I agree with this. I made an entire two months' worth of meals when I was 36 weeks pregnant with my son (not recommended - I ended up hospitalized 3 days later and he was born at 37 weeks), but it was wonderful to have the meals! I froze anything that I wanted, really...soups are fantastic and EASY, casseroles, marinated chicken, etc.
With my daughter I did three months' worth of meals...but I was at 31 weeks then. Sooo much easier on my feet and back then. She made it until 39 weeks, ha! :)
--- On Wed, 9/22/10, WAC <misty1451tory@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: WAC <misty1451tory@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [frozen-assets] postpartum meals
To: frozen-assets@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 10:37 AM
If you're that far along, you don't want to spend a lot of time on your feet in
the kitchen.
If your family likes chicken, check out the dump chicken file in this group.
It's a simple idea. Mix the marinade in a freezer ziploc bag, add the chicken
pieces, and freeze. When you're ready to cook it, put the bag in the
refrigerator and the chicken will marinate as it defrosts. Then all you have to
to is bake or grill it. The same idea can be used with pork or beef. Look for
good sales on whole boneless pork loins or large beef roasts and have the
butcher slice it into chops/steaks.
Utilize your crockpot or electric roaster to do large cuts of meat. If you have
an 18-qt roaster you can do a full pan of meat with very little effort on your
part. Fill the pan with meat (whole pork loins, beef roasts, whole chickens or
chicken parts, a large turkey, or a couple large hams), pour a sauce over them
or brush with a basting sauce or leave them plain, put the lid on and let them
cook while you do other things. When they are done, divide into meal-sized
portions and place in large labeled freezer ziplocs and stow in the freezer.
For a large family such as yours I'd concentrate on casseroles too. Easy to put
together and easy to bake and serve. If you use pasta, use a sturdy type such
as rotini and undercook or put the pasta in raw and add extra sauce either when
you freeze or when you thaw and bake. Don't use plain noodles; they will just
disintegrate. All types (except instant) of cooked rice freeze well. Since I
assume you want to do things quickly, I'd suggest using frozen hash browns,
either chunk or shredded, for casseroles using potatoes.
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From: ann marie & ray <rayann@olypen.com>
I'm looking for (your favorite) meals/recipes to prepare and freeze
before I give birth in several weeks. (serving size: 9)
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