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Leftovers On Purpose -LOP- is about how I make meals ahead and store in my freezer :). It includes ideas for feeding daycare toddlers, as well as what I do to keep Weight Watcher's Point-friendly items available for myself. The same ideas would work for feeding a busy family.
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Recent Posts Tagged With 'beans'
Nov 11
Simple, toddler friendly, nutrient packed, freezes well.....all things I love and all things in this recipe:Chicken, Beans & Rice1 cup rice2 tsp. vegetable oil1 tsp. salt1 1/2 cups water1-15 oz. can black beans, drained & rinsed2 cups cooked, (read full article)
beans, Chicken, cook ahead, crock pot, Freezer, Rice
Sep 13
I do this often for the toddlers.....plop two or three frozen burritos in my mini crock pot first thing in the morning. By lunchtime, they are defrosted and warm. For the toddlers, I use my pizza cutter to cut them into 6 or 8 pieces each. It's a (read full article)
beans, Quick Fix Ahead
Aug 22
Corn dog muffins are yummy and I like how convenient they are, too, and they freeze well. They're just not toddler-friendly if you use the conventional recipe because you need to cut hot dogs into pieces so they don't become a choking hazard. I don (read full article)
beans, cook ahead, Freezer, hot dogs, verdict
Aug 13
Today was the first day I served Pamm's Brown Bag Burritos to the toddlers.This morning, first thing, I grabbed two burritos straight out of the freezer and put them in my mini crock pot on high. They were 'frozen together' so about an hour into it, (read full article)
beans, cook ahead, Freezer, ground beef, verdict
Aug 13
I have been wanting to learn how to make my own burritos for a while now, I just needed the right recipe. I recently read this Brown Bag Burritos post and knew I could make something like that. So with excitement, I made my grocery list of the stuf (read full article)
beans, cook ahead, Freezer, ground beef