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"One of the easiest ways to save money on your family's grocery bill is by purchasing foods in bulk when they go on sale. When ground meat goes on sale, rather than just stocking up to store in the freezer "as is," many cooks find it helpful to prepare meat mixes for using later in their favorite family recipes. By preparing this recipe..."

Ingredients: pepper, green peppers, onions...

"Freezing is a simple and excellent way to preserve fresh culinary herbs. Packing in ice cube trays makes it easy to always have fresh herbs on hand, adding fresh herb flavor to soups, sauces, and drinks. Some people prefer to freeze in a good quality olive oil, I prefer the boiling water method, which is listed in this recipe here today. You can freeze..."

Ingredients: herbs, boiling water...

"These are so much better than any store-bought bread crumbs, use in any recipe calling for seasoned breadcrumbs, they make a wonderful breading for baked chicken and fish --- store in the fridge or freezer and use when needed --- the recipe can be reduced to one loaf of bread if desired, since I use these on a regular basis I most always make two loaves...."

Ingredients: dried basil, dried oregano...

"I make up about 6-8 small mason jars of the spice mixture ahead of time so that when I am ready to make chili it is about 10 minutes work away (plus simmer time but I haven't figured out how to get around that yet). It is a very versatile recipe and I have made it with ground beef or ground pork and have interchanged various types of beans and..."

Ingredients: dried onions, ground cumin...

"See in the recipe the many uses for this pesto. You may freeze it in an ice cube tray for handy use later on. Also a great add on to mayo or yogurt to give a sandwich pizzazz"

Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil, fresh parsley...

"Stuff this under the skin of a chicken with extra garlic, use it for garlic bread, a small disc in the center of a hamburger, or use as a "condiment" for fish and seafood. Adapted from "How to Grill" by Raichlen. You've got to check that book out."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, oregano...

"Fresh peeled tomatoes may be used in place of canned, just slightly blanch in boiling water firstly for a couple minutes then peel and chop before using in this recipe, this is great to have handy in the freezer ready to use in any recipe, and much better than the canned stuff. This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled. Great to use in stews, casseroles,..."

Ingredients: cornstarch, hot sauce, onions...

"This is very handy to have ready in the freezer if you do a lot of baking. Of coarse, this mix may be refrigerated until ready to use, but it will keep almost indefinitely in the freezer."

Ingredients: cinnamon, nutmeg, salt...

"A staple in Malaysian and Thai cooking. Oelek means grinding so sambal oelek means ground chilli sambal! This can also be frozen."

Ingredients: garlic, ginger, lemongrass...

"This stuff is great to use on chicken or salmon before cooking or as a spread for garlic bread. It can be kept chilled for up to two weeks, or frozen for longer term storage."

Ingredients: garlic, olive oil...

"Pol Martin Cookbook"

Ingredients: fresh basil leaves, fresh parsley...

"This all-purpose mix can be used for a variety of different uses, such as chili, beefaroni, pizza, spaghetti, sloppy joes and Spanish rice, etc. It is a lifesaver, when time is short after a busy workday. Meals can be prepared in a flash when this mix is on hand in the freezer...a real timesaver."

Ingredients: garlic, green bell peppers...

"This makes wonderful little gifts.
I make a huge batch up and put in sandwich bags and freeze.
1 Bag makes one of the recipes below.
It is also nice sprinkled on veggies, homemade potato chips or at 1 package to a container of sour cream for a great dip."

Ingredients: fresh coarse ground black pepper, dried basil...

"The paste is the key to a good Thai curry. It is easy to make and brings a depth of flavour and fragrance to the finished dish. This will keep for up to 1 week in the fridge in an airtight container. To freeze, divide into batches in small freezer bags and freeze for up to 3 months."

Ingredients: ground cumin, fresh ground black pepper...