Cheesecake experiment

So I'm going to try freezing one piece of my homemade cheesecake today and see how well it holds up. To be continued...

Mashed potatoes

Leftover mashed potatoes? Well - there are some great recipes out there that can be made from leftover mashed potatoes, but if you only have a serving or two, you can always freeze it in a ziplock bag. Later, just thaw them out and serve (they'll be a bit more watery than normal) or mix them in with a fresh batch of mashed potatoes. A couple times I've been so pressed for time with dinner and had several bags of leftover mashed in the freezer - I juat thawed them, mixed them all together, heated, and served. Why waste? Seriously! They are just as good!

Bread

Bread is wonderful homemade – but what about if you don’t have time to make it?

I have a bread machine, and it makes having homemade bread wicked easy, but it still takes almost 4 hours. Here’s what I’ve discovered: bread freezes really well. When you’ve got the time during the day, throw all the stuff in your bread machine and make a loaf of bread. After it cools, double wrap it in aluminum foil, label and date it with a Sharpie marker, and freeze it for later. You can thaw that baby out or pop it in the oven frozen and heat it through in less than an hour. Trust me, it tastes as if you just made it, no one will know it came out of the freezer. My freezer always has a few loaves of good bread in it. This is a much more cost effective and delicious option to simply running into the store and picking up a loaf of Italian bread.