March is National Frozen Food Month :) - Freeze-Frame Radio

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

March is National Frozen Food Month :)

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

When I think of frozen food I'd actually eat, I think of frozen vegetables, which are really convenient and easy to prepare.

I can go for the occasional frozen pizza.

Really the only other frozen foods I'd consider for meals are these Jenny-O frozen turkey roasts and Reynold's Pasties. Oh and Frozen Raviolli to boil is ok too.

Even food I cook, I don't believe in freezing the left-overs, because it just doesn't seem appealing to think of dinner and think of having to dethaw something from a month ago and that will be a meal....

Or when you see the people going ape over their Encore Bistro meals.....a meal from a box just doesn't seem desireable to me....

Is there frozen foods you like? Anything in particular that you'd recommend?

Date: Sun Mar 5 06:10 2006

Well for breakfast the kids love the new toaster streudels- like a gourmet pop tart! At least to them. Also they like french toast sticks- ez to heat up and serve with syrup as a dip.

For lunch I almost always have Healthy Choice or Lean Cuisine- some of them are really good. Better than fast food or a sandwich!

For dinner I do like Stouffer's lasagna and chipped beef. Of course the lasagna is no match for homemade, but the way I like to make it, Stouffer's is quicker, cheaper and more convenient. I also like to buy frozen broccoli and cauliflower. Of course Tombstone is tolerable for an occasional quick dinner. The kids like frozen chicken nuggets sometimes too. Oh and I used to buy Banquet chicken- but have not in years.

But dessert is the best meal served frozen! If it is ice cream or cake related !

I agree on the leftover thing JD, but I have made chili that way and reheated and it tasted about the same!

-- Edited by Ruby at 14:50, 2006-03-05

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

I get a lot of frozen things, but not a lot of those already prepared type meals. I can't stand Healthy Choice or any of those frozen lunches. We do like pot pies though.

Let's see, other frozen things we get:
I like to get frozen salmon, in Indiana, fresh salmon isn't really an option.
Fish sticks & french fries
Sometimes I'll get frozen chicken patties.
Creamed chipped beef
Every once in a while I'll get waffles or toaster streudel (which isn't new by the way).
I'll make a huge batch of cookie dough and freeze it so I can pop a few cookies in the oven at just about any time.
My hubby will make a huge batch of spachetti sauce and freeze it. We can live off of that for weeks.
And of course, ice cream and popsicles.

MzHartz · Permanent Vacation

Oh yeah, we get the frozen ravioli sometimes too.

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

there was/ probably still is a name brand of frozen food that was linguini with clam sauce that was pretty darn good (if you are into that)- only 99 cents too (at least at the time that I was buying it)- michillinas? no wait- it was Budget Gormet...

JD The Jazz Doctor · Grand Poobah

oh hey some of the Encore stuff isn't too bad- salsbury steaks, served over warm bread/toast wasn't too bad, the veal-parmesan served the same was was pretty good (for those into veal)....in fact their stuffed peppers aren't bad at all....I liked them better than the first from scratch recipie I had for stuffed peppers even....

CP · Lord of the Lair

I think I would die if I didn't have frozen food. I am too lazy to cook and hate cleaning up the mess even more. I love just dirtying a fork and a glass.

ray925 · Darth Raydar

I like chicken pot pies. Plus there's nothing like throwing a pizza in the oven when you're short on time or just don't want to mess with anything.

CP · Lord of the Lair

I agree ray--and I love the Lean Cuisine as long as it is not fish.