Save With Fresh Vegetables
I am not a proponent of buying food in large quantities unless you have a big family. When my children left home, I had to retrain myself to buy and cook for only two.
However, I still buy large quantities of fresh vegetables in the farmer’s market to freeze in small portions, saving hundreds of dollars in the process.
I enjoy green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, peas, zucchini, pumpkins, carrots, beets, etc. You can search the internet to find how to process and freeze your favorite locally grown veggies; most can be simply washed thoroughly, peeled, cut, and stored in small Ziplock bags. Some, like broccoli, green beans, and cauliflower, need to be washed and simmered in boiling water for a minute or so, letting it cool down, before placing in freezer bags. Either way, when we do this ourselves, vegetables taste better and we help local growers.
Save money making your own special seasoning/marinating sauce, using fresh herbs in season. I like to mix traditional herbs and seasoning for poultry, pork, veal, and ground beef and for most soups and casseroles:
Wash and cut vegetables, place in blender at high speed, adding a quarter cup apple cider to allow blender to crush all vegetables thoroughly (more apple cider can be added to blend).
Pour mix in ice cube trays, freeze and store cubes in Ziploc bag for later consumption. You can also keep some of this mixture in a recyclable container in refrigerator. It last as long a pickled.
I am not a proponent of buying food in large quantities unless you have a big family. When my children left home, I had to retrain myself to buy and cook for only two.
However, I still buy large quantities of fresh vegetables in the farmer’s market to freeze in small portions, saving hundreds of dollars in the process.
I enjoy green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, peas, zucchini, pumpkins, carrots, beets, etc. You can search the internet to find how to process and freeze your favorite locally grown veggies; most can be simply washed thoroughly, peeled, cut, and stored in small Ziplock bags. Some, like broccoli, green beans, and cauliflower, need to be washed and simmered in boiling water for a minute or so, letting it cool down, before placing in freezer bags. Either way, when we do this ourselves, vegetables taste better and we help local growers.
- Onions
- Garlic
- Cilantro
- Dill
- Coriander
- Peppers
- Apple cider vinegar
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper
Wash and cut vegetables, place in blender at high speed, adding a quarter cup apple cider to allow blender to crush all vegetables thoroughly (more apple cider can be added to blend).
Pour mix in ice cube trays, freeze and store cubes in Ziploc bag for later consumption. You can also keep some of this mixture in a recyclable container in refrigerator. It last as long a pickled.
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