/?p=560#comment-3383 Hi Cathy, love your blog, loads of good ideas, please keep it up! I tried batch cooking but actually found that the family didn't like the taste and texture of re-heated food from the freezer. What was a beautiful dish first-time around simply wasn't as nice once it had gone through the freezer. I also found that getting the food hot again from the frozen state took as long as cooking it fresh, so no real time-saver, either. Instead, I make a plan for the next two weeks, looking at what I have in the pantry/in the garden/ in the freezer (eg meat, vegetables/fruit frozen from the garden) and cook fresh food every day. Left-overs are integrated into the next day's lunch or dinner, so there is no waste. Good planning means I can easily go for three weeks or more without having to go shopping. Hi Cathy, love your blog, loads of good ideas, please keep it up!
I tried batch cooking but actually found that the family didn’t like the taste and texture of re-heated food from the freezer. What was a beautiful dish first-time around simply wasn’t as nice once it had gone through the freezer. I also found that getting the food hot again from the frozen state took as long as cooking it fresh, so no real time-saver, either. Instead, I make a plan for the next two weeks, looking at what I have in the pantry/in the garden/ in the freezer (eg meat, vegetables/fruit frozen from the garden) and cook fresh food every day. Left-overs are integrated into the next day’s lunch or dinner, so there is no waste. Good planning means I can easily go for three weeks or more without having to go shopping.

]]> By: Landon Phillips http://cooltobefrugal.com/save-time-and-money-with-batch-cooking/comment-page-1/#comment-976 Landon Phillips Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:59:11 +0000 http://cooltobefrugal.com/?p=560#comment-976 me and my sister loves to cook foods at home and we always love homecooked meals'.* me and my sister loves to cook foods at home and we always love homecooked meals’.*

]]> By: Harriet Russell http://cooltobefrugal.com/save-time-and-money-with-batch-cooking/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Harriet Russell Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:54:06 +0000 http://cooltobefrugal.com/?p=560#comment-581 oh i just love cooking and eating. i love to cook pasta recipes and the like.;`- oh i just love cooking and eating. i love to cook pasta recipes and the like.;`-

]]> By: Everyday Tips and Thoughts http://cooltobefrugal.com/save-time-and-money-with-batch-cooking/comment-page-1/#comment-420 Everyday Tips and Thoughts Mon, 10 May 2010 13:59:28 +0000 http://cooltobefrugal.com/?p=560#comment-420 Batch cooking saves my life, especially in the winter. That's when I make a ton of spaghetti sauce, pea soup, chicken soup, chili, and more. I try to plan my menu for the week on Sunday and defrost accordingly. Plus, it is so easy to just double or triple a recipe and store it. I love the extra freezer I have. Great post! Batch cooking saves my life, especially in the winter. That’s when I make a ton of spaghetti sauce, pea soup, chicken soup, chili, and more. I try to plan my menu for the week on Sunday and defrost accordingly. Plus, it is so easy to just double or triple a recipe and store it. I love the extra freezer I have.

Great post!

]]> By: Forest http://cooltobefrugal.com/save-time-and-money-with-batch-cooking/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Forest Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:11:09 +0000 http://cooltobefrugal.com/?p=560#comment-66 I batch cook all the time, however I have a habit of just eating the same food for 3-4 days... bad I know. I really need to get in the habit of freezing and making a variety of dishes. I batch cook all the time, however I have a habit of just eating the same food for 3-4 days… bad I know. I really need to get in the habit of freezing and making a variety of dishes.

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