Category: Fill Your Freezer February

How to Make Lard from Our Bulk Hog Purchase

Buying meat in bulk from a butcher is more cost effective as long as you have the freezer space to do so. This last time I bulk ordered meat I requested to have some of the extra fat packaged up. The butcher adds some fat to the ground pork, but otherwise it would either go to waste or they would use if to make and resell lard in their shop own shop.

We have bought meat in bulk for YEARS, but until recently we had never known to request the fat to make our own lard (and tallow– from beef)!

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2022 Fill Your Freezer February Challenge

freezer cooking banana bread

I am super excited for this year’s Fill Your Freezer February Challenge albiet a little late getting started this month due to snow storms here in Indiana!. This year lines up perfectly for me, because baby number 6 is due at the beginning of April! So, I will be specifically focused on freezer cooking on items that will help my life be a little easier when I’m consumed with baby snuggles!

The Rules:

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Fill Your Freezer: February 23

Today’s freezer friendly oatmeal bar recipe can be eaten as part of breakfast or as a snack!

Oatmeal Bars

I had to go searching for the internet for this oatmeal bar recipe, and thank goodness I found it again! I now need to go write it down in my recipe box — if you don’t have one — I encourage you to! There’s nothing like keeping favorite recipes close at hand and share with others when they ask!

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Fill Your Freezer: February 22

Anyone else eat hot pockets as a kid? Which is better ham and cheese or pepperoni pizza? Well, today I made homemade ham and cheese hot pockets – some to fill the freezer and some for lunch!

The kids enjoyed them and then told me I need to make them more often! I agree they were delicious and healthier and once made, will be easy to take out of the freezer and pop in the oven to reheat.

For the bread dough I use my pizza dough recipe (it really is so versatile!)

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