What thrifty treasures have you saved in the freezer today?

thriftlady_2

Maitane wrote: »

I've also taken to freezing bread for crumbs, do you guys defrost it before grating it? I've got quite a lot so I was going to be lazy and use my food processor.

I crumb it before freezing;) I've finally decided my food processor gets more use if it is kept on the work top, so whenever I have a crust that's obviously not going to get eaten I chuck it in the fp and blitz. I add the crumbs to the bag in the freezer. sometimes I cube the crusts and freeze for croutons which I fry from frozen.

thriftlady_2

cyclingyorkie wrote: »

blackberries - cooked either on their own or with some apples......autumn puddings will be fab...and a doddle!

Me too, I have a blackberry briar in my garden (a thornless variety) and I'm picking a bowlful every other day at the moment. I open freeze them on a tray then add them to the bag in the freezer. It's getting rather full, I think I'd better start another bag.

cheerfulness4

Mine has also had a few packs added of my glutting garden tomatoes that have been cooked with onions & garlic for pizza toppings and pasta sauces.

ragstoricheswannabe

This thread has got me thinking...........................i am such a wasteful person!!!!! with my 2 boys i throw plenty of crusts away and have never thought about freezing them!!!!! and chicken carcasses!!!! i have one i was going to throw away this afternoon after getting the last of the chicken off for a few more meals................that will now go in the freezer. (will have to research on here now how to use it!)

Think i am now going to have to learn to batch cook!!!!! can you reuse the foil trays??? ooh, can you freeze rice?? i always make way too much as rubbish at judging!

keep the ideas coming.....................
love rags
xxxxxxx

cyclingyorkie

cheerfulness4 wrote: »

Mine has also had a few packs added of my glutting garden tomatoes that have been cooked with onions & garlic for pizza toppings and pasta sauces.

ooh good point! My tomatoes are just becoming ripe!

I also have loads of homemade chicken stock in a variety of containers - to boost soups/stews etc!

thriftlady_2

Useful thread here Meal Building Blocks for the Freezer

-sorry I seem to have spent all morning linking to things I've posted:o They are relevant and useful though, and it's easier to remember things you've posted yourself:)

thriftlady_2

cyclingyorkie wrote: »

I also have loads of homemade chicken stock in a variety of containers - to boost soups/stews etc!

I think I could build a small house with all the tubs of stock in my freezer:rotfl:

esmf73

Have started reusing the M'Light yog pots as individual portion freezer containers! Have put in chilli and soup so far. Will be useful in the winter when the kids are in school and I need to eat a warm lunch!

LameWolf

It hasn't gone in there yet, but it will when the blackberry vodka is ready...... the blackberry pulp that gets strained off when the vodka is put into bottles. Just a little added to apple pie livens it up no end!:D

catznine

I am missing my blackberry bushes! next door neighbour had them dug out when new fencing went in, they were growing against the old fence! I used to get loads. Still have a few bags of last years in the freezer somewhere!

Rags - yes you can freeze rice! Much better and safer to do that as soon as you can rather than having it hanging around. I put my chicken carcusses into the slow cooker with some herbs, veg peelings, seasoning and water to cover, makes a lovely stock, which in turn makes lovely soups. I have a couple in the freezer now to use up.

Has anybody successfully frozen gucomole? I made some up using the Aldi 29p advocados - it made loads and there are only 2 of us here! I put natural yogurt in instead of sour cream.

Off to harvest some basil now and will chop it up and freeze in ice cube trays. I used to spend over £1 for a very small pack of frozen basil!