I have been coming across a lot of posts on pintrest that have to do with buying foods in bulk, preparing them in some form or other and then freezing them for later use. The idea is that doing a large amount of work up front will save you time in the long run since essentially you would be able to just pull the meal of your choice out of the freezer and cook. I could use more time.
Also, as we all know, buying in bulk often saves on the pocket book. I could use some money.
But I really wasn't sure if I was ready to go all out and make 40 some meals in one day. So I procrastinated. And I still am.
However, I was recently at the Corn Wagon, which is a well known farm in my area that sells corn and other fresh produce at a ridiculously good price. I stopped in to get a few peppers which are usually 3 for $1.00. And these are good size peppers. Well my eye caught this bag.... seconds for $3.00!! I thought.... "Hmmm, I can do this."
So home I went with my big bag of peppers! According to the one-line-experts, all you have to do is cut and freeze! Easy enough. Found some great advice on how to prevent the pepper slices from sticking together. If you lay your slices on a cookie sheet and freeze them first before putting them in a ziplock freezer bag then they don't stick together when you go to get some for your next meal. Works like a charm.
Even did some diced... a lot more work but it is so nice to pull them out already diced!
O.k so the big question... was it worth it? I figured that, because they were seconds, there would be lots of mushy unusable sides that I would cut off and discard but to my surprise I hardly threw out anything. Most of them were on the smaller size and a little odd shaped but were extremely crisp and fresh. I measured every thing I cut and froze and I ended up with a grand total of 11lbs of peppers for $3.00. Do the math and that's $0.27 a pound. Compared to $1.49 at my local grocery store, I'd say that's a pretty good savings. And not to mention I probably saved myself 10 trips to the store just because my recipe calls for peppers and I don't have any!
And a little on the family!
I absolutely love fall. Bundled up with touks and sweaters, breathing in the cool crisp air!
That smile melts my heart every time.
Had to get a teeth shot for Grandma P!!
Alexia looks like she is off to school. Lord help me, I can't bear the thought.
Alexia mowing the lawn with daddy... so cute!
Such a big girl.
