Cooking Smaller Portions

With Thanksgiving this week, there's always the question of what to do with the leftovers!

Here's how one woman found a convenient way to freeze just-the-right-size portions for her 98-year-old grandmother. She benefitted from the easy measuring and multiple servings of muffins tins and knowing that her loved one was eating healthier foods. Her grandmother benefitted from a delicious variety of foods on hand in her own home, easily prepared by pushing a button on the microwave.

http://moneysavingmom.com/2010/09/freezer-cooking-for-the-elderly.html

Elderly grandmas aren't the only ones to benefit from freeze-ahead cooking! Kelly's son can help himself to yummy French Toast just about any day. All he does is grab a couple slices from the freezer, pop them in the toaster and pour on the maple syrup!

Here's how to do it.

• Use a loaf of "day old" cinnamon swirl bread.
• Using the whole loaf, make French toast the way you usually do, just don't brown them all the way - the toaster will do the final cooking.
• Let the bread slices cool thoroughly before freezing. You can put paper towels between them as they cool to soak up excess sogginess.
• Whenever you're hungry for French toast simply pop a frozen slice into your toaster until it's thoroughly heated and toasty.
• Drizzle on the maple syrup.

Enjoy!

♥ ferree