once a month/ once a week cooking

[missus_vegas]

mi will be the first to admit seh mi lazy and doan like fi cook everyday.

dat said. mi know seh nuff ja-cans especially di man dem is very anti left overs.

When i first met mr man him claim seh him no eat overnite food period. after a few months i got him to eat it... cus dis baby aint bunnin up har hand every evelin afta mi come home tired like wah...

so out a di blue last week him seh to me "why doan u do dat ting weh u cook and freeze di food?" mi sehmy dream come true.

yuh know how lang mi a try get di man fi learn sense

so nebody else ever done/ does/ thinking of doing once a week/2 wk cooking....mi no reach di months stage yet. i think i have enuff to last maybe 2 wks depending if we eat lunch out deh or not....we a hell fi leff food at home and go a road go pay fi it.

[CeaBee]

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i proudly serve leftovers ....however the leftovers usually within next day to two days.

me nuh know why the frozen food ting did never appeal to me

[trelawnysmall]

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I freeze food all of the time that I cook. I like it that way.
My frozen food never stays in the freezer more then a couple of weeks. Today for lunch I pulled out a plastic container with curry shrimp in coconut milk and okra along with brown rice with the sauce on it. And on the side I had 3 slices of fried plantain, that was fabulous. I made that last week, and put one left over serving in the freezer. I don't use a microwave (tho I do have one packed above the closet) but it took about 3 minutes in the fry pan on low and the plantain just had to defrost. It was an excellent meal.

Then this evening I baked stuffed zucchini squash and once it cooled down, I sliced it and put the serving size slices in tin foil and into the freezer.

I have been told that the idea of left overs is hard for some to accept, due to the fact that many people never had frig or freezer to preserve the left over food.

I LOVE my freezer.

BTW, you can always find local fruit that is out of season in my freezer, mangoes, papaya, banana so I can use them when I can't get them to either bake with or make blended drinks with.

[MsExced]

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So TSmall can I visit you when I reach Negril. Your food always sound tasty.

[Suesumba]

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freezing certain food changes the *chemistry* of it and dem just don't taste good or have the same texture as freshly prepared food. simple foods can take about 20 to 30 minutes to cook.

[diabolical_Tanya]

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because mi hand heavy an mi always cook waaaaaay too much I freeze food all the time.

Certain things as Sue says don't taste the same after freezing but dat no matter to me

Stew peas
Chili
Spaghatti sauce
chicken soup
beef soup
curry chicken

[missus_vegas]

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oxtail
brown stew chicken

mi not freezing tings like steak or rice or mashed potatoes etc. just meats...oh and i did lasagna and shepperds pie as well....just like microwave dinners.

[Boopie2]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SueSumba</div><div class="ubbcode-body">freezing certain food changes the *chemistry* of it and dem just don't taste good or have the same texture as freshly prepared food. simple foods can take about 20 to 30 minutes to cook. </div></div>

I agree, besides popsicles and ice cream I&quot;m not freezing any meals.

[Xavier]

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Fe real. I don't do the frozen food. The one thing I do to save time is season all my meat and put them in freezer zip look. I label them and know what I want to cook each week. Saves some time.

[Suesumba]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xavier</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The one thing I do to save time is season all my meat and put them in freezer zip look. </div></div>

that's what i do, but never thought to label them. take them out on the morning of the meal to be and by the time i get home it's thawed. the flavour of the seasonings also soak in quite well.

[julie*mango]

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pasta dishes can be prepped and frozen then popped into the oven when yu ready for it.


other than that I can't think of much food that survive freezing unlike it's just to season them up like Xavier says which cuts down on prep time

[kia027]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xavier</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Fe real. I don't do the frozen food. The one thing I do to save time is season all my meat and put them in freezer zip look. I label them and know what I want to cook each week. Saves some time. </div></div>

yep

[diabolical_Tanya]

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Ya'all are so Jamaican

Is me one live so I really can't be bothered wid di every day pot pan stove. and it is virtually impossible to cook anything good for just one person. Therefore freezing is a godsend to me.

[Suesumba]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: _______</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold">pasta </span>

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pasta is best served al dente! i can see doing the sauce (not alfredo sauce), sphagetti sauce with meat, not vegetables and then re-heating that because the tomato sauce would really seep in, but not the pasta itself.

[julie*mango]

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Yes dear...my fave is lasagna, rotini with meat sauce or mac and cheese