"Evelyn" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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>>> I gave away my chest freezer when I moved interstate so only have a
>>> small fridge and freezer. Anything that comes in a container or packet I
>>> take out then I divide what I took out into meal sizes. If I had a pizza
>>> in a box I would toss the box and cut the pizza into serving sizes and
>>> freeze it. I freeze just about everything I buy in the meat line as soon
>>> as I get home from the shops. I don't buy in bulk anymore like when I
>>> had 4 kids at home and a deep freeze but doing it the way I do it now
>>> works for me. If I get 6 chops I put 3 in a freezer bag and 3 in
>>> another. That way there is no waste.
>>
>> I think she likes the concept of pizza. I mean it's always being
>> advertised on TV and such. And people talk about eating it. But when it
>> comes right down to it, I don't think she really likes it. I hated the
>> stuff as a kid. My parents used to complain that when we went out for
>> pizza, they had to get my food from McDonalds. So to me, pizza must have
>> been really vile because I hated the food at McDonalds, except for the
>> fries. I did like those, but could never get as much of them as I
>> wanted. If I did get them, they were rationed. We would get one portion
>> (I think they came in one size in those days) and split it four ways.
>>
>> Only after I began to venture out and was able to try different kinds of
>> pizza did I realize that I didn't necessarily hate it, although I still
>> don't really like it. My parents only ever got sausage and black olives
>> in those days. I can't stand greasy sausage and I don't like olives on a
>> pizza. I actually don't like any vegetables or meat or anything other
>> than cheese on a pizza. Unless it is a Taco pizza and I don't think
>> that's really Italian.
>>
>> So perhaps she will never eat that other half of the pizza.
>>
>> As for the meat, I generally don't like dealing with it once it has been
>> frozen. I always forget to take it out to defrost. I have tried to
>> defrost it in the microwave but that never seems to work very well. The
>> ground beef is okay once frozen, so long as I cook it ahead of time.
>> Really only shaves a few minutes off of the cooking time though. Now I
>> did like those pre-cooked patties I bought, but I haven't seen them
>> since.
>>
>> I really must stop buying the big packs of meat though. Neither of us is
>> a big meat eater. I should probably just make vegan/vegetarian meals at
>> home and save the meat for when we dine out.
>>>
>>> I can rarely fit ice cream in the fridge. I have my bread frozen because
>>> I don't eat it quickly enough, I have a large bag of walnuts in there
>>> pluse the flattened out meat in their portions. I don't need boxes or
>>> packages anymore to know how to cook something but I mostly have just
>>> meat in there and on the odd occasion something that came boxed that the
>>> kids like.
>>
>> I go through nuts like crazy. I get them at the health food store. They
>> keep them in their freezer there, packaging them only as needed. They
>> are always fresh and the price is good. As for bread, I don't buy it
>> often any more. Not for me anyway. I did try it in the freezer but
>> don't like what the freezer does to it. It's okay for toast, but then I
>> rarely eat toast.
>>
>> Angela's bread comes hermetically sealed. I can get it in 2 slice
>> packages. I wish they would do regular bread that way. Would be perfect
>> for me! The whole loaves which I also buy are usually good for a year or
>> two after I get them. The slices are good for a few months at least. I
>> keep them in a thick plastic lidded bin in the garage.
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> When I shop at Sam's club, (we don't have a costco here) I always
> repackage any meat into portions I can use. I also do that with other
> things I buy there too.
>
> We have a big upright freezer in the basement, and a small freezer in my
> kitchen side by side fridge. One shelf in the kitchen freezer is only
> for bread. We like to keep several kinds on hand. If I didn't freeze
> it, it would almost always go bad very quickly. We just don't eat a lot
> of bread.
>
> I have nearly stopped buying meat at Sam's club because they sell Perdue
> chickens which I always thought were pretty decent. Now I get fresh
> natural chickens from a local store and the taste is so fantastic it is
> like eating a whole different bird. I will NEVER buy perdue chicken
> again.
>
> Their chopped meat is really disgusting, even if you buy the 90 percent
> lean. It always has so many pieces of gristle and little bits of bone in
> it, and the meat itself is tough and tasteless, even though it is ground.
> So I might buy a pot roast or some steaks there, as those are usually OK,
> but not much else.
>
> When I buy beef from the local natural place, it is also like a whole
> different animal. The flavor is incredible and I have never once found
> any gristle or bone bits.
>
> The one kind of meat I do buy at Sam's is the ground turkey. I buy huge
> packages of it because that is the one kind of meat I feed my dogs that
> doesn't give them any digestive upsets. I cook it up with a little water
> in a gigantic pot and then freeze it in big plastic containers. One
> container usually lasts us almost a week since each dog gets about a half
> a cup of cooked ground turkey in with their kibble.
>
> I started making meatballs with the ground turkey, for us. Believe it or
> not, I like the ground turkey meatballs better than the ones I used to
> make with ground beef! It makes a wonderful mellow tomato sauce too! I
> haven't made turkey chili yet, but I am going to try.
>
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>
> Evelyn
>
> "Even as a mother protects with her life her only child, So with a
> boundless heart let one cherish all living beings." --Sutta Nipata 1.8
>
I have a Big upright freezer and a food saver vacuum bag machine. I love
this machine ...you can vacuum and seal, or just seal...it has buttons for
Dry and moist and wet food...and also came with canisters. When meat is on
sale I will buy it and come home and cut roasts to size for just two of
us....or break down the amount of Pork Chops etc., and vacuum and seal them.
A few months ago the store had a big hunk of New York Strip...I had them cut
it into steaks...I came home and vacuumed and froze them...still have some
left I do the same with the large pack of chicken pieces. I also keep
bread in the freezer.