Freezer Meals!

The day before Boston was born, Aubrey and I decided to embark on an adventure; Freezer Meals. Well, Boston made his appearance a little earlier than we had anticipated, so I was left to make the Freezer Meals for us myself. I was excited for the challenge and for what it would result in, but I slightly underestimated the work that would be required! When I started, I had a brand new, EMPTY chest freezer to store all of the food that I would be making.


Aubrey and I chose the menu, and I made the shopping list for everything that we were going to make. $200 later, I was ready to start cooking. On the menu? Swedish Meatballs, Mini Meatballs, Pork Eggrolls, Spinach Feta Turnovers, Bean and Cheese Burritos, Irish Beef and Stout Stew, Broccoli Cheese Calzones, Garlic Pepper Sauce, and Veggie Lasagna and Southwestern Enchiladas.





I cooked. I cooked and chopped and cooked some more. Somewhere along the way I developed carpel tunnel in my wrists from all of the chopping. I learned that I would be the skinniest chef in America, because nothing decreases by appetite more than doing nothing but cooking. I stood. I cooked some more. For 2 days straight I did literally nothing but COOK. I listened to my I-Pod and allowed myself to surrender to the rhythm of cooking that I so love, but have been unable to enjoy for as long as I've been in school. I turned out more food in a short period time than I've ever done before in my life.




At the end of those two days, I had made enough food to make 120 individual meals, making the final cost roughly $1.67 per person per meal. Win? I think so! It was a lot of hard work, but it really felt good knowing that it will pay off for a long time after long days with the baby for Aubrey and long days at school for me!