Chillin’ with the FREEZE-O-RAMA Mama: Why I Chill, Baby

In my quest to tidy up GOODEness Gracious and make it easier to find things, I am going to work on getting FREEZE-O-RAMA tips, tricks and recipes all in one place. Much like I did my recipes the other day.

Coming off a season of canning and preserving the summer’s harvest, I am ready to kick FREEZE-O-RAMA back into drive this week to reap its delicious (and housework) rewards! I totally heart OAMC or Once A Month Cooking. 


(Psst… Side note: If you want some fabulous canning tips, check out my pals Ott, A and Jen… canning extraordinaries)


So, I thought I’d start off by posting tonight about why I freeze… or chill baby and why YOU can too 😉

• It isn’t as scary as people think it is…promise.

• Truth be told, it is super easy… WAY easier than cooking ever night (but not as easy as chicken nuggets and easy mac… just sayin 😉 )

• I love having a variety wholesome meal choices at my fingertips.

• I love having those meals with half of the work–including doing dishes ONCE a month!

• I try new recipes far more often when I plan a FREEZE-O-RAMA and therefore find all kinds of new family favorites!

• Did I mention I only do dishes/cooking clean-up once a month?!?

• You can do as little or as much as you want… and you can freeze portions anyway you want… Family size, 1/2 portions, individual portions. I have tons of recipes I used to shy away from because they were more “potluck” style and I didn’t want to have a 9×13 pan of a side dish. Now, we can have our “cake” and eat it in multiple portions too 😉

• You can make your non-freezer meals easier to make by freezing chopped veggies, marinades or seasoned ground beef and shaving minutes to hours off of prep time.

• It gives my family a taste of mama even if I am away on business.

• I save TONS on groceries by buying my meat in bulk from Aldis and planning my recipes and ingredients around what is on sale or already in my pantry.

• I spend less time in the kitchen and more time with my family during dinner time.