She has texted me a picture or 2 and said that so far all but 1 of the recipes have turned out really well!! That 1 recipe was her fault BTW, READ THE DIRECTIONS!! 😂 My 6 year old niece CPatch told me that the cauliflower curry dinner was her absolute favourite, and she wanted to lick her plate clean! So, I think they were a hit!
Homemade Freezer Biscuits
Adapted from Money Saving Mom
4 cups flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup shortening
1 3/4 cup milk
Mix dry ingredients together.
Roll out onto a floured surface and cut into biscuits.
Freeze on a cookie sheet for 1-2 hours. Then remove and place in a airtight freezer bag.
To Bake: Pull the desired number of biscuits out and let thaw for 30 minutes to an hour. Bake at 450 degrees for 8-12 minutes. You can bake them straight from the freezer but they won’t rise much.
I am a BIG fan of Mexican food, especially tacos! Growing up tacos were so boring! Ground beef in a stale crunchy shell topped with iceberg lettuce and cheddar cheese. YUCK! As I’ve gotten older, I have tried tacos with different meats, different toppings and different shells. We love steak tacos, pork tacos, fish tacos (well my family does at least lol) and lettuce wrapped tacos! We love spices, and sweet heat and sauces! We have a brewery in town that serves the BEST tacos ever. They have this chicken taco that is sooo good it leaves you wanting more! This recipe is like that! HBear hates pineapple so I halved this recipe and froze 2 dinners so I could make it on days HBear is out with friends or on Thursdays when she has curling and dance after school. Unfortunately things got moved around this week so I ended up having this meal with the Kids while Ninja and my BIL were at a concert on Saturday night. The Kids whined and complained and reluctantly tried these tacos and the coleslaw too. You know what I got? RAVE reviews!!! They reluctantly saved some for Ninja when he got home and he GUSHED over them too! BIG WINNER!
Freezer Meal Hawaiian Chicken Tacos
1.25 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs
2 cups fresh pineapple, finely chopped
1/2 jalapeño, minced (remove ribs and seeds for less heat)
half of a red onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sriracha (up to a tablespoon of you like heat)
1 tablespoon mustard
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons water
1/2 tablespoon vinegar
1/2 jalapeño (the other half not used above)
1 clove garlic
1 /4 teaspoon dill juice
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
salt & pepper to taste
1/2 bag coleslaw
In a freezer bag, combine the first 10 ingredients (the chicken down to the mustard). Freeze.
SLOW COOKER: Add 1/4 cup of water before cooking. From thawed, 3-4 hours on high.
Before serving mix together the jalapeño ranch dressing, the last 10 ingredients (the mayo to the salt & pepper).
Toss dressing with coleslaw.
Roll tortillas stuffed with Hawaiian chicken and top with jalapeño ranch slaw.
Freezer Maple Pulled Pork
Adapted from Sweet Peas & Saffron
2-3 lb pork butt
½ onion, sliced
⅓ cup maple syrup
⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons chili powder
Combine all ingredients in a Ziplock freezer bag.
Shred pork with two forks. Toss with cooking liquid to taste.
The sun came out this week! For a few hours anyways 😂. We ran the 12 hour nutrient rich cycle of our Lomi and got beautiful healthy soil for some of my indoor plants! Maybe they will stay alive now? 😂 SBean also got her new rock tumbler going so it was pretty loud in our house for the first half of the week! We had relaxing mornings in bed, started The Last of Us on HBO, and tried the new craft beer from Neighbourhood Brewing. I introduced the Kids to Billy Madison while Ninja was at Anthrax with our BIL, bought my Dad his favourite chocolates, and Ninja and I made 50 helpings of Vegetable Noodle Soup for Hot Lunch! SBean got her stitches out, had a shopping/bubbletea/sleepover with her Gr2Besty and Oliver was cuter than ever! 😍 I continued on my Yoga With Adriene journey and although it stayed sunny, the snow returned but no worries, everyday is spring when my Ninja brings us home flowers 💕.
