Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:19:19 -0500, Cheryl >
> wrote:
>
>> I think it was close to a month ago I made a chicken parmesan and froze
>> leftover single serving size packages in foodsaver bags. I took one out
>> today and heated it up for dinner along with some broccoli. It was just
>> as good, if not better, as a leftover.
>
> LOs are always better if only just because all the work is done... I
> never cook food just for one meal... and the more elaborate and time
> consuming the more portions I prepare. I'll make a ham n' cheese
> sandwich for one but I wouldn't consider preparing chicken parmesan
> for less than feeding six, twice. And I think folks who fill their
> freezer with lots of raw ingredients are foolish, it's far less
> wasteful to fill ones freezer with prepared foods... I'd guess that
> 90% who have a stand alone freezer are wasting it by freezing mostly
> what will be pared down to less than half its volume from cooking.
> Even retail stores have learned to use as much of their freezer space
> as possible for fully prepared foods, that's far more profitable
> utility-wise. And you rarely see cylindrical containers in store
> freezers, and even fridges, anymore, more and more they're rectangular
> to conserve space... even yogurt containers are now rectangular. Next
> you bring home those family-size packages of meat think about cooking
> it right away, don't freeze them raw... eventually you'll have to cook
> it anyway, by freezing it already cooked it'll take half as much
> freezer space, all your clean-up will have been done, you won't need
> to futz with stoopid vacuum wrapping (designed especially to seperate
> the dollars from the population with the lowest IQ), and with a quick
> thaw and heat it'll be all ready to eat.

I love leftovers! Might as well get several meals out of all the
time and effort.

--
Jean B.