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You know I’m a big fan of make-ahead meals, so this giveaway is especially fun and interesting for me! Authors Nanci Slagle and Carol Santee have made their dinner time less stressful by stocking their freezers with delicious freezer meals. Their cookbook 30 Day Gourmet’s Big Book of Freezer Cooking can do the same for you!
The authors discuss 3 Major Steps to their Freezer Cooking Plan in great detail:
STEP 1: Choose the Freezer Cooking Method you want to use.
- Cooking by Protein Type
- Cooking by Mini-Sessions
- Cooking Big!
- Tips for Cooking BIG
Choose whether to cook alone or not.
- Advantages of Going It Alone
- Advantages of Teaming Up
- Ways to Team Up
- Tips for Teaming Up
Step 2: Shop & Prep
- Before you go shopping
- When to go shopping
- What to take when you shop
- More shopping day tips
- Prep ahead tips
- Hosting the Assembly Day tips
Step 3: Assemble & Freeze
- Assembly Day tips
- Freezing info
- Freezing Q & A’s
- Planning worksheets/shopping list
- Recipe Inventory Checklist
- Monthly Menu Planner worksheet
The Recipes in this cookbook are divided into these categories:
* Beef
* Poultry
* Pork & Fish
* Meatless
* Breads and Breakfast
* Soups and Sandwiches
* Sides and Salads
* Sauces and Marinades
* Appetizers
* Snacks
* Desserts
(Nutritional Information is included with each recipe!)
Click HERE to download a FREE 15 page sample of the cookbook!
I love the format of their recipes! They do all the measuring work for you! You can make
1 - 6 batches of any recipe in the book! Each recipe also comes with Assembly Directions, Freezing Directions, Serving Directions, Special Notes, and Nutritional Info.
Here’s a photo of the Spanish Flank Steak that I made. So easy and delicious!
This book is full of options for the home cook. You can custom fit your schedule to cook/freeze as much as you want, when you have time. The reproducible worksheets are super organized and handy!
30 Day Gourmet’s BIG Book of Freezer Cooking is available at:
Be sure to check out the 30 Day Gourmet website for more recipes, tips, and ideas!
Would you like to win a copy of 30 Day Gourmet’s BIG Book of Freezer Cooking? Here’s what you need to do!
Mandatory Entry: What meals do you like to freeze? Don’t forget to include your email address in the designated email box in your comment.
Optional Entries (eligible after completing the mandatory entry above) You can do any or all of the following for one extra entry each. Please leave a separate comment (below) for each that you have done.
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6. Tweet this giveaway using the tweet button at the top or bottom of the post. (You can tweet once a day!)
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10. Write a post about this giveaway on your blog. (Leave a link to your post.)
This giveaway will end on Thursday, April 28th at 7:00 pm EST. THIS GIVEAWAY IS OVER! It is open to the U.S. only. The winners will be chosen by random.org and will be contacted by email. Please respond within 48 hours or a new winner will be chosen. To be fair to everyone, the comments not meeting the requirements will be deleted. Good luck!
*I received a copy of 30 Day Gourmet’s BIG Book of Freezer Cooking for the purpose of this review/giveaway. The comments in my post are 100% my own.
We like to freeze meats in marinades, ready for grilling. Also things like breakfast burritos, quiche in a bag, french toast sticks-things for a quick & easy breakfast!
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I like freezing extra portions of meat. Otherwise, I could use some help with more freezer options.
We freeze casseroles, spaghetti sauce, soups, etc.
We like to freeze lasagna, and whole tomatoes. The whole tomatoes work really well for quick sauce, soups, and crockpot meals. Thanks for the give-away!
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Years ago I would freeze lasagna and breakfast casseroles. Now that I REALLY need to have prepared frozen meals, I need help! I’m excited to take a look at this book…looks awesome!
I like to freeze lasagna and steaks with marinade on them most often! I freeze a lot of soups and stews as well, in individual sizes to take with me to work (especially since my husband isn’t a big soup fan)!
I like to freeze mini meatloaves, chicken enchiladas and chili.
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I’m still new to the freezer cooking idea…but just recently my husband and I made WAY too much spaghetti and we weren’t ready to just through it away, so we took the chance and froze it. Figured if it didn’t work, oh well. Much to our surprise it was still fresh when we ate it a couple weeks later! Thanks!!!
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My favorite thing to freeze is meatballs. Also lasagna!
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We freeze chili, pinto beans (for quick refried beans), and cooked ground beef every month - they are great bases for what we eat!
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I like to make a big batch of meatballs and sauce and freeze half of it. It freezes beautifully and defrosts in no time.
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I like casseroles to freeze the best.
I don’t really freeze actual meals but really want to learn what works well with freezing! I usually only freeze extra meats but would love this cookbook to help me out!
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I like to freeze Chicken enchiladas, burritos, meatloaf and lasagna.
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I like to freeze cooked ground beef. Easy to pull out and make into tacos or sloppy joes.
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I just froze 10 mexican shepherd pie meals for my freezer group!
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I haven’t done too much freezing, but I’ve found that assembled lasagna works well for us. I also freeze prepared balls of cookie dough, but I’m not sure that counts as a meal =)
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I like to freeze cakes, chicken and hamburger patties
Omg, I would love this, I have never done freezer meals before.
Would love to win and give a try.
i freeze homemade applesauce.
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I freeze a variety of things from mac and cheese to many many desserts
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So far I’ve been freezing soups, burgers and leftovers from my slow cooker… I need to learn more, our first baby is expected any day now!
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I like to freeze casseroles, it’s so much easier when you don’t have to worry about sides:)
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I’d like to freeze meals for my son to take to school, so he’ll eat healthier.
Since I live by myself right now, I usually freeze extra cookies and muffins so that they don’t get stale by the time I eat them! I also like to freeze breakfast burritos for a quick and easy meal in the morning.
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I love freezing Sweet Soy Chicken so we have a meal ready to thaw & cook on those rushed nights!
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I’m new to freezing meals, but baked goods are always great out of the freezer!
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I love to freeze meats in marinades, pre-cooked shredded chicken breasts, pancakes and french toast.
Meatballs! I make them in bulk & flash freeze them. It’s great to have them on hand.
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Lasagna is a favorite freeze in this household. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway
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I freeze lasagna, chili, soup, just about anything.
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I like stuffed peppers
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I like to freeze curries!
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I’m not very good at freezing meals right now. There are a few casseroles that I make and freeze. Particularly one, you can find on my blog that makes to casseroles and one to eat. I’ve recently put homemade chicken tenders in the freezer that I will be pulling out in the next week to see how that worked out. I also freeze sloppy joes and BBQs for later. Other than that, I’m still experimenting and would love a book to help me learn more!!!
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I have never made a meal to freeze. I was thinking that if I won this, it would be a good time to start since I am now trying to figure out how to cook for two adults and an infant starting finger foods.
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I like to freeze chicken & noodles!
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I freeze chicken stock and cooked ground beef. No meals yet.
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I freeze my Salsa Chicken with Black Beans!! I also freeze stock that I make!
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I usually freeze baked ziti
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I freeze soups that I cook. I either freeze a large batch, or freeze in individual servings.
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I like to freeze wraps and burritos for quick meals on the go.
I like to freeze spaghetti sauce
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I love to freeze lasagna or casseroles to have on hand.
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I like freezing lasagna!
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I love to freeze spaghetti sauces and chili.
I have the filling for a chicken potpie in the freezer now. I frequently freeze large pieces of ham and beef if I fix a lot. It’s also not uncommon to have lasagne in there.
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I like to freeze Italian Chicken. You put frozen chicken breasts, a can of diced tomatoes, a little olive oil, some Italian seasonings, salt and pepper, and can of olives into a freezer bag. Smoosh it all together, then freeze it. When you’re ready to eat, put it all in a crock pot for a couple of hours and you have a great entree. I’d love to get more ideas from your giveaway. Thanks for the chance!
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My favorite make ahead meal to freeze is taco bake…it is so easy and delicious!
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We really like to freeze barbecued meatballs and hashbrown casserole.
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i rarely freeze meals. but i would love to do it more often!
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I freeze sauces, meats in marinades, casseroles, whatever I can do to make my life easier!
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I have never frozen a meal before but with such a busy schedule, working 2 jobs and having kids, I really think I would benefit from doing this.
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Soups, breakfast items, and cookie dough.
I tend to freeze things like meatloaf and muffins
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Sounds like a book I could really use! I would love to make more casseroles and freeze them.
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my favorite meal to cook/freeze is baked ziti! so simple :)
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I like to freeze pepper steak and spaghetti sauce.
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Has to be Lasagna. It’s awesome having it again later without all the work.
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I usually freeze soups, extra spaghetti sauce, and marinated meats. Outside of that, I’ve not tried much else.