Cooking from the Freezer: Delicious and Easy!
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- Опубліковано 15 гру 2023
- Join me today as we dig through the freezer to come up with delicious dinners. I keep saying I need to do a freezer cleanout, but I really had no idea how badly I needed it!
What's in your freezer you forgot about?
xoxo,
Carter
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I use freeze dried shredded zucchini instead of bread crumbs. It rehydrates in the burger, and you do not lose any of the taste to the bread crumbs. Delicious. Do the same for meatloaf.
Excellent idea! I will get some zucchini freeze tried next Summer. Thanks, GGMM!
Hi Carter, the reason behind cooking chicken breast to 155 degrees is so that it doesn't dry out. Once it reaches 155 remove it from the pan and onto a plate and cover with foil, the chicken will finish cooking in it's own residual heat giving you a much more tender and juicier chicken breast. My husband and I love your channel, cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks for the top, Vickie! Glad to have you both here.
Love watching your videos! I canned 3 turkeys and all the broth that came with them in the last week! I get inspired by all you do! Merry Christmas!!
Thank you, Melanie! Wow! You got a ton done this week. Good job! Merry Christmas to you as well!
I canned your chicken soup recipe some time ago. It is delicious. My husband opened a jar yesterday and ate half of the jar. Tonight I took the remaining amount and added a pint of potatoes and carrots and also added some noodles. OMG. It was so good. Thank you for all you do. Barb
Excellent, Barb! Thanks so much for reporting back.
Happy birthday, Carter! Hope it was a wonderful day, and here is to the next year being a great one, too! The meals looked delicious. Thank you for everything!
Hey, Blue Dahlia! I've missed you! Hope you are doing well.
Great job on your freezer claen-out! The Salisbury steak looks delicious. I'd go with mashed potatoes, though. 😊 Happy belated Birthday! 💓 Here's to many more! 🎉🍾🎂🥳🍰
Thanks so much, Dannie! I don't blame you for choosing mashed potatoes!@@danniemcdonald7675
Happy Birthday Blessings belated Carter and Merry Christmas Blessings to you and David. Looking forward ro the next video.
Thanks, Deborah! Merry Christmas to you!
Happy belated birthday Carter!🎉 Everything looked delicious!
Thank you, Red!
Happy Birthday Carter! Hope it's been a fabulous Birthday for you. You look fabulous as always!
Thanks so much for the video. I always learn so much from you.
Ps. I appreciate all the Keto/low sugar recipes. I have celiac and struggle finding a balance in which to cook foods for my family that they will enjoy without potentially poisoning myself in doing so.
Thank you, ArkansasSquaw! Always so good to see you here. Glad to hear you like the low carb recipes. They don't get as much play as the others, but I am so glad you are finding value in them. Do you by chance have a gluten free, low carb tortilla (home made or store bought) that you like. That seems to be my toughest gluten sticking point.
@@growandpreserve I sure wish I did but unfortunately, no I don't. 🥰
Happy birthday Carter!
Your meals look fabulous! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much, Debbie! 😊
Hi Carter, I'm Cynthia from deep South Texas! I am truly inspired by your videos. We raise our own beef, pork, chicken, turkey, eggs & vegetables, and I can, dehydrate, freeze dry and freeze my foods. I watched several of your videos last night and I love how you put everything together. Your meals looks fantastic. I look forward to following you and trying your recipies.
Welcome, Cynthia! I'm so glad to have you here. I'm very inspired by all that you raise and preserve. Such a fantastic accomplishment!
Thanks for a great video Carter.
Thanks, Mel! Always good to see you.
It looks really good! I think you have beat my record as queen of the ten minute meal lol
I canned and dehydrated most of this week as my poor freezedryer has developed a vacuum leak! 😢
Anyway I roasted two turkeys made bone broth and soup! Froze the breast into slices for sandwiches, made turkey dressing freezer meals and canned 6 quarts of pot pie filling.
Next I had 20 lbs of chicken breast tenders. Half I canned, the other half I poached in broth and they are in the freezer waiting for the dryer to be fixed. Finally started tackling the sweet potatoes 15 quarts canned. ( 1 did not seal and became sw potato custard cups) made two quarts of yummy gravy from the drippings, and froze them to go on top of the turkey breast.
Dehydrated 2 cases bell peppers and have bread slices in now for bread crumbs. It was a busy week, but the freezer is going down and that is my goal for Dec and Jan. Hope your kitchen remodel is going well!
Wow, Connie! It was a crazy busy week for you. Did the turkeys and the chicken tenders all come out of the freezer? That would be huge. How long to get the FD fixed?
@@growandpreserve it is an internal wiring problem. I can't get a vacuum. I need to take the case off and silicone the wiring system. I'm waiting for an electrician to help me. Beyond my expertise. Yes the chicken and turkeys were in the freezer.
I'm glad you were able to diagnose the problem and know who to call to fix it. Hoping it happens quickly! I know you're more than ready to get it back into service. @@constancebeck2992
@@growandpreserve yes I'm a bit upset with her right now, but darn she has worked hard the past 3 years 5775 hours lol.
Sounds like you both need a vacation!@@constancebeck2992
Happy belated birthday! I pulled out venison from 2020, it got lost in the freezer. Had several packages in food saver bags, I thawed it and canned it, was still fine!!😊
So glad I'm not the only one, Nora! Thanks!
Amazing the things you find 😂 Looks delicious!
Thank you 😋
Hi Carter and hi to David also!
Looks like your b'day was lovely ♥
I was cleaning out a shelf the other day and came across a jar of sweet pickle relish (hold on to your hat) that was dated 7/2013 🤫🤣 Haven't opened it yet, but, it looks wonderful!
All the meals looked delicious.
I love that, Vicki! Sometimes these things just slip through the crack. Enjoy it!
Happy Birthday!
Thanks, Phoenixx!
Happy Belated Birthday, Carter! I have that same glass pot that you have on your stove. I noticed it in the last video that I watched and wondered what was in it. It looks like you are steeping tea but now I’m wondering if it is some kind of potpourri.
Thanks for the tip on the sous vide chicken temperature. Thawing and cooking chicken breast is just such a pain in the rear that I have grown to prefer to reach for the canned instead, but that sous vide idea is gold.
Thanks, Kari! I have cinnamon sticks, cloves and star anise simmering in the pot. Smells like Christmas. I love it. I agree that thawing and cooking chicken for a single meal is a pain. The sous vide method has worked really well for me.
Carter, where can I find the video for roasted, marinated dried tomatoes? You just keep making the neatest things!👏👏👏👏👏
Here you go, starting at 08:11 in this video: ua-cam.com/video/AduG39D5x3w/v-deo.html I will do a bunch more of these next year. We really love them.
At some point, if you're comfortable with it, could you explain converting a recipe to a canning recipe? I have my favorite chili recipe and want to make sure it would be safe to PC.
Sure. In the meantime, if you'd like to email it to me, I'll be happy to give you my thoughts. carter@growandpreserve.com
I dont know if oatmeal is keto, but I dont use flour if I can help it and have always made my meat loaf or taurines or Salisbury steak with rolled oats in place of bread crumbs or flour. Just putting it out there if its helpful for anyone! hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving.
Oatmeal isn't keto, but it can be an excellent and nutritious gluten-free substitution. Thanks so much for the suggestion. It'll be exactly what someone needs to hear.
Always enjoy your videos, meals look so yummy. I had no idea that you could freeze roasted sweet tato. They seemed to have held their shape well. I must try this and add it to my freezer veggies in the fall for winter use. Do you freeze crookneck squash?
I used a pack of frozen roasted sweet potatoes yesterday. Still perfect! I don't freeze crookneck squash because I only really like it fresh and cooked on the grill.
Just dropping in to see this freezer cleansing. Carter, you may be the only other human to consciously use a spatter guard. I preach about their importance to all that will listen. "All who listen" often excludes my household. 🙄 Bravo!
I think I have an extra 2 or 3 stored in hidden locations for an emergency. (Don't tell the FBI.) Merry Christmas! (you had me at goat cheese...wow that looks good. I'm available for adoption, but I would sneak rice on the side.. . ;< )
Hey, Wayne! So good to hear from you! Splatter guards are key in my house. Anything to make cleanup easier! Have a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year!
Can you share how you started Keto journey. Any cookbooks you recommend? TY
Absolutely! I switched from the standard American diet to Paleo 12/1/2015, as I lost both parents in their early 70s. I experienced radical improvements in my health over the next year. In March 2017, I moved to clean keto and saw so many more improvements. In 2020, I started loosening up on most of my healthy habits. The gym closed, I was walking less and less, and finally, over the past couple of years, my diet has gone awry. I'm back on track now and feeling fantastic. I don't know if you can see the difference in how I look between the beginning of this video (shot on 12/27) and the Azure piece (shot on 12/12), but I feel like I have gone from drab and sluggish to bright and vibrant again. Energy levels are way up. Weight is dropping. Joints are better. I am so glad to be back on this journey. I am happy to answer any questions you have about it.
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Yum all looks amazing! Thinking of the Salisbury Steak, have you ever tried Porq? Its pork rinds smashed into bread crumbs. Zero carb and delicious! I get it at Walmart. : ) your birthday cake looked amazing!
Mary W
Yes! That's probably what I would have used if I'd had some. I like them for breading chicken as well. Good to see you, Mary!
I use it to make Chicken Milanese, and Parmesan Chicken, so delicious! : )
Those sound excellent!@@meremadswyant8835
If you season the pork rind crumbs (garlic powder, etc) it totally removes the pork rind taste!
Great idea! Thanks!
Thank again Carter! How is the kitchen renovation going?
Hey, Vicki! The kitchen reno is underway! The new island frame is in place. The bookcase and desk area have been removed. And the new appliance closet has been framed.
@@growandpreserve I love hearing that! I remodeled my kitchen on my own six years ago, and then I sold my home to my son and his wife (and grandkids), which made the pain a bit less! Our new home kitchen reno is in the planning stages! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Carter everything looks delicious. How much pesto did you add to the meatball dish. 3/4cup? Using French onion soup is a great idea for gravy. Thanks I'm using that tip.
Enjoyed the video. Beautiful birthday cake. Have a great week.
9 days to Christmas yikes and I am canning sweet pickles today. I better get a move on.
Hey, Donna! It was in the 3/4-1 cup range. I usually add 1 cup to the baggies, but if I defrost in the baggie, I never get a full cup out. Sometimes I'll break it up while frozen, then put the chunks of pesto in a dish to defrost. That gets me closer to the full cup. Glad you're caning today. Have fun!
Sweet pickles done. They were refrigerator pickles but I used vacuum sealer for the lids. Christmas gifts for my sisters and friends.
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Carter, what type of tomatoes were those and how did you do them to dry them?
Italian Roasted Tomatoes. So amazing! Here's the video segment, Marcia. It starts at 08:11: ua-cam.com/video/AduG39D5x3w/v-deo.html
😂 i made Salisbury steak tonight
No way! Do you make it often? We enjoy it. I'm not sure why I don't make it more often.
@@growandpreserve I have made it a whole 3x in my life, all of them this year. For some reason, I thought that it would be difficult so I never looked into it. Someone that I follow made some and I was like no way, that's so easy. I have making meatloaf since God was a boy, as well as hamburgers. I didn't know that was all it is. My mom never made it so the only time I had it was at school or a TV dinner. I decided to make real brown gravy (not an envelope or jar) this time with onions and mushrooms since I had them. That was something that I only learned how to do in 2020. The dinner turned out pretty good.
What a great story, Lisa! Isn't it great when we can so easily add to our "can do" list?@@lisapop5219
Awe I am sorry the audio issue is still present. Check how you plug your mic in and make sure BOTH outlets are toggled ON.
Why are u doing a keto diet
We feel so much better on keto. We've been off for awhile now, and both of us are sluggish, gaining weight, and generally feeling and looking unhealthy. Clean keto, with Paleo periods in between, is the best I've found for my health.