Carol Santee

Carol is the co-author of the Big Book of Freezer Cooking and the author of 30 Day Gourmet’s Slow Cooker Freezer Favorites, Freezer Lunches To Go and Healthy Freezer Cooking eBooks. She is a computer information specialist and works for a computer software company.

Fruit and Oat Bars

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Sep 012004
 
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My family likes to eat fruit and grain bars that you can buy at the store. I wanted to create my own version so I can make them at home. We usually make these bars with raspberry jam or apple butter. You can also make them with applesauce, strawberry jam or peach jam. They smell wonderful and are great right out of the oven!

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Servings

16

32

48

64

80

96

Ingredients
Oil

1/2 C.

1 C.

1-1/2 C.

2 C.

2-1/2 C.

3 C.

Unsweetened applesauce

2/3 C.

1-1/3 C.

2 C.

2-2/3 C.

3-1/3 C.

4 C.

Sugar

1/4 C.

1/2 C.

3/4 C.

1 C.

1-1/4 C.

1-1/2 C.

Brown sugar

1/2 C.

1 C.

1-1/2 C.

2 C.

2-1/2 C.

3 C.

Baking powder

1 t.

2 t.

1 T.

1 T. + 1 t.

1 T. + 2 t.

2 T.

Baking soda

1 t.

2 t.

1 T.

1 T. + 1 t.

1 T. + 2 t.

2 T.

Flour

1 C.

2 C.

3 C.

4 C.

5 C.

6 C.

Whole wheat flour

1 C.

2 C.

3 C.

4 C.

5 C.

6 C.

Oats

1-1/2 C.

3 C.

4-1/2 C.

6 C.

7-1/2 C.

9 C.

Fruit preserves

1/2 C.

1 C.

1-1/2 C.

2 C.

2-1/2 C.

3 C.

Water

2 T.

1/4 C.

1.4 C. + 2 T.

1/2 C.

1/2 C. + 2 T.

3/4 C.

Assembly Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine oil and applesauce in mixing bowl. Add sugars and mix thoroughly. Add baking powder, baking soda, flours, and oats. Mix well. Coat a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray. Divide dough in half. Press half of the oatmeal mixture into the bottom of the pan. In a separate bowl, mix the fruit preserves and the water until smooth. Spread fruit preserve mixture on top of oatmeal crust. Crumble remaining oatmeal mixture over top of the fruit preserves. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until lightly browned.

Freezing and Cooking Directions:
To freeze: Cool completely and cut into 16 bars. The bars can be frozen in the pan, stacked in a rigid freezer container in-between layers of wax paper, or frozen individually in zipper snack bags. Seal, label and freeze.

To serve:
If not individually packaged, place frozen bar in a snack size container or zipper bag. Bar will thaw before lunch time.

Comments:
These are really good warm! My family loves to eat these for lunch and as an after school snack. Raspberry, peach, strawberry and apple butter are our favorites.

Nutritional Info:
Per Serving: 229 Calories; 8g Fat (30.8% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 36g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 116mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 1-1/2 Grain (Starch); 1-1/2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.

Basil Tortellini Soup

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Sep 012004
 
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Tammy: Our winner this month is Rhea with her recipe for Basil Tortellini Soup. Fall is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to fill your freezer with some tasty soups for those chilly days we know are coming.

I haven’t made a recipe for soup like this before. Besides the Beefy Vegetable Soup, we like Cheddar Broccoli and Loaded Baked Potato Soup. Now we can add Basil Tortellini Soup to our list of favorites! It has good flavor, it’s colorful, and so quick to make! My kids really like cheese tortellini, so they didn’t hesitate to try this soup, which is another plus.

This recipe is so easy to make in bulk, because you are just mixing the ingredients together and freezing it… no cooking needed! Just thaw, heat and eat on serving day. And it is so easy to freeze in family or individual size servings… your choice!
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Servings

6

12

18

24

30

36

Ingredients
Broth; chicken, vegetable or beef

4-1/2 C.

9 C.

13-1/2 C.

18 C.

22-1/2 C.

27 C.

Refrigerated cheese tortellini

9 oz.

18 oz.

27 oz.

36 oz.

45 oz.

54 oz.

White kidney or cannelloni beans, drained and rinsed

15 oz.

30 oz.

45 oz.

60 oz.

75 oz.

90 oz.

Diced tomatoes*

14 oz.

28 oz.

42 oz.

56 oz.

70 oz.

84 oz.

Dried basil

1 T.

2 T.

3 T.

1/4 C.

1/4 C. + 1 T.

1/4 C. + 2 T.

Balsamic vinegar

1 T.

2 T.

3 T.

1/4 C.

1/4 C. + 1 T.

1/4 C. + 2 T.

Salt

1/4 t.

1/2 t.

3/4 t.

1 t.

1-1/4 t.

1-1/2 t.

Pepper

1/8 t.

1/4 t.

3/8 t.

1/2 t.

1/2 t. + 1/8 t.

3/4 t.

On Hand Ingredients
Shredded Parmesan cheese

1/3 C.

2/3 C.

1 C.

1-1/3 C.

1-2/3 C.

2 C.

 

* = You can use 1 C. chopped fresh tomato instead of a can of tomatoes, if desired.

Assembly Directions:
In a large bowl, combine the broth, tortellini, beans, tomatoes, basil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Stir to mix. If desired, add up to an additional T. of balsamic vinegar and more pepper for a stronger flavored soup.

Freezing Directions:
Pour soup mixture into a rigid container(s) or freezer bag(s) based on the serving size desired for your family. Seal, label and freeze.

Serving Directions:
Thaw completely in the refrigerator. Put soup in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer until tortellini is done. Sprinkle shredded Parmesan cheese on top of each serving, if desired.

Tammy’s Comments:
This is a really easy recipe! Put the soup on to simmer at the end of a busy day, make a salad, and dinner is ready! For some variety, Rhea said she has added some chopped cooked chicken, sliced zucchini and/or fresh spinach to the soup as it’s cooking. If your store doesn’t sell cheese tortellini in the refrigerated dairy/cheese case, you can use dried tortellini from the pasta aisle. Keep it on hand and add it on serving day… I’m not sure how it would do uncooked and frozen!

Nutritional Info: With Parmesan Cheese
Analysis done using 1 cup chopped fresh tomato, 1 T. balsamic vinegar, 1/8 t. black pepper and 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese.
Per Serving: 272 Calories; 5g Fat (17.0% calories from fat); 19g Protein; 38g Carbohydrate; 8g Dietary Fiber; 32mg Cholesterol; 916mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 2-1/2 Grain (Starch); 1-1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat.

Nutritional Info: Without Parmesan Cheese
Analysis done using 1 cup chopped fresh tomato, 1 T. balsamic vinegar, 1/8 t. black pepper.
Per Serving: 252 Calories; 4g Fat (13.6% calories from fat); 17g Protein; 37g Carbohydrate; 8g Dietary Fiber; 29mg Cholesterol; 833mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 2-1/2 Grain (Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat.

Wild Rice Quiche

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Aug 012004
 
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Jan: Try without shell and with skim milk to reduce fat and calories.
Use pure wild rice, NOT a mixture of wild rice and white rice.

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Servings

6

30

60

90

120

 
Ingredients
Wild rice, cooked

1 C.

5 C.

10 C.

15 C.

20 C.

Pie shell, 9-inch

1 shell

5 shells

10 shells

15 shells

20 shells

Chopped bacon OR ham, cooked

1/3 C.

1-2/3 C.

3-1/3 C.

5 C.

6-2/3 C.

Small onion

1

5

10

15

20

Margarine

1 T.

5 T.

10 T.

15 T.

20 T.

Monterrey Jack cheese, shredded

1 C.

5 C.

10 C.

15 C.

20 C.

Eggs

3

15

30

45

60

Light cream or Milk

1-1/2 C.

7-1/2 C.

15 C.

22-1/2 C.

30 C.

Salt

1/2 t.

2-1/2 t.

5 t.

7-1/2 t.

10 t.

Assembly Directions:
Cook rice according to package directions to yield 1 C. per recipe. Bake pie shell(s) at 425 degrees for 5 minutes. Remove and set aside. Reduce heat to 325 degrees. Chop onion. Sauté meat, onion and margarine until onion is tender. Omit margarine if using bacon and drain grease after sautéing. Spoon into crust(s). Sprinkle with rice and cheese. Beat eggs, cream and salt. Pour into crust over other ingredients. Bake at 325 degrees for 35 minutes or until knife comes out clean.

Freezing and Cooking Directions:
Label bags. Cool before freezing. Put whole pie plate into bag, seal and freeze.
To serve: Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until hot through.

Nutritional Info:
Per Serving: 549 Calories; 37g Fat (60.2% calories from fat); 20g Protein; 35g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 171mg Cholesterol; 677mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 2 Grain (Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 6-1/2 Fat.

Ham Steaks

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Aug 012004
 
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Jan: This recipe is best assembled “like a restaurant”. Mix all marinade ingredients in one bowl and then measure into the bags evenly.

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Servings

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80

120

160

 
Ingredients
Pineapple juice

1-1/2 C.

7-1/2 C.

15 C.

22-1/2 C.

30 C.

Brown sugar

1/4 C.

1-1/4 C.

2-1/2 C.

3-3/4 C.

5 C.

Butter or margarine, melted

2 t.

10 t. OR 3 T. + 1 t.

20 t. OR 1/4 C. + 2 T. + 2 t.

30 t. OR 1/2 C. + 2 T.

40 t. OR 3/4 C. + 4 t.

Dry mustard OR Prepared mustard

1-1/2 T. OR 4-1/2 T.

7-1/2 T. OR 1-1/4 C. + 2-1/2 T.

15 T. OR 2-1/2 C. + 5 T.

22-1/2 T. OR 4 C. + 3-1/2 T.

30 T. OR 5-1/2 C. + 2 T.

Garlic cloves; minced

1 clove

5 cloves

10 cloves

15 cloves

20 cloves

Paprika

1/4 t.

1-1/4 t.

2-1/2 t.

3-3/4 t.

5 t.

Ham steaks, cooked

2 lbs.

10 lbs.

20 lbs.

30 lbs.

40 lbs.

Assembly Directions:
Mix pineapple juice, brown sugar, butter, mustard, garlic, and paprika. Seal in freezer bag with ham steaks.

Freezing and Cooking Directions:
To serve: Thaw. Allow ham to marinate in thawed marinade for at least two hours. Remove ham from marinade and grill for 3-4 minutes on each side. Baste with marinade while grilling.

Nutritional Info:
Per Serving: 195 Calories; 6g Fat (28.8% calories from fat); 23g Protein; 11g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 54mg Cholesterol; 1452mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 3-1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

Carolyn’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Aug 012004
 
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Jan: A small scoop works well for forming the balls evenly. This recipe is not recommended to assemble ‘like a restaurant’ in a huge bowl. It will be too much for your mixer and you will probably not have a bowl large enough. It is best to do only a double batch at a time. If you have enough bowls, however, you could measure out most of your ingredients (in doubles if preferred) and then go through and mix each one. Ask some friends to borrow their mixers so you can do several batches at once.
This is my mom’s preferred recipe for chocolate chip cookies. Once you are used to having these on hand in the freezer you won’t want to run out! This was the first recipe that our group doubled for each participant. You can impress drop-in guests with fresh hot cookies every time!

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180

360

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Makes

3 dozen

15 dozen

30 dozen

45 dozen

60 dozen

 
Ingredients
Shortening (don’t substitute)

1 C.

5 C.

10 C.

15 C.

20 C.

Sugar

2/3 C.

3-1/3 C.

6-2/3 C.

10 C.

13-1/3 C.

Brown sugar

2/3 C.

3-1/3 C.

6-2/3 C.

10 C.

13-1/3 C.

Eggs

2

10

20

30

40

Vanilla

1 t.

5 t.

10 t.

15 t.

20 t.

Flour

1-1/2 C.

7-1/2 C.

15 C.

22-1/2 C.

30 C.

Salt

1 t.

5 t.

10 t.

15 t.

20 t.

Baking soda

1 t.

5 t.

10 t.

15 t.

20 t.

Semi-Sweet chocolate chips, 12 oz. pkg.

1 package

5 packages

10 packages

15 packages

20 packages

Nuts

1/3 C.

1-2/3 C.

3-1/3 C.

5 C.

6-2/3 C.

Oatmeal

2 C.

10 C.

20 C.

30 C.

40 C.

Assembly Directions:
Cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Stir together dry ingredients and mix in 1/2 cup at a time. Stir in chips, nuts and oatmeal. Form dough into small balls and freeze on cookie sheet or something flat.

Freezing and Cooking Directions:
Label bags. When balls are frozen stiff enough to not stick together store in freezer bags.
To serve: Take out desired amount and bake on greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

Nutritional Info: Per cookie
Per Serving: 168 Calories; 10g Fat (50.4% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 10mg Cholesterol; 100mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 1/2 Grain (Starch); 2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.

August 2004 Chewin’ the News

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Aug 012004
 

Notes from Tammy

tammyHi everybody! Can you believe it’s August already? I can’t! Summer is fading fast!

I made the trip to PA to cook for my parents as I mentioned in the July News. My mother-in-law, who lives with us, and my 11 year old daughter went along to help. Mom is feeling better and is SO thankful to have food in the freezer! She sat and watched in amazement as Grandma and I cranked out meal after meal. She kept saying “I can’t believe how much you guys are getting done!” Read my assembly day story, if you like.

My daughter helped Grampy with stuff outside Saturday while Grandma and I cooked. On Sunday, Grampy took Grandma to church with him. Grammy was resting, and Savannah wanted to help me cook. So I was cook and teacher on Sunday morning. She has always liked to help me in the kitchen, but doesn’t very often. Usually because I can do it faster myself. I came to the realization that that isn’t a good reason! I’m cheating both of us out of some enjoyable relationship-building memories!

While we were measuring and mixing cookie dough, Grammy joined us. She was amazed at how much help Savannah could be. Then she started talking about her memories of when I helped her in the kitchen when I was a pre-teen and teen. Not only with cooking, and baking, but with canning too. I am very fortunate to have a close relationship with my mom, and in thinking back about it, I’m sure it got its roots in all those hours we spent together in her kitchen. So, needless to say, I plan on spending more time with my own kids in our kitchen. I’m sure we will all benefit greatly from it!

This issue of “Chewin’ the News” brings you three new recipes from Jan Limiero, author of our newest ebook, Co-op Cuisine. Read more about it below, in the Bonus Recipes section, as well as in Updates from Nanci.

Bonus Recipes from Jan Limiero

climbingHi, my name is Jan. I have a wonderful husband and I am the mother of three wonderful kids ages 11,7 and 5. But I have a confession to make… I starve my family! Yes, it’s true. I hate to cook. Well, what I really hate is planning what to cook. If someone would just plan it and shop for me I would cook it. But better yet, just let me sit down to a table set with food on it. That’s my dream. But my dream hasn’t come true yet and meanwhile I am starving my family while waiting for it. Here’s how it goes…

Five o’clock comes prowling around every single day and sneaks up on me. All at once my three kid’s sugar levels bottom out and they are absolutely starving. This of course leads them to turn on each other, and even their dear mother. My husband is done working and is on the hunt for food as well. Shocked that I have allowed this monstrous moment to sneak up on me once again, I make my way quickly to the refrigerator to redeem myself. Here’s where the choose-your-own-adventure begins.

Scenario one: There’s a few half-filled Tupperwares; barely enough to make a meal. I can choose to ration it out between the five of us, or go with the stand-by tuna mac-n-cheese. Sigh.

Scenario two: Brilliant light gleams from the refrigerator as I open the door. There before me is a fully prepared Wild Rice Quiche ready to be heated and set on the table. I pop it into the microwave and hustle to set the table. I splurge and set knives, forks and spoons (as opposed to just forks) with napkins folded neatly under the forks. I open a pre-packaged salad and pop it into a pretty bowl just as the microwave buzzes. I toss a few croutons onto the salad as I set the steaming quiche on the table and call the family to the dinner table.

I love adventure. My favorite sport is rock climbing. But Scenario one is not an adventure I like to risk. Scenario two is the reason I not only started doing co-op cooking, but wrote it down in a book so that all of you can choose your own adventure too!

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This recipe quickly became a favorite with our cooking group. It is so easy yet it’s always a hit with the kids. My youngest son is the pickiest eater ever and he can eat the rest of us under that table on this one (won’t touch the peas though). Whip up some mashed potatoes (instant of course, but the kind with sour cream and chives to make you look good), put some peas with it and you have a meal on the table in minutes. Hard to beat that! This is one of the “Super Easy” recipes that are good to assign to a new person.

 

Wild Rice Quiche

Wild Rice Quiche

Wild Rice Quiche

Now if I can make a quiche, anybody can. This not only looks good and sounds good, it really is! This is a good “company’s coming” recipe. I try to reserve my “fancier” recipes for drop-in guests or for a spontaneous invite to a friend.

 

 

ChocoChipCookiesCarolyn’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

This was the recipe my mom always used for chocolate chip cookies. She got it from a distant relative that we visited on a large farm in Alberta, Canada. Once you are used to having these on hand in the freezer you won’t want to run out! This was the first recipe that our group doubled for each participant. You can impress drop-in guests with fresh hot cookies every time!

 

Website News from Nanci

nanciwebChange in the Wind for the Slagles
No, I’m not pregnant at 46. Ha! But yes, there are big changes coming to my life. After a 21 year absence, I will be returning to the classroom next week. I’m so excited! Although I greatly enjoy the 30 Day Gourmet biz, my first love has always been teaching high school English. Now that the kids are older (11, 14, 16, 19) it seemed like a good time to consider a return. I’ll be teaching 11th grade American Lit. at Covenant Christian High School in Indianapolis. Our daugher, Becky, is a Junior there and my husband, Bob, works part-time on the maintenance staff.
What does this mean for 30 Day Gourmet? Just some shifting of responsibilities. Tammy and Carol will be taking on more of the work and my daughter, Becky, has already learned the order processing part of the business. I’ll be concentrating on the finance, marketing and consultant parts of the company. It does mean that I will be doing a lot of my work in the evenings so e-mail will be the best way to reach me.  Wish me luck! I’ll keep you posted!

New eBook!!! – Co-op Cuisine: Freezer Cooking with Friends
Author: Jan Limiero from Bakersfield, California
Do you love the idea of bulk cooking but are scared to death to tackle it by yourself? Try making it a team effort! You’ll find the challenges divided and the rewards multiplied. Co-op Cuisine will tell you how to get started cooking as a team. It gives practical tips to the leader of the group and features recipes multiplied by larger numbers so you don’t have to do the math yourself.
With Co-op Cuisine, each participant cooks just one recipe (or try more as you get the hang of it) but multiplies the ingredients by the number of people participating, for example, ten. Then, when everyone gets together on Swap Day to trade meals, each person will end up with ten different meals even though they only had to spend their energy shopping for and cooking one recipe (multiplied by ten). Participants cook their recipe in their own kitchen during the agreed upon time allotment. This give everyone the flexibility to work around their family’s busy schedule.

The book includes 51 pages and 25 recipes suitable for co-op cooking that are simpler to multiply by large quantities. It highlights Easy and Super Easy recipes that are good for the beginners in the group.

Check out Co-op Cuisine today. You can take a look at the recipe list and table of contents and download a free sampler with 3 recipes to try out. It’s available for $6.95 as a download. You will never go back to bulk cooking by yourself. And you’ll find new friends that share dinner with you every night.

Next Ebook: Vegetarian Freezer Cooking
Watch for it in a few months!
E-mails from our Fans!
We love hearing from all of you. Here’s a few e-mails that have come in recently.

I have been super impressed with your company and just finished my first cooking day. I love the freedom to just set something out for dinner and it is ready in under an hour on most things, most of that is just the cooking time!

Thanks again for working with me and being patient.
Mickey

I received my manual today and was totally impressed. I wish I would have had this info a few years back. I worked 4 12 hr shifts 7pm to 7am every week. So 5 days out of the week I was completely useless. (Had to one day of recovery!) I lived like a zombie for several years. I am a working at home mom nowadays and need this info just as much now.


Thanks so much for sharing this.
Petra 


Looking forward to using the software! I am giving it to the Haven House shelter for homeless families. I have been “Once a month” cooking for them with a group of homeschool moms for the past 2-1/2 years, but now I am moving out of the area and do not want to see the program end. Thank you for making it easy for us!!!
Pattie

I just wanted to thank you for such a wonderful site! I love your monthly newsletters and recipes. I have four children and try to cook extra every chance I get to freeze ahead. When my grandmother’s birthday was coming up (she turned 89!) I wanted to do something different for her. She cooks for my mom and step-dad every Monday, makes lunches and a few dinners for a church friend to come over, and her oldest daughter lives next door and she cooks and eats with her almost daily. So I made her 6 dinners with side dishes and 3 desserts for her birthday and she just loved it! There was enough servings so if someone, or all of them, were there for supper, she could feed everyone! She has told friends at church and people at the hair dressers about my dinners and they have just praised and raved about them, and it is all due to your website. I would just like to thank you again!
Loyal Reader,
Dawn 


Dear Friends @ 30-day Gourmet,
I’d been a freezer cook for years when my sister Ruth introduced me to your web site (and subsequently your book!). I became an instant fan of your work. As a person living with MS, I have good days and bad days, but my family never goes without a good meal. I freeze everything from soup to nuts.

Anonymous

You’re quite welcome! We enjoy helping all of you and hearing how 30 Day Gourmet is making life easier.
Attention Freelancers!
Thanks to all of you writers out there who contacted me. I’m putting together some information and will e-mail you soon!
Thanks Homelife Readers
Thanks to our readers who sent me info about the article that appeared in Homelife magazine. I got a copy from one of our consultants by mail too. Thanks again!

Freezer Cook of the Month Contest Winner

Our winner this month is Kristin from Franklin, IN, who is passing on the freezer cooking bug to her daughter.

Kristin says:

My daughter, Paige, who is 9 years old, is now following in mom’s freezer cooking footsteps.

She is in her first year of 4-H and had to make cookies for her Foods project. Of course, we made several batches of Snickerdoodles and froze many of them (when you make the same recipe about 10 times in 3 weeks, that makes a LOT of Snickedoodles). Anyhow, we found out last week that she could exhibit fresh cookies for her Foods I project and 6 frozen cookies for Food Preservation. Let me tell you, she not only got Division Champion on her cookies (they will be going to the Indiana State Fair next week) but she also got a first place on her Food Preservation!!!! I am so proud of her!

Anyhow, thanks guys for teaching ME more about freezer cooking so that I can pass it on to my daughters!!!!

 

So, how do you make 30 Day Gourmet work for you? How do you use it to help you deal with a challenge in your life? How do you use it to help others?

Gourmet Q&A from Tammy

Q. Hi, I have the Freezer Cooking Manual and enjoy it very much. I was wondering if I could have permission to copy one page of the manual to give to about 5 of my friends. The page that I would like to copy is the Month of Breakfast and Lunch Ideas, pg 138. I have three small children 5 and under, and have found that this list of ideas is so helpful. Please let me know if I could pass the list along to a few of my friends who also have small children. Thank you! Susan

A. Hi Susan!  Good question!  The page Susan is talking about was in the Third Edition of the Freezer Cooking Manual.  Since it isn’t in the new Fourth Edition, we decided to put it on the website for everyone.  It’s under theFreezing Cooking Tips button at the top of the site.  Hope your friends find it as helpful as you do, Susan!

Cookin’ at the Keyboard with Shelley

ShelleyOne of the things I love most about being in the kitchen is cooking with my teenaged daughters. Of course, it hasn’t always been that way. I’ve done my share of fishing eggshells out of the batter, and my shoes wouldn’t stick to the floor if I baked the cookies by myself. We were surprised to discover how tasty basil can be when it’s mistaken for parsley and added to the vegetable soup. I’ve also learned that the chemical effect of baking powder is best demonstrated when eliminated from the muffins we were going to eat for breakfast.

Training my children in the kitchen consumes huge amounts of time and energy, but the results are worth the investment. Cooking with my daughters is better than cooking with a friend simply because they do everything the way I do it. I’m continually amazed at how much we can accomplish when we work together.

One thing that makes our cooking day flow more smoothly and efficiently is the Advantage Cooking software. When I announce that it’s time to chop the onions, I don’t have to answer the question, “How many do I chop?” Sarah checks the Action Report and completes the task without asking questions that disrupt my train of thought. When we’re assembling the meals and Lauren wonders what to do next, she uses the Recipe Report to select the recipe she likes the best. The reports give them the ability to think and act independently.

The software also gives the girls something fun and constructive to do at the computer. They can enter recipes and update any changes we make along the way. In the process, we’re building a database of family recipes that are easily shared when they have a kitchen of their own. Most importantly, I’m inspiring another generation to spend time together around the table. As a grandmother, I hope to stick to lots of kitchen floors!

If you haven’t tried our Advantage Cooking software, click here for a 30 day free trial or to order your own copy.

Final Thoughts

Hope you’ve enjoyed another edition of our Newsletter. I didn’t plan on it being so “cooking with your kids” oriented, but it all came together that way. Next month we’ll hear from Carol Santee, with info about packing lunches for our kids, as we get ready for that joyous time of year, “Back to School!” Click here to send me an email me with any questions, ideas, suggestions or problems. I enjoy hearing from you all!
Hope you have a great rest-of-the-month, and we’ll be talking again soon!

 

Tammy

Jul 272004
 

By Tammy Davis

Hi everybody! I mentioned in the Jul04 News that I was off to PA to get some food in the freezer for my mom. She lost her balance and fell down her basement steps and shattered her right wrist and broke her left foot. She had surgery to put screws in her arm, and she isn’t able to do much. The church brought them meals the first week, but I wanted to get some meals in the freezer for them so I didn’t have to worry about them. So, here’s my assembly day(s) stories.

Mom gave me the list of recipes she wanted me to make on Thu nite. I entered them into the Advantage Cooking Software, and ran all the reports before I left on Fri. BIG time saver!! I checked the shopping list against what mom already had on hand once we got to her house, and then I was off to grocery shop. Got the grocery shopping done and then organized the recipes and the order that I wanted to make them.

Sat morning we started cooking at about 930a. My 70+ yr old mother-in-law who lives with us went along to help. And what a help she was!!! She mixed recipes, she washed dishes, she put completed recipes in freezer bags and she washed more dishes. “Grandma” was a huge help, and I couldn’t have done it without her!

Mom couldn’t help much, even tho she’s feeling a lot better. Mom has a huge kitchen, with lots of counter space. She sat on the other side of the counter and talked to us while we were cooking. And answered the constant question “Where do you keep………?”

Dad decided to help, since he was waiting on the grass to dry so he could mow. We gave him the pleasant job of peeling the onions and getting them ready for us. Mom sent him to the picnic table on the back porch so he didn’t make us all cry. = ) Then he chopped some onion for us. Turns out I had him do way too many onions, as I forgot to make the adjustments on the shopping list, since mom modified the meatloaf recipe to suit them. Oh well! Then, dad grabs a spatula with raw meat on it to scrape out the onion measuring cup, so I had to give him a lesson in not contaminating stuff with raw meat while you’re cooking. Then he made the meat for burgers into individual burgers and flash froze them.

My 11 yr old DD went along, and she spent the afternoon picking blueberries so we could make Blueberry Buckle for her and Grampy. What’s another recipe between family members, right?

We made 2x Pork BBQ (2 meals) in the crockpot (dad shredded the meat and picked the bone and fat out); 6x Master Meat Mix (6 meatloaves) with mom’s variaiton; 1x Pizza Burgers (5 meals); 4lbs burger + onion soup mix and eggs for burgers on the grill (dad made 19 burgers out of it); 2x Country Baked Beans (6 meals); 1x Freezer Pie Crust (16 crusts); 1x Taco Chili (6 meals); 2x Garlic Pizza Crust, which I made into 16 already cooked individual serving pizzas for mom for lunch; 2x Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes (10 or 12 meals?); 2x Chicken Pot Pie (3 pies) 1 for dinner and 2 in the freezer, made and ready to be cooked. I kicked Grandma out of the kitchen at about 10p. I finished cleaning up and went to bed myself!

I forgot to add 2 Blueberry Buckles to the list for Sat. 1 was for dad, and 1 was for me to bring home. = ) Oh, and I baked the potatoes for Loaded Baked Potato Soup while the Buckle was baking.

Sun morning, Dad and Grandma went to church. DD and I started cooking. We made a batch of “Everything Cookies” from my dessert eBook, which makes about 12 doz cookies. She helped measure and mix, and scoop the dough onto the cookie sheets. Then she discovered what fun it was to wash dishes!! (You can tell right away that she’s never done it a day in her life!!!) = ) So I finished up the cookies, and mixed up 1x Oatmeal Cookie Mix… 3 bags of mix in the freezer, and 1 batch made into cookies. Mom helped the assembly line by putting the cooled cookies into freezer bags and shuffling them off to the freezer. Literally! = ) But she was determined to help. I think the real reason was to make sure most of the cookies were put away before dad came home and put a serious dent in them. 12 Doz Everything Cookies, and 2 doz Oatmeal. I mixed up 1x Apple Bread, while Grandma, just home from church, peeled and sliced the apples for me. 3 loaves of Apple Bread. Next we mixed up 2x Lazy Day Lasagna, making a 9×13 pan, and 3 loaf pans, all of which went in the freezer. Last but not least, I made 1x Loaded Baked Potato Soup, which went into 5 containers for mom to have for lunch.

We finished up cooking around 530p, and then finished cleaning. Dad made us burgers on the grill for dinner. Sometime in the middle of the cookie-making, I called my neighbor to see if she could watch my boys for me on Mon morning. I was supposed to drive back home on Sun aftn, but was just worn out and didn’t have the energy to do so. So if my neighbor could watch the boys, hubby could go to work, I could get a good nights sleep and drive home on Mon morning. She said she would, so I relaxed and finished up the cooking.

Oh, and another fun detail… Grandma brought her 8 lb Yorkie dog along for the trip. Grandma has had her about 6 wks, and the dog’s previous owners obviously fed her off the table. Coz everytime you’re in the kitchen and around food, she is at your feet hoping to get something. If you don’t promptly share, she starts growling at you. Then it turns into yips, and then barks. We put her in a bedroom a couple times for her to nap, but she about scratched the door down! So, we were working around a yipping, barking dog. Anytime anything was dropped, you about had to dive on it to get it before the dog! Potato skins, celery, she didn’t care! What a circus!!!

Anyway, mom was about in tears thanking Grandma and I for all our hard work to get it done for her. Grandma and I are exhausted… I have muscles that I didn’t know I have that hurt! = ) But mom and dad have lots of food to last them thru the rest of mom’s recovery. And that’s one less thing for me to worry about! I spent $75 at the grocery store, and dad spent about $50 at the butcher shop. So all those meals for $125!

Having the reports from the Advantage Software was wonderful for this adventure!! I had my recipe list to keep track of what we needed to make yet, the shopping list was an AWESOME time saver!!, and having the ingred list to refer back to numerous times was very helpful. As we finished up, mom said she’d need my help to go back thru the freezer and make a list of what all we made, so she’d know what she had in there. I pulled out the Recipe Inventory sheet and said “Done!” She was amazed!! I went thru and added boxes for the number of each recipe she had in the freezer, based on how we packaged them. She was so excited! I told her that she would be able to use her arm again about the time she ran out of food, and I bet she’ll be on the phone wanting to know when we can come help her cook some more! = )

July 2004 Chewin’ the News

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Notes from Tammy

tammyHi everybody! Happy July! Summer is just zooming by at my house! I really need a cooking day, to re-stock the freezer. And I’m heading to PA to stock my mom and dad’s freezer for them. Mom lost her balance and went head first down her basement steps a week or so ago. She broke her left foot and smashed her right wrist. And of course she’s right handed! Her church has been helping with meals, but that won’t last forever. I told mom to pick some recipes from the manual, and give them to me ahead of time so I can enter them in my software to print a shopping list. Then I’ll come to her house, shop and assemble meals for them. Dad drives truck and is usually gone all week, so mom will be much better able to fend for herself with some food in the freezer! What would we do without 30 Day Gourmet?!?? It sure makes life easier!

I owe you guys an apology. I mentioned the Teddy Bear Snack Mix in the News last month, and when I got some emails asking about it, realized it wasn’t on the site anymore. I’m sorry!! I didn’t even think about that when I wrote it! It was on the site, but now you can find it in the Fourth Edition of the Manual. Give it a try.. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

This issue of “Chewin’ the News” brings you four new recipes from Stephanie and Betsi, consultants who run a “marinade exchange”, similar to a Christmas cookie exchange. In addition to their recipes, they give us all the details we need to run our own successful marinade exchange. Enjoy, and be sure to let us know how your exchange worked!

Bonus Recipes from Stephanie and Betsi

BetsistephAren’t Holiday cookie exchanges great? You make several dozen of ONE kind of cookie, take them to a friend’s house, and leave with several dozen DIFFERENT kinds of cookies. Instant cookie platter and it looks like you did tons of work. Take that concept and make it work for the summer with great marinades – you make several of one kind and leave with lots of different marinades.

Betsi and I ran our first marinade exchange in June of 2001. We invited several moms that we knew and hoped for the best. The results were wonderful – the turn-out was great, the variety was great, and it was great to go home with 15 different marinades to stash in the freezer.

We learned a lot that first year and the second year we instituted some rules. The rules helped to set expectations.

  1. You will need to RSVP to Stephanie by May 15. You can call 555-555-5555 or email email@email.com No RSVP – you can’t come. No exceptions.

  2. You need to bring 12 bags of the same marinade. You might want to make 13 so you have one to leave at home for yourself.

  3. The marinade should be something wonderful. (Easy qualifications, right?) What I mean is there should be more than two ingredients. No ketchup and coke recipes. There are tons of recipes in magazines this time of year – keep your eye out for a great one, or use a family favorite.

  4. You will need to bring 12 copies of your recipe to the exchange.

  5. Each bag should be labeled with the name of the marinade, the date, and the kinds of meat that could go in it. Example: Sassy BBQ, 5/02, shrimp, chicken.

  6. You may participate as 2 people – you bring 24 bags and will go home with 24 bags. I will need to know that you are doing this when your RSVP

We also found it was best to try to hold the event on a Monday – because people tend to put this off until the last minute and if they had the weekend to prepare the items, they were less likely to cancel.

A marinade exchange is really easy to host – assuming that everyone makes 12 marinades, even if you only had 4-5 people in attendance you’d go home with three bags of four different marinades. I loved having more than one bag of the same marinade – great when you’re entertaining.

Now, some more about Stephanie and Betsi:

We are the proud new owners of Mix It Up, Meals Made Easy. It is the brainchild of Stephanie Severson and Betsi Olson and is located just north of the Twin Cities in the suburb of White Bear Township. After many years of lecturing and teaching classes on freezer cooking, we took the plunge and opened a retail store. Mix It Up offers workshops that provide busy families with 8-12 delicious, healthy meals customized to their families tastes. Customers put together their chosen meals in a fun social setting, leaving the mess and the stress of cooking ahead to Mix It Up staffers. Visit our website at www.mixitupmeals.com Mix It Up is rapidly expanding and is currently looking for enthusiastic people to open new stores. Investment opportunities are also available. For more information, contact Betsi and Stephanie at info@mixitupmeals.com.

Here are a couple of our favorite marinade recipes. Remember that fresh veggies don’t freeze well. If you decide to use portabella mushrooms, or fresh tomatoes for kabobs, please refrigerate, but don’t freeze them. Each recipe is put together “dump” style. Mix It Up hint: Line drinking glasses with gallon size freezer zip bags. “Dump” the ingredients assembly line style in each bag. Each marinade recipe will flavor and tenderize 1 1/2 to 3 pounds of meat.

Enjoy the bonus recipes!

Sassy BBQ Marinade

This recipe debuted at our very first marinade exchange. We had to search all over for Thai Chili Sauce. Look in the Asian food aisle of your grocery store. It is usually just called Chili Sauce or even Chili Garlic Sauce. If you can only find the one with garlic, just reduce the minced garlic by half. It is a bit spicy, so you can adjust it to your families preferences. Wonderful on all types of meat.

Black Dog Marinade

Why is it named this? We don’t know! Annie Tuttle contributed this recipe. She recommend chicken breasts, but Stephanie likes to have steaks marinated in it. While the steak is still partially frozen, slice very thinly and use with fresh mixed vegetables for a delicious stir-fry.

Website News from Nanci

nanciwebNew Shipment of Freezer Cooking Manuals is Here!! This makes 60,000!! 
Do you own an updated version of our Freezer Cooking Manual? If you’re still using an older version – or WORSE YET – if you don’t own a manual at all, now’s the time. The manual  is the freezer cook’s Bible. It teaches you HOW to freezer cook. Once you read the manual , you’ll be amazed at how much more sense our whole website makes. The manual includes:

  • Step-by-Step Instructions
  • 65+ Delicious Freezer Recipes
  • Nutritional Information for all Recipes
  • Multiplication Chart for Quantity Recipes 250+ Equivalents
  • Time Saving Worksheets
  • Indispensable Tally Sheet
  • Cooking Tips & Practical Advice
  • Master Mixes
  • Convenient Side Dishes
  • Delicious Snacks & Desserts

This is our 4th edition and by far the best yet. So if your old edition is dog-eared and full of cooking day spill stains OR if you haven’t bought a manual yet, click here to order now. Manuals are $14.95 for one, $12.95 for 2-9 and only $11.95 each for 10 or more

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Recipe of the Month Contest Winner

sconesOur winner this month is Myrna Matulevich with her recipe for “Whatever Scones”. This is a versatile recipe with lots of options, not only for freezing, but for flavors too. Which is why they’re called “Whatever Scones”… they are whatever flavor you choose to add!

I made blueberry scones as I had a bush full of ripe blueberries in the backyard. Myrna said in her comments that this recipes was “easier to make and clean up than muffins, but just as tasty.” We love muffins at my house, so I wanted to try the scones recipe to see how it compared. The scones have a drier texture than the “Tara’s Favorite Muffins” recipe I use, but everyone at my house really liked them. We ate them plain, but you could easily split them and add some butter like you might do to a muffin. And I agree with Myrna that they are easier to make and clean up than muffins!

The recipe calls for 1/2 C. of dried, fresh or frozen fruit. Use that as a starting point. We like lots of fruit, so mine (in the picture above) have almost 1 C. of fresh blueberries. Adjust the amount of fruit based on how you like it. Our favorite muffins are chocolate chip ones, so I had to try some scones with mini-chocolate chips as well! I used cinnamon instead of ginger, and 1/2 C. of mini-chocolate chips was plenty. Everyone liked that flavor too! I would probably use cinnamon with chopped apples too. And maybe sprinkle the top with a cinnamon-sugar mixture instead of just sugar? Let your taste decide!

Let’s meet Myrna:

I work full time as a teacher during the school year, and 30 D.G. helps me keep from going through the drive-thru 2 or 3 times a week. During the summers I stay home and recharge my batteries with my 2 kids, age 13 and 8. I am a classic mini-session person, I usually choose a recipe I like, and make one for dinner, plus 2 or 3 more meals for the freezer, at the same time. I have a favorite poem that was in an Amish cookbook (one of those fundraiser favorite recipe cookbooks) and is attributed to ‘Author Unknown’ that also describes me pretty well – I like to experiment:

RECIPE EXCHANGE
I didn’t have potatoes so I substituted rice
I didn’t have paprika so I used another spice.
I didn’t have tomato sauce so I used tomato paste,
A whole can – not a half can – I don’t believe in waste.
A friend gave me the recipe,
She said you couldn’t beat it.
There must be something wrong with her –
I couldn’t even eat it.

Click here to view/print the July Recipe of the Month!

Freezer Cook of the Month Contest Winner

Our winner this month is Jori Maguire. Below is the email she sent me. It just reminds me again how thankful I need to be that no one in my family has allergies that I have to work with when I cook!

I have been freezer cooking for about 4 years now and have always loved the ease in which dinner gets on the table every night. Okay, most nights! But where it has really proved to be the most rewarding is in feeding my 6 year old son, Riley. He has asthma and life-threatening food allergies to eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, most legumes, seeds and shellfish. We are currently shopping with a list of approximately 120 ingredients that he may not consume in any form. I have had to learn a new way of cooking with his multiple diagnoses of allergies and freezer cooking has been right there beside me.

My previous knowledge of the “freezability” of most baked goods has allowed me to have a “safe” treat at a moments notice when my son is invited to a friend’s house or the teacher calls to say that they will be having a party at school. Using the worksheets from the 30DG manual has helped me create some of our own recipes in larger size batches without making mistakes with costly ingredients. Having a full freezer means that I can be with him in the hospital (as I had to twice this winter) and know that my husband and daughter were well-fed. It also means that I can enjoy the privilege of “escaping” with my kids for an afternoon and not be worrying about getting back in time to make dinner. We always have at least a few meals that only require heating and a quick salad or vegetable and we are set. I am able to bless my husband by being frugal with his salary so that I am able to continue being a stay at home mom to my children.

I find that my eyes have filled with tears of joy as I write this. It sounds silly, but freezer cooking, as I have learned it through 30 Day Gourmet, has become a ministry by which I can serve my family.

So, how do you make 30 Day Gourmet work for you? How do you use it to help you deal with a challenge in your life? How do you use it to help others?

Gourmet Q&A from Tammy

Q. My newsletter has been coming through with weird print and is hard to read. Any suggestions? Sherry

A. We’ve gotten a couple similar comments from people. The majority of stuff 30 Day Gourmet does is in Comic Sans font. So I was being consistent with that when I did the News. It’s a pretty basic font, or so I thought. Apparently everyone’s computer is set differently as to how they display the different fonts. One of the options as I put the News together is to use a “default font” and “default” font size. Which means that your computer decides what font to use to display the News when you pull it up. So I’ve started using that, which should take care of this problem for those of you who were having it. And if you haven’t been having a problem like this, it still could change the look of the News for you. But this step should make it easier for everyone to read their newsletter!

Cookin’ at the Keyboard with Shelley

ShelleyI have experienced a new dimension in raising children. Our oldest daughter is driving! Although our state doesn’t require a licensed driver to complete an approved driver education course, Sarah started class this week.

It’s not that she doesn’t already drive well, or that my husband and I felt we couldn’t teach her adequately. Driving lessons are just so time consuming! And without a doubt, nothing can replace a structured and thorough outline given by an experienced teacher.

These are the same reasons that I’ve included several tutorials in the “Advantage Cooking” help menu. It’s not that you can’t use a computer, or that you couldn’t learn the software on your own, or that the manual isn’t easy to read. It’s just more time consuming!

To find the tutorials, click “Help” on the top menu bar, and select “Contents”. Resize the tutorial window so that it is side-by-side with the Advantage Cooking screen. This allows you to read the tutorial instructions in one window and practice the exercises in the other.

Just like driver’s training, nothing can replace the tutorials, written by the very person who created the software, to get you safely cruisin’ down the road!

If you haven’t tried our Advantage Cooking software, click here for a 30 day free trial or to order your own copy.

30 Day Gourmet in the News

HomeLife Magazine – I have an as yet unconfirmed report that we got a mention/recommendation (I’m not sure what) in HomeLife Magazine. This is a publication that goes out primarily to Southern Baptist families (about 500,000 of them). If anyone has seen a copy, could you send me an e-mail and let me know what the article says? Thanks!

Final Thoughts

Hope you’ve enjoyed another edition of our Newsletter. We enjoy putting it together for you! If you have any ideas of topics you’d like to see us cover in an upcoming month, please let me know! If you have any questions for the Q&A section, please send them to me too. Click here to send me an email with any questions, ideas, suggestions or problems. I enjoy hearing from you all!

Hope you have a great rest-of-the-month, and we’ll be talking again soon!

Tammy

Whatever Scones

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Tammy: Myrna says these are quick and easy enough to make fresh in the morning, and they’re easier to clean up than muffins. I agree with her! The texture of this recipe is more like a biscuit than a muffin. Use the 1/2 C. of fruit as a starting point… we like lots of fruit in ours, so I used closer to 1 C. of fruit. My family loves chocolate chip muffins, so I tried a batch of chocolate chip scones. I substituted cinnamon for the ginger, and used mini-chocolate chips instead of the fruit. They were also very good! But 1/2 C. of mini-chips was plenty. Use your imagination and your family’s favorites to make up your own “whatever” flavor!

Whatever Scones

Whatever Scones

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Servings

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16

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32

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48

Makes: scones

8

16

24

32

40

48

Ingredients
Flour

1-1/2 C.

3 C.

4-1/2 C.

6 C.

7-1/2 C.

9 C.

Oats

1 C.

2 C.

3 C.

4 C.

5 C.

6 C.

Sugar

1/4 C.

1/2 C.

3/4 C.

1 C.

1-1/4 C.

1-1/2 C.

Baking powder

1-1/2 t.

1 T.

1 T. + 1-1/2 t.

2 T.

2 T. + 1-1/2 t.

3 T.

Baking soda

1/2 t.

1 t.

1-1/2 t.

2 t.

2-1/2 t.

1 T.

Salt

1/2 t.

1 t.

1-1/2 t.

2 t.

2-1/2 t.

1 T.

Ginger

1/2 t.

1 t.

1-1/2 t.

2 t.

2-1/2 t.

1 T.

Butter or margarine

1/4 C.

1/2 C.

3/4 C.

1 C.

1-1/4 C.

1-1/2 C.

On Hand Ingredients
Whatever… fresh, frozen or dried fruit*

1/2 C.

1 C.

1-1/2 C.

2 C.

2-1/2 C.

3 C.

Buttermilk

2/3 C.

1-1/3 C.

2 C.

2-2/3 C.

3-1/3 C.

4 C.

Sugar to sprinkle on each

*= use raisins, currants, dried cranberries, chopped dried apricots, blueberries, chopped strawberries with bits of cream cheese, frozen berries, chopped rhubarb… whatever you have on hand!

Assembly Directions: In a bowl, combine the flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and ginger. Cut in the butter until mixture is crumbly.

Freezing Directions: Put mixture in a one-quart freezer bag. Seal, label and freeze.

Serving Directions: Remove mixture from freezer and allow to thaw overnight in the refrigerator, or thaw for 30 minutes on the counter. Dump mixture into a bowl and add the berries and buttermilk. Stir to mix, until dough comes together. (Dough will be slightly dry, but it will come together.) Dump dough onto a non-stick cookie sheet and pat into a circle about two inches thick. Sprinkle a spoonful of sugar over top of the dough… how much or how little based on your personal taste. Cut dough in half, and separate each half by about 3/4”, so they aren’t touching along the cut edge. Cut each half in half, again separating the pieces. Cut each fourth in half, again separating the pieces. So you now have 8 separated pieces on the cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until done. Serve warm.

Option: For a quicker breakfast or snack, pre-bake the scones and allow them to cool. Put each scone in a fold-top sandwich bag. Put all the wrapped scones in a freezer bag. Seal, label and freeze. To serve, remove the desired number of serving from the freezer. Thaw and heat in the microwave. Serve warm.

Nutritional Info: Whatever Scones
Nutritional analysis based on 8 servings and 1/2 cup raisins.
Per Serving: 272 Calories; 7g Fat (24.4% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 46g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 1mg Cholesterol; 393mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 2 Grain (Starch); 1/2 Fruit; 1-1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

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Stephanie and Betsi: This recipe debuted at our very first marinade exchange. We had to search all over for Thai Chili Sauce. Look in the Asian food aisle of your grocery store. It is usually just called Chili Sauce or even Chili Garlic Sauce. If you can only find the one with garlic, just reduce the minced garlic by half. It is a bit spicy, so you can adjust it to your families preferences. Wonderful on all types of meat.
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Servings

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24

36

48

60

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Ingredients
Chopped green onion

1/2 C.

1 C.

1-1/2 C.

2 C.

2-1/2 C.

3 C.

Ketchup

1/2 C.

1 C.

1-1/2 C.

2 C.

2-1/2 C.

3 C.

Molasses

1/4 C.

1/2 C.

3/4 C.

1 C.

1-1/4 C.

1-1/2 C.

Water

2 T.

1/4 C.

1/4 C. + 2 T.

1/2 C.

1/2 C. + 2 T.

3/4 C.

Soy sauce

2 T.

1/4 C.

1/4 C. + 2 T.

1/2 C.

1/2 C. + 2 T.

3/4 C.

Sesame oil

2 t.

1 T. + 1 t.

2 T.

2 T. + 2 t.

3 T. + 1 t.

1/4 C.

Thai chili sauce

2 t.

1 T. + 1 t.

2 T.

2 T. + 2 t.

3 T. + 1 t.

1/4 C.

Garlic

2 cloves

4 cloves

6 cloves

8 cloves

10 cloves

12 cloves

 

Assembly hints:
Use a one gallon freezer bag for each recipe you make. Put the freezer bag in a drinking glass, small bowl or measuring cup. Add the ingredients assembly-line style to each bag.

Assembly Directions:
Add the green onions, ketchup, molasses, water, soy sauce, sesame oil, Thai chili sauce and garlic to a one gallon freezer bag. Seal and shake or squish together to mix the ingredients.

Freezing Directions:
Add up to 3 lbs. of your choice of meat to the freezer bag. Shrimp, chicken and steak are great in this marinade! Seal, label and freeze.

Serving Directions:
Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Remove meat from marinade and discard marinade. Grill or cook meat as desired.

Stephanie’s Comments:
*= 12 servings based on adding 3 lbs. of meat to the marinade. Adding less meat will yield fewer servings. 4 oz. of meat is considered a serving.
Wonderful on all types of meat! Shrimp is wonderful, but chicken and even steak are great as well.

Nutritional Info: Sassy BBQ
Based on 12 servings.
Per Serving: 39 Calories; 1g Fat (17.8% calories from fat); trace Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 299mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.