Product Description: Millions of shoppers save money buying groceries in bulk — trays of boneless chicken breasts, pairs of flank steaks, and flats of ripe tomatoes. But savings can quickly become losses if those bulk quantities spoil in the refrigerator or lie forgotten — unlabeled and unrecognizable under layers of ice crystals — in the back of the freezer.
Kati Neville and Lindsay Tkacsik have built businesses teaching home cooks how to take advantage of bulk savings by shopping wisely; converting food purchases into delicious, healthful family dinners; and labeling and storing the meals for easy access on busy days. They share all their best recipes and organizational wisdom in Fix, Freeze, Feast, a cookbook every price-conscious shopper will love, and warehouse club members shouldn't be without. With their help, home cooks will have freezers stocked with easy-to-prepare entrées, ready to be defrosted and cooked for weeknight family dinners. Imagine the comfort of knowing a homecooked meal is always available.
Each recipe includes instructions for dividing, preparing, and storing the raw ingredients, and a second set of simple directions for thawing, cooking, and enjoying the food. Designed for the way people cook today, Fix, Freeze, Feast meals are lighter and fresher than traditional bulk-cooking recipes, with a focus on simple stews and stir-fries, quick grilled or broiled main courses, and popular ethnic meals such as Beef Fajitas and Cashew Chicken Stir-fry.
Add to the entrées ready-to-bake cookie doughs, warming soups and side dishes, fruit smoothies, and portable kids' snacks, and those warehouse club shopping trips begin to look more valuable than ever. This is a system that saves time, saves money, and saves families from the empty calories of takeout food. Make room in the freezer for next week's dinner!
Praise for Fix, Freeze, Feast —
"[Fix Freeze, Feast] delivers some yummy new recipes that are easily stored and don’t look or taste like frozen meals when they’re served days later . . . Fix Freeze, Feast promises to ease the stress of cooking and ensure that you’re well fed, with hearty meals, throughout the week or month." — lhj.com (Ladies Home Journal)
"Fix Freeze, Feast is a smart book to keep on the shelf . . . There’s nothing like a hot meal after a long, hard day at work, especially if all the work was done weeks ago!" — Scripps News Service
"If you resolved to cook more at home in 2008, Fix, Freeze and Feast can help . . . In addition to recipes they also have tips for organizing your shopping list, packaging meals and preventing freezer burn." — Spokane Spokesman-Review
"If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to eat home-cooked meals as a family more often, Fix Freeze, Feast could be just the help you need to accomplish that . . . Fix Freeze, Feast won’t guarantee getting a scattered family home for dinner more often, but it will definitely make it much easier to get the meal on the table." — The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
"Not so much a cookbook as a bulk-saving survival guide for harried cooks everywhere." — Northern Virginia Magazine
"The authors do a great job offering clear instructions for the cooking, an important final step that is too often left to guesswork." — (Memphis) Commercial Appeal
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - So simple and pretty darn tasty!
We have a store called Let's Dish where you can go and prepare meals to freeze. I loved the concept, but spending $200 each trip was a little much for our family. This book is great in that I can make ... Read More
Rating: - Awesome!!!!
My sister bought me this cookbook for Christmas and I was thrilled!! As a working mom with 2 very energetic little boys and church responsibilities I couldn't wait to try this out. I tend to be a little ... Read More
Rating: - Super Cookbook
This book saves me a lot of time during the week. I make one new item each week and we rotate through them. I have had nothing that I don't like and its so nice not to have to start from scratch in the ... Read More
Rating: - Takes a while to make, but so worth it.
I recieved this cookbook as a Christmas present. So far I've made the basic red sauce, chicken curry and chicken parmigiana. I love that the recipes include prep and then day of cooking instructions, as ... Read More
Rating: - This cookbook is great if you are looking for new frozen recipes to try!!
I love this cookbook! The recipes are delicious. My children ages 4, 3, and 2 even eat these foods. The recipes are pretty easy to follow because it is mostly putting together 3 or more meals after you ... Read More
- So simple and pretty darn tasty!