Monday, January 24, 2011

A Month of Saving Day 16

Tonight for supper we had burritos. One thing I love about cooking is that we rarely have to buy meat at the store. We buy almost all of our meat in bulk. We eat buffalo at our house (similar to ground beef) and it is fabulous to go out to the freezer whenever we need some meat and it is already there waiting. The investment in our deep freezer has been well worth the cost. We have also noticed that there are many meals that we do not eat an entire 9x13 casserole, so we have started dividing the casserole in half and freezing the second half. It is great to be able to pull it out the next time and save all the prep time, not to mention we aren't wasting the leftovers. We also often cook large quantities of ground buffalo, chicken, turkey or pork on the weekends and divide them into freezer bags for use later in the week. Today, saving money is just that simple... it also will save you time in the long run. Make your regular meal and if you don't usually eat the entire casserole, freeze the other half. After a long day at work or a full day of caring for kids or taking care of the house, it is nice to have supper ready to go, just pop it in the oven and voila!

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