Like pie crust dough. There was a little in the freezer for a while, and I decided I should take it out and use it. So, it was in the fridge when I got some fresh blueberries. Enough to make a bottom crust; I treated the top like a crisp. It took so little time!
I need to take a day each month, size up the situation, and make up batches of things like biscuits, pizza dough, pie crust dough, pancake mix; browned hamburg ready for chili, meatballs. That would be nice.
Well done and so true! Although I confess, I've never quite mastered the pie crust. It always turns out fine ... but never perfect. Seems like you've got it down!
ReplyDeleteMy crusts often look a mess, because I make an oil crust, and they're too soft to work with nicely. When I used Crisco (horrors!) I was able to crimp the edges and make it look pretty. I've been wondering if I should change to a butter recipe; I've been thinking about the smoke point of cooking oils.
Deleteit is such a nice idea to be able to get ahead on things; this is my dream too, one day...
ReplyDeleteYES! I always tell Mike our life would be totally different if we had a freezer big enough to store more. I dream of having a deep-freeze someday. The freezer and fridge that came with this apartment are both quite small--barely enough room for what we do keep in them, and certainly no room to make things ahead and store them. Someday! This seems like the kind of project--or better, routine--you would really get into, Lisa, yes.
ReplyDeleteOh, it is so very nice to have something done ahead, even if it is just "bits and pieces!" It is the way I managed to return to the classroom when the girls were in middle school. I often used extra week-end time for prep for meals ahead. We had dinner together every night! Not the norm these days - nor was it the norm in those days, either! Would love to help you enjoy that blueberry crisp!:-) As to nightshades, our daughter has determined she does better if she omits all of them. Sad about the potatoes.:( When she was a child, she loved "smashed" potatoes.
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