Frozen Assets: Cook for a Day, Eat for a Month

by Taylor-Hough, Deborah

• ISBN13: 9781402218590
• ISBN10: 1402218591
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-01
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc

Summary

The best-selling freezer-based cookbook, with more than 22,000 copies sold. This breakthrough cookbook delivers a program for readers to cook a week or month@s worth of meals in just one day by using easy and affordable recipes to create a customized meal plan. Deborah Taylor-Hough, who saved $24,000 on her family@s total grocery bill during a five-year period, offers up kid-tested and family-approved recipes in Frozen Assets, plus bulk-cooking tips for singles, shopping lists, recipes for two-week and 30-day meal plans, and a ten-day plan to eliminate cooking over the holidays. Cooking for the freezer allows you to plan ahead, purchase items in bulk, cut down on waste, and stop those all-too-frequent trips to the drive-thru. The hands-down authority on once-a-month cooking, Frozen Assets gives you a step-by-step plan to simplify and revolutionize the way you cook. "Finally, a realistic way to combine the cost-effectiveness of cooking from scratch with the convenience of quick and easy meals!" -Mary Hunt, author of The Financially Confident Woman "Belongs in every family@s kitchen! One of the best time - and money - savers a busy family can have." -The Dollar Stretcher "Offers relief to those tired of eating restaurant fare or expensive, over-packaged convenience foods at the end of a hard day." -Library Journal

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
The Attraction of Frozen Assets	p. 1
"Help! My Freezer Is Too Small," and Other Frequently Asked Questions	p. 5
A Day in the Life of Frozen Assets	p. 11
The Ins and Outs of Meal Planning	p. 21
The Thirty-Day Meal Plan	p. 37
The Two-Week Meal Plan	p. 63
The Ten-Day Holiday Meal Plan	p. 83
More Main-Dish Dinner Recipes	p. 111
Breakfasts, Lunches, Desserts, and Mixes	p. 169
Money-Saving Tips and Ideas for Groceries	p. 195
Foods that Don't Freeze Well	p. 207
Recipe Equivalents	p. 209
Tips for Singles	p. 211
Reducing Fat in Recipes	p. 213
Creative Uses for Freezer Meals	p. 215
Recommended Resources	p. 219
Blank Calendar For Cooking Plans	p. 222
Add Your Own Recipe Pages	p. 224
Blank Shopping List	p. 231
Recipe Index by Main Ingredient	p. 233
About the Author	p. 239
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