Weekend giveaway: Not Your Mother’s Make-Ahead & Freeze Cookbook

ByJamie C. Martin

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Freezer cooking and busy homeschooling families go well together, wouldn’t you say? My friend Jessica Fisher thinks so, and her new cookbook–Not Your Mother’s Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook–recently released to rave reviews!

Jessica is a homeschooling mama of six children, a monthly contributor here on Simple Homeschool, and the popular writer of two blogs: Life as Mom and Good Cheap Eats.

Here’s what she had to say about her cookbook:

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My first cookbook, Not Your Mother’s Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook is designed to be your one-stop shop for all things freezer cooking. Loaded with over 200 freezer-friendly recipes, it also provides the know-how to make bulk cooking successful for any family, any household, any lifestyle.

I’ve made freezer cooking a part of my family’s good eating for the last sixteen years. It’s been a great method to help us eat well and stay on budget.

Plus it keeps me sane in a busy household with six kids!

For years I found myself frustrated with the freezer cookbooks I flipped through. They often featured a lot of processed mixes and canned foods and sauces. Canned cream of something soup, anyone? No thanks. I want to feed my family real food, not a mess of chemicals.

In Not Your Mother’s Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook, I’ve made every effort to reduce commercially-processed foods wherever possible.  I love that bulk cooking can make it so much easier to eat real food!

And contrary to what you might have previously thought, homemade frozen dinners can be absolutely delicious. My taste testers are still raving about and requesting Mahi Mahi with Almond-Lime Butter, Roasted Vegetable Quiche and Caramel Lime Bars.

Here’s what you’ll find in this book:

  • Over 200 recipes to make ahead and freeze
  • General instruction in freezer cooking
  • A methodology to adapt your own recipes for freezing
  • Gluten-free and vegetarian options
  • Tips for bulk cooking with kids, with friends, and on your own
  • Fresh inspiration and 21st century flavors and ingredients
  • Want to see a detailed list of contents? Go here.

How to win

Jessica’s publisher is giving away copies of her cookbook to FIVE Simple Homeschool readers!

To be entered for a chance to win, leave a comment on this post letting me know if you’ve ever tried freezer cooking. (If you’re reading this via email, you must click over to the main post to leave a comment!)

For an extra entry, “Like” Life as Mom on Facebook. Then leave another comment here letting me know you’ve done so.

This giveaway has ended–thanks for entering!

704 Comments

  1. Only if freezing leftovers counts! 🙂

  2. Oh my…this looks wonderful!! I haven’t purposefully done any freezer cooking (I get way too intimidated) but would LOVE to give it a try!

  3. I do a small bit of freezer cooking, but nothing on the scale that the book seems to cover. I’d love to give it a whirl!

  4. I have tried freezer cooking, but would like some good ideas to get me out of the rut!

  5. I wish we had a bigger freezer! Right now its so full of meat and frozen veggies! I would actually like to do freezer meals since I love to cook but not when I’m tired and stressed, so I would gladly cook for a day and be done for a week or a month!

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  8. Jayme Wier says:

    I remember doing “Once a Month Cooking” once with my mother when I was growing up. I’d love non-processed real food freezer options!

  9. I’ve done freezer cooking off and on through the years, but have never been very consistent.

  10. My mother is so good at freezer cooking….I have not mastered it. I love taking good food out of the freezer and having a delicious healthy meal in minutes. I love that this book is coming out! Thank you!

  11. Whitney Archer says:

    I’ve done it all of about ten times, so I’m not an expert, but I would love to learn more!

  12. Freezer cooking is an absolute lifesaver in our house!! I’d live to win this and try some new recipes.

  13. I love freezer cooking- I need to get back in the habit of doing it regularly!

  14. freezer cooking would be a huge help right now with a toddler and a newborn

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  16. I have tried freezer cooking! I found I liked freezing ingredients better than whole frozen meals, but I have done a few things that I really liked having frozen and ready to go!

  18. Nicki Joseph says:

    No! Never tried but have been wanting to start! This would be amazing and I would definitely put it to good use!!

  19. Nicki Joseph says:

    I liked on FB 🙂

  20. I haven’t really done any freezer cooking.
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  21. I have not done freezer cooking but I’d like to do bean and cheese burritos for easy lunches.

  22. I am already a fan of Life As Mom on Facebook. LaVonne C. L. is my FB name.

  23. I have done freezer cooking for years and have found it very helpful!

  24. Liked Life as Mom on Facebook!

  25. I’ve freezer cooked for several years up until I had my baby a few months ago. I love it and always looking for more great recipes! 🙂

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