Freezer: Using up the Winter Stocks

Since it is the time of the year when we spring clean, I thought that it would be nice if we all considered our freezers for a few minutes. Do you have any leftover produce in the freezer? I know that I still have some eggs and grated zucchini in the freezer that needs to be used. Here are some pointers for using up your winter stores:

* The eggs that you purchased on sale and froze will need to be used up. Since the yolks had to be broken to freeze, you can not make boiled or fried eggs with them. You could make other things, though:

scrambled eggs

french toast

use them when baking

I tend to freeze mine in snack size baggies, which I later wash out and reuse to pinch pennies. I freeze them one egg to a baggie, then I put all of the baggies into a quart or gallon size freezer baggie until I want to bake something. The eggs I will need can be taken out the night before I need them, or the morning that I will spend the evening baking. (I wash and reuse the freezer bag when I am done with it.)

 

* Grated zucchini can be used to make:

muffins

breads

omelets

cookies

brownies

cakes

This site may be helpful: http://basic-recipes.com/veget/zucchini.htm

 

* Diced apples are great for breads and muffins, brownies, cookies and cakes.

* Sliced apples make great crisps, pies and cobblers.

* You can make a great soup from (saved) leftover vegetables, meats and liquids from cooking the veggies.

Happy eating!

Shannon

An Apology, Been Gone too Long

I am sorry that I have been gone so long. We have been dealing with health issues concerning my daughter, and I have been working a lot lately. I have also just begun my spring cleaning and yard work.

I helped my neighbors to clean out and pack up their home so that they could move. They moved yesterday morning. Before moving, we went through her cupboards and refrigerator, and she sent me home with many different food items. They are a big help to us right now.

Unfortunately, we are going to be losing some of our food money. We already do not have enough, and money has to be taken from other areas to make up for the loss. Those other areas are generally bills, and we have lowered household cleaner and personal hygiene money as well. We are doing what we can.

I know that others are feeling the pinch as well. Food prices, and the prices of everything else, are going up. My income is not. I have to make do with what we have right now, and hope the way is clear for me to take in other children to care for. Until then, we will have to make do.

Today, I am writing a few posts for this blog. A few recipes that may be helpful to others. I will post one today, and then post the rest one at a time as I have a chance.

I hope you are all doing well.

Shannon

Welcome!

I will post new recipes as I can come up with them.

Warmest Wishes,

Shannon