When I am making a Cook Once Eat Twice™ pasta sauce, I freeze the sauce in the amount I need for one pound of pasta. If you get unexpected dinner guests, and you have pasta sauce frozen, all you need to do is take out the sauce and heat it in the microwave; cook a fresh pot of pasta---one pound serves four adults; add a salad and wine and you are good to go. Your meal will be healthy, quick, and delicious and you will not have the extra expense of having to buy a takeout pizza. It will taste as if you had cooked all day.
Many things freeze successfully if you wrap them correctly. If your have too much ham leftover after Easter do not suffer with weeks of leftover ham. Instead, slice the meat as if you were going to make sandwiches, place the amount you need for one sandwich in a sandwich baggie, squeeze out the air, attach a label with the name and date. Put the individual sandwich baggies in a larger gallon bag, squeeze out the air, close it tight and place in the freezer. You can enjoy a ham sandwich in a few weeks.
In an effort to not eat too much birthday cake, the day after my birthday I cut the remaining cake into serving slices. I wrap each slice in plastic wrap and put the individually wrapped slices in a gallon baggie. Frozen cake thaws very quickly and months later you can still celebrate your birthday. You will also feel good knowing you didn’t eat too much cake. Most cakes freeze successfully including cheesecakes.
If you learn to double, freeze, and use your microwave successfully you will cook more, and get many meals for your efforts.
Cooking is easier than you think and you and your family are worth the time and effort it takes.
Simple cooking idea: Salt your pasta water after it comes to a boil. The salt dissolves easier that way.
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