How to Save Money with Prep-Ahead Meals One of the great things about batch cooking ingredients in bulk is that when I see a great deal on meat, I feel comfortable buy several packages at once to use in my bulk cooking. I can then bring it home and cook it within a day orRead More
Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
This easy slow cooker mashed potato recipe is a no drain recipe which means it can be cooked start to finish in the Crock-Pot. When I share a recipe for using up leftover mashed potatoes, people often tell me that they never have leftover mashed potatoes. And I tell them that if they don’tRead More
How to Save Time with Prep-Ahead Meals
By spending an hour or two prepping ahead on the weekend, you can create quick and easy dinners all week long. Below I will share tips for how you can do a quick batch cooking session, prep-ahead meals, and save time cooking meals on busy weeknights. Prep-Ahead Meals vs. Make-Ahead Meals The primary difference between prep-aheadRead More
How to Create a Meal Plan with Batch Cooking
You don’t have to spend a whole day cooking meals for your freezer to take advantage batch cooking. You can adapt the concept of batch cooking to fit your lifestyle and schedule. I use batch cooking as a frugal way of creating my own “convenience foods” to simplify dinner preparation on busy weeknights. Cooking basic ingredients, suchRead More
How to Roast Spaghetti Squash
I recently made a great discovery: my kids love roasted spaghetti squash. I mean really LOVE it. They even like roasted spaghetti squash more than they like regular pasta. I never would have guessed that would be the case. My 8 year old likes it so much that I decided to try batch cooking spaghetti squash, soRead More
