FRUGAL FRIDAYS: How To Use Your Freezer To Save Big Bucks
01.01.70
Second, just because you have a huge freezer doesn’t mean you have to fill it to bursting. Just like with any stockpile, moderation is the key. The people on the Extreme Couponing show would have us believe that more is better. (I really hate that show, but that’s for another article!) However, always be mindful of how much you are actually going to use. Again, throwing out food is not cost effective.
Third, it is a good idea to label your food with what it is and the date it was frozen. Food is not always identifiable after it is frozen so labeling saves you from taking out chicken for dinner and then having pork to cook. (Er . . . yeah, I learned that one from experience.) Putting the date on packages also ensures you use the oldest items first. Just like a non perishable stockpile, you always want to rotate your stock.
Although not everyone has the space or funds to have a stand alone freezer, the tips above can be used with your regular freezer as well. Just remember to think beyond your weekly grocery needs when you do your shopping and plan your meals around what is on sale and what you have in your stockpile.
Source: Connecticut Watchdog
Moose and Other Alaskan Delights
01.01.70
Suzanne Bishop casually mentioned in the comments under my blog post about pressure cookers that she uses hers to cook moose. Yes, moose. "My pressure cooker makes even the toughest moose tender," she wrote. Of course I had to investigate on behalf of Epicurious members everywhere. Here, she gives us the scoop on Alaska's favorite meat.
Where do you live? I'm curious, since I've never seen a moose!
We live in Fairbanks. Alaska. We have a small house on eight acres of forest, adjacent to 32 acres owned by my husband's family. We have a large vegetable garden and share a potato garden with the rest of the extended family. I have become a devoted "locavore" over the past 10 years, and although the climate makes gardening a brief season, we are able to grow or "harvest" (hunt) most of our family's food.
Do you and your family hunt moose?
Source: Epicurious (blog)