Lots to post

So the last two days I have cooked alot!! I have made a few meals for the freezer and I made some banana bread and I have also cooked dinner the last two nights!! So after some talk with a few friends I have decided to try freezer meals and see what works and what doesn't for me. I have been doing lots of looking at recipes and many websites that post recipes and blogs and whatever I could find that would help me with my journey of freezer meals!! :) So I am not doing my freezer meals at this time the way that they usually done which is all in one day because I have been babysitting during the week and my weekends have been busy so I have been trying one recipe a day just to get the hang of what I am doing!! My first tip before even starting is to cut all of your veggies how you need them such as dicing all of your onions or slicing mushrooms or carrots whatever all of your recipes calls for and seperate them into seperate bowls and you can add them to all of your recipes when you need them and you don't have to stop and chop them everytime. The recipes that I started with are Teriyaki chicken, Twice Baked Potatoes and Chicken Alfredo Lasagna (Rotini). And I also prepped fresh green beans to put in the freezer.  I plan on posting all of the recipes and pictures tomorrow because I am not babysitting then and will have time to get it all done and not mess it up because I am getting sleepy!! I also made my go to quick and easy supper Monday night which is sliced up smoked sausages and hashbrowns with onions and sometimes I add mushrooms or peppers if i have them. I usually use this recipe on nights that we get home late or we just don't want to make a huge mess because it is a one skillet meal.

The recipe for it is as follows:

• 1 package of smoked sausage links (cut up)
• 1 small onion
• 1/2 package of shredded hashbrowns
• 2 tbsp butter
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup shredded  cheese (optional)

In a large skillet I sautee the smoked sausage until it is browned. I then add the butter, onions and hashbrowns and cook until the onions are soft and the hashbrowns are golden. We then add cheese to the top of ours because we are a cheese loving family but that is optional because it is yummy with or without cheese.



Tonights supper was super easy because we just had breakfast for supper which was pancakes and sausage. But the fun part was that we bought a new little gadget that I absolutely love and that is our pancake pen from William-Sonoma. I just want to clarify that I am not getting anything from William-Sonoma for mentioning this product but I wanted to give my opinion on this gadget. It makes making pancakes fun and it is so easy that my 6 year old could use it. She loved it so I now have a little pancake helper.

My Daughters initials (except the L is backwards in this pic)

My daughter wanted a smiley face!! :)

I will add all of the other recipes tomorrow along with pictures!! :)