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Freezer Cooking 8 Meal Starters for $30
Freezer cooking saves my sanity nearly every night. Recently I whipped up 8 meal starters using two large packages of meat from Sams. My meat costs about $26. I purchased a double pack of ground turkey...
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A little or a lot of freezer cooking
Sometimes I freezer cook a little and sometimes a lot. It depends on my mood, how often I’ve cooked at school with my students and how much time I have at home. We often start off with a double batch...
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Pizza Waffle Inspiration
After three labs and homemade dog treats, I’m calling it a day. If you need some waffle inspiration, check out this post on my classroom blog, Cougar Kitchen. My students are waffling around in the...
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Freezer Turkey Burgers or Fish?
I love being able to grill a wholesome turkey burger indoors. It’s even better when the prep work has been done weeks ago and all I have to do is smell it while it cooks. I always make a fresh salad...
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Weekend Freezer Cooking
I finally got a free weekend to stock my freezer and try to get ahead at home. I spent my school week helping my foods classes make pizza for forty teacher lunches as an FCCLA fundraiser and it went...
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Homemade Chicken Pot Pie {Freezer Friendly}
Comfort chicken pot pie is so much easier than you think. If my first time pie makers in high school can make it, so can you. This recipe has been in my lesson plans for about a year now. I’ve made a...
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Homemade Lunchables
Our two oldest pack their own lunch and we help our youngest ones pack a nutritious lunch. I’m not always able to make homemade food since I’ve gone back to teaching, but I try my hardest to make it...
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A New Way to Freeze Meatballs plus 5 Ways to Eat Them
I’m experimenting with a new way to freeze my meatballs. Recently I picked up a two-pack of 93 percent lean ground turkey from Sams and went to town on perfectly portioned Italian meatballs and crock...
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Easy Irish Soda Bread
I went on a quest to look for an easy Irish soda bread for my foods class and I found it, along with thousand others on allrecipes. I was pleased with how well it turned out and seriously easy it...
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96 Deviled Eggs
How does one make 96 deviled eggs with sanity? I’ve been super busy facilitating a meal for 100 with my foods class. It hasn’t left me much free time to blog. Since we’re making an Easter meal...
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Spring Break Cruise
I promise to get back on my regular blogging schedule after Spring break. My husband and I went on a Carnival cruise to the Bahamas and took our two oldest children. We enjoyed our time away from...
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Menu after Spring Break
All I have to say is thank goodness for freezer cooking. After five days in the Bahamas, I’m not in the mood for much cooking. In fact, I haven’t even shopped for my foods class that I teach at...
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We Had Pizza Twice In a Week
My family had pizza twice this week because I was in Greensboro for a NC FCCLA leadership meeting with my students. I purchased a couple of frozen pizzas for them on Monday, they had hot dogs on...
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Why We Continue to Eat Pizza
We are pizza lovers at home and school. Last week I shared how I went out of town and my family ate pizza twice. This week in my foods class at school we made our Nutrient Pizza for our lesson and...
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Cilantro Lime Chicken Freezer Marinade {New Recipe}
I’m finally rolling out this recipe I’ve been freezing for months. It’s so easy and yummy and looks stunning on a plate. Since we are still into early spring, our indoor grill is working perfectly for...
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Black Bean Brownies with NO flour {Gluten Free}
We are trying new foods in my Cougar Kitchen at school. Since we’re studying food allergies and intolerances, I like to make these black bean brownies for students to try. They are always skeptical...
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Marinated Chicken and Shoe box Flatbread
This weekend I finally got around to stocking my freezer with my usual three kinds of marinated chicken. You can see my original post here. I typically marinate 20-30 pounds of chicken at one time....
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Why I Love Grilled Convenience Chicken and Vegetables
Baseball, soccer, cheerleading, more baseball, after-school meetings and conferences keep me from making home-cooked meals. Instead I throw together a Greek wrap to eat at the game while I watch my...
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How to Join and Share a CSA
I am super excited about sharing my first Community Supported Agriculture with my colleague from school. Last fall my foods class subscribed to a fall share at our local farm. We enjoyed it so much...
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Still Going to the Prom 23 Years Later
My husband and I attended my high school prom where I teach Saturday night. 23 years later we he is still my prom date. Yes, we dated in high school and we attended our first prom together in 1993. I...
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