while the rest of you are having babies

CousinVicki

i am doing more freezer meals.  today, this is up:

https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-three-sisters-empanadas-recipes-from-the-kitchn-193800

i am nervous, this is way out of my comfort zone lol

jnsmith85

and while you're doing that, I am getting a pedicure!

asilwhite

That looks good, want to send that over to my house?? I didn't get to make any freezer meals because my son decided to be 2 weeks early. I'll PM you my address! Lol

CousinVicki

oh and my husband is TOTALLY nesting. he not only cleaned out every part of our kitchen (cabinets, pantry, fridge/freezer) he also made a giganto pot of chicken farro soup today to freeze wtf!

meanwhile i was eating ice cream, whining about being uncomfortable lol

Amjoy25

I wish I had any motivation to clean, cook, brush my teeth, finish the nursery, etc.

chicsahm

You go girl! You will be SO thankful you did it too!

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sleepy33

My freezer is getting too full!! I made 3 loaves of banana bread this morning, and am thinking of making another batch of 3 b/c 1. I have eaten almost all of a loaf already myself, 2. I have more bananas and 3. I sent a loaf w/ my husband this morning to the NASCAR race (don't judge, he got free tickets to some sort of special infield driver signing thing so he decided to go). I wish I had a standalone freezer, I want to cook more things and I am having a hard time resisting eating the things that are already in there.

CousinVicki

mmgkms said:

I'm making a turkey dinner (well a giant turkey breast since frankly, I don't give a fuck about the rest of the turkey) since I'm done having my baby. He's cuddled up with his daddy asleep right now

i am a turkey breast only cooker too haha

Spanchez

I decided to make meatballs today - half for dinner tonight and half are going right in the freezer. I surprised myself that I accomplished this today.

sleepy33

CousinVicki said:

mmgkms said:

I'm making a turkey dinner (well a giant turkey breast since frankly, I don't give a fuck about the rest of the turkey) since I'm done having my baby. He's cuddled up with his daddy asleep right now

i am a turkey breast only cooker too haha

Me too! Turkey breast in the crock pot FTW!

DETrent

I haven't made a single freezer meal.
I haven't finished the nursery.
I haven't done laundry in roughly a week.

I have found time for a nap.

Someone please prioritize my life.

MangoMama82

I love empanadas! Sounds delish. My biggest accomplishment today was eating half a box of Cheez-It party mix while hubby and I drove around aimlessly looking at fall foliage. I feel good about it though. So I guess there's that

hartsl01

CousinVicki said:

oh and my husband is TOTALLY nesting. he not only cleaned out every part of our kitchen (cabinets, pantry, fridge/freezer) he also made a giganto pot of chicken farro soup today to freeze wtf!

meanwhile i was eating ice cream, whining about being uncomfortable lol

Feel free to send your DH to my house... mine hasn't gotten off the couch since we got home from church.

cassey910

That looks so good! I can't remember the last time I made a real meal. Props to those who do!

reederah

Nice. I made 16 breakfast burritos to freeze and my mom made an extra lasagne last night to freeze when she was making me dinner... Nice to have mom around!

cdbayes

DETrent said:

I haven't made a single freezer meal.
I haven't finished the nursery.
I haven't done laundry in roughly a week.

I have found time for a nap.

Someone please prioritize my life.

All true for me except finding time for a nap-what's that?

MrsMommyQ

cooking going on here too. I making/freezing cookie dough for DH to bake so DD can bring in a treat to preschool when I have DS. Also doing baby laundry

disneymomtotwo

Yummm empanadas are the best!

Everycol0r

I have like 2 freezer meals down. Thinkin' this isn't the wisest choice I've made all week but hey, IDGAF. Chocolate donuts 4lyfe. Good job though!!

babygiantquest

I just hope my fridge gets fixed ASAP so I can start making freezer meals!  We're having to let the damn thing defrost right now...  Makes me antsy!

(And those empanadas look amaze-balls.)

PixiesDust

Empanadas sound amazing.  I'm sure they will turn out great!

bmorsel

I kicked ass today.  Made spaghetti sauce, 4 loaves of banana bread, apple sauce and apple butter.  Mostly for christmas presents since we will be broke lol!  

sleepy33

Jaycarmelxo said:

Advice on freezer meals? I've never done them and I'm too nervous to start lol

Why are you nervous, specifically? I've never done them before, but what is easiest for me is just to make a double batch of whatever I'm cooking for dinner and freeze half of it. I found it much easier than doing a huge grocery shopping and cooking-mulit-meals day, that seemed overwhelming to me. So, over the last few weeks, I just froze half a pot of chili, half a pot of chicken and noodles, I made two pans of shepherd's pie and froze one, etc, etc. Most of the stuff I put in either freezer bags (like the chili), or in disposable foil pans.

CousinVicki

Jaycarmelxo said:

Advice on freezer meals? I've never done them and I'm too nervous to start lol

what sleepy said!   i am just doing a few at a time.  my husband and i have been basically tag teaming and doing a couple a weekend.   trying to do 5000 in one day is WAY too much for me, no thanks!