May Freezer Cooking Plan
Freezer, before the day of cooking.
I’d been planning for nearly a week to spend a good part of this weekend filling our freezer with prepped food, like chopped onions, and a few complete meals. This evening, as I cleaned up the kitchen, I took a real look inside the freezer, and what do you know, it’s already pretty full. So I may scale back a little from what I was thinking about doing, which was probably too ambitious anyway.
Prep Work
chopped onions, around 6, or until I get tired of chopping onions
make black beans in crockpot
grate 4 carrots
slice and drain 1 pound tofu
Cooking / Mixing
black bean filling
make lasagna sauce
mix Italian marinade and bag with tofu
3 batches pizza dough
mix batter and make waffles
mix batter for muffins
Meals Available from Freezer
2 pans of Black Bean Enchiladas
Vegetable Lasagna
3 pizzas
Italian baked tofu
Oatmeal Banana Raisin Waffles (12)
Carrot-Raisin Muffins (12)
Since I already have waffles in the freezer, I might skip the Oatmeal Banana Raisin Waffles, though they sure sound tasty. That particular recipe and the one for Carrot-Raisin Muffins come from Vegan with a Vengeance. I’m going to try substituting almond milk for soy milk, since I have it on hand.
I haven’t had much experience in freezing tofu, so trying it in marinade will definitely be an experiment.
Tags: freezer cooking
I freeze tofu all the time. Changes the texture, more porous and less gel like, we like it better after it is frozen. Really like your blog! Great ideas!
The one time I’ve frozen tofu, I needed to use it before it was completely thawed out, so it was a bit of a struggle. But here, I’m going to slice it into eight pieces, so it should thaw much more quickly, and hopefully I’ll plan ahead a little better, too. Thanks for the kind words!
Yay – I finally found someone who was trying freezer cooking day with Vegetarian Meals.. you have no idea how happy I am.
I never tried freezing tofu, but I will try it. Looking forward to seeing your ideas.
I made my Black Beans and Saffron Rice a few days ago, otherwise that one would definitely be part of today’s plan. And thanks!