Five Frugal Things -- My Freezers Are Out of Control!
1) We still had miscellaneous leftover toppings from last week's Family Dinner night, so I mixed up another batch of pizza dough for last night's dinner.
I wasn't patient enough to let the oven fully heat up to 450 degrees, (nor did I want to waste that much natural gas) so our crusts weren't as pretty as they could've been. No worries though, as they were still tasty and we have enough leftovers for tonight's dinner.
The toppings were especially enjoyable as I was able to use up shredded mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, the last scrapings of carmelized onions and spinach from the freezer. Did you know that bagged spinach can be chucked right into the freezer? Perfect for pizza toppings or mixed into other hot dishes like egg dishes or lasagna. It's a great anti-food waste hack.
Why is it so satisfying to use that very last bit of something? Such a dopamine hit!
Pizza really is the perfect meal to enjoy while watching TV. My husband and I are on the third season of Silo and we are 110% hooked!
2) I doubled the dough recipe and par baked two backup crusts for our next pizza night. (Also chucked into the freezer.) A favor to future Katy.
3) I took a page of New Seasons Market coupons and passed them along to a neighbor. They'd been hanging on the side of our fridge, but I had an "ah ha" moment that even with coupons, this store is still expensive. Also, the store is anti-union and I prefer to spend my dollars at employee owned Winco Foods.
My neighbors do most of their shopping at New Seasons, so at least someone will get some use out of these coupons.
4) Kristen from The Frugal Girl sent me a text nudging me to join in on her Freezer Challenge, which prompted me to send her photos of both my upstairs freezer:
And my basement freezer:
Rude! How (how?!) did she know that my freezers are crammed full of mystery and freezer burn? Rude.
Seriously though, my freezers are officially out of control and some external motivation might be exactly what what the nurse ordered.
In my defense the basement freezer does have some water filled jugs at the bottom, leftover from when the freezer was pretty empty and I wanted to minimize the electric bill.
Now your turn, what frugal things have you been up to?
Katy Wolk-Stanley
"Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without."
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1. I also get a dopamine hit when I use something up. I made a large pot of minestrone soup which I'll share with family. It used up the rest of a bag of carrots and the remainders of a frozen bag of green beans.
2. I stopped over to my mom's house to help her trim a bush. She'll come help me with a couple projects that require two hands.
3. I sold one daughter's Tamagotchi and another's American girl doll and clothing. I get rid of clutter and the kids get some much appreciated cash.