Freezer Cooking

I participated again this month in Money Saving Mom and FishMama's freezer cooking/baking days yesterday and today. Here's what I got done:

• Chicken Alfredo (2 meals)
• Unstuffed Peppers (2 meals)
• Chicken Enchiladas (1 meal)
• Pumpkin Cranberry Walnut muffins (1 dozen)
• Pre-seasoned, ready to grill chicken (2 meals)
• Cinnamon Rolls for Christmas breakfast at my parents. Now I don't have to worry about them if the baby comes before Christmas!
• Chocolate dipped pretzels in the cute little bag at the front of the picture. I have to make 60 of these bags in the next few days for Jacob's students and three youth orchestras. It's pretty time consuming, but I got about 15 bags done so far. 

I'm happy with all I got done...even though it's not that much. It's a good feeling to have more meals stocked in our after-baby-stash!

Oh, you should totally go over and check out how much my sister accomplished. I'm convinced she has superpowers! haha!

Baking Days!

The last two days I've participated in the baking/cooking days that Money Saving Mom and LifeasMom hosted! I have enjoyed myself so much since I absolutely love to cook/bake plus, I've gotten lots of stuff put in the freezer to use in the first few weeks after Lily is born!

Here is a rundown of what I made:
Zucchini Casserole (to give to a friend)
Caramel Pie (also for a friend)
2 Homemade Pizzas (for supper last night and to freeze leftovers)
1 batch chocolate chip cookie dough
Ham & Bean Soup (for supper tonight and to freeze leftovers)
Homemade Applesauce
1 batch Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie dough
1 batch granola
3lbs chicken, cooked and shredded

Back row: 2 containers applesauce (1 to freeze and 1 to use now), 5 bags of pizza (frozen, 2-3 slices per bag), chocolate chip cookie dough balls (frozen), 3 bags of granola
Front row: 1 bag of soup (frozen), 2 bags of shredded chicken (frozen), peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough balls (frozen), 1 pineapple cut up.

I'm very happy with all I got done. I know it's really not that much, but it's a start! I hope to have a baking day once each week to get my freezer stocked with meals so I won't have to cook for awhile after the baby is born.

Oh, and just so ya'll don't think that Jacob and I sit around and eat cookies all the time...the cookie dough is for me to make cookies for Jacob's orchestra next week. They have a concert this weekend, and it's tradition for me to make cookies for the kids at their next rehearsal. I'm so glad to have a head start on it!

Check out Money Saving Mom to see how everyone else did with their baking days!