Apologies to all for the recent lapse and total failure of recipes. I'm studying for the bar.
Studying for the bar is an arduous thing at best, but when you have a night bar review course, it also means that your eating habits go to hell.
I'm in week three now, and I still haven't figured out a great system for eating. It seems that the best thing to do is eat a high-protein second breakfast after Bar Review Mandated Exercise, then hold off on lunch until about 2 or 3 pm, when I eat lunch. Then, I just have some high protein snacks and eat them through bar review and come home to dinner. Or come home to bed because I am no longer hungry. It's not the best plan.
But what I wanted to write about is not my lousy eating habits during the bar. It is how to freeze casseroles, then thaw and reheat them.
Last summer, when I went to Michigan, I made and froze a few lasagnas. I read a great tip once that you can make mini-lasagnas in aluminum loaf pans. Just follow the lasagna directions on the package, but put 3 noodles and the filling in each pan, then top with cheese. Cover with foil and put in the refridgerator until cool, then freeze.
It turns out they freeze for up to a year, because we just ate the last one tonight. To thaw, just put in the fridge the night before or the morning of. Bake at 375 for awhile (Mr. Barefoot's very specific instructions) until warm and delicious.
Any other suggestions for casseroles (vegetarian) that freeze and reheat well?
This might be silly but, when freezing, are you wrapping it in foil and then placing in freezer bag? How do you freeze. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJamie - It's a foil loaf pan and then you just put the aluminum foil on the top and crimp it down around the edges and you're good to go!
ReplyDeleteEnchiladas freeze like gangbusters. I've done them with beans and with veggies and cheese.
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