"Robert Miles" > 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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> Could you try buying the big packs of meat only in unfrozen form, and
> repackaging it into smaller packages before freezing it?
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> Robert Miles


I find it is a big money saver to do that. I shop at Sam's Club and I
usually spend some time repackaging everything into sizes we can use.
Much less waste that way!

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Evelyn

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heart let one cherish all living beings." --Sutta Nipata 1.8