http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/ Frozen Assets: Cooking for the Freezer Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:59:57 GMT Whitney Donohue http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63514 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63514 I do not freeze pasta in the soup. It generally comes out mushy when I do. However, to make sure I have the pasta, I will freeze it in a separate bag (and put Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:59:19 GMT Kathy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63513 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63513 Home made baking powder biscuits freeze great! Flash freeze them and then bake like usual. They need about 4 minutes more cooking time. Drop biscuits do not Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:50:40 GMT Jaime Grimes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63512 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63512 Hi Kay!  Welcome back! (or when you get here! lol)  In Omaha there is a couple more stores than in Lincoln but the stores I frequent for their loss leaders Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:31:26 GMT wilslon@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63511 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63511 Thanks, I never thought to use the baby spinach. I like the basil the best, but if it's not summer when we can grow it, it can get expensive in the store to Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:28:11 GMT Kami http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63510 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63510 I am a careful shopper and also compare prices. In order to justify the higher prices at Costco, I remind myself that they are a very ethical company. They Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:27:10 GMT Tommie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63509 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63509 Has anyone tried making biscuit dough and freezing the biscuits? Do I need to make any changes in a standard recipe? I like the convenience of frozen biscuits Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:26:37 GMT Kay Schnack http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63508 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63508 Hello I will be moving back to Omaha whenever my house sells… unfortunately, not military…. Can you let me know where the best places are to go shopping? I Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:16:36 GMT Richard Lee Holbert http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63507 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63507 Spinach Pesto and Pasta Make the pesto and transfer it to a freezer container or bag; freeze for up to 3 months. When you?re ready to use it, thaw the Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:13:23 GMT Jaime Grimes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63506 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63506 Anna, I also go to the Omaha commissary and I find that they are not always cheaper.  I live in Lincoln and most of the lost leaders are cheaper from the Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:02:56 GMT Solofan2003@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63505 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63505 Nancy, Good point. I get sticker shock leaving the Commissary for the regular grocery stores, including Walmart's Supercenter, here and I'm near Omaha. Most Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:00:10 GMT bknrmock http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63504 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63504 Nancy, I chuckled reading this as I LOVE Costco! We, too, are in NW Indiana and you are so dead on about the price variations as you fan out from this area. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:10:48 GMT Kathy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63503 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63503 Here is how I make the soup, sorry it is not a more exact recipe. Melt a cube of butter in a 6 qt soup pan. Add 1 medium onion diced fine. Saute on low heat Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:49:25 GMT goddessdawnie@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63502 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63502 I brine my turkey then stuff and roast it. We LOVE turkey lefties so I usually do two, a few days or a week apart. The first day of course we eat fresh roast Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:47:07 GMT NANCY NORRIS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63501 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63501 When Costco opened a store here several years ago, my mailbox was stuffed with their flyers for weeks, and an acquaintance who worked there kept handing me Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:37:09 GMT Kristin Stephens http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63500 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frozen-assets/message/63500 I've been on FA for about 10 years, but lurking the last few years. I made this recipe for Seafood Stuffed shells last night and it was absolutely fabulous. I