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I'd hoped to get this up a little earlier tonight so you'd have time to tackle your freezer too, but I've got a little girl who's under the weather and it's been nuts around here! Hopefully you'll be inspired to get yours done this weekend too 😉
I'm so stinkin' excited about sharing today's post on what I did to make my home a little more organized, and am hoping you'll join me too! After entirely too long, I tackled cleaning out my freezer today, and you'll never believe what I found while I was in there. . . .
 
D. I. N. N. E. R.
(I know, I know . . .  so exciting, right??) 😉
I also found bananas (which freeze great for chocolate chip banana bread)
 
And lots of cheese that I didn't even know I had.
Not only did I find one dinner, I found a whole bunch of meals that have been just waiting to be cooked. Â While I don't normally keep up with freezer cooking, I do stockpile basic freezer items when they're on sale, and if I make a big batch of something I pop the extras in the freezer. (However, I have a tendency to forget I've put them there.) Here's are the meals I came up with today after just 20 minutes of work:
- Pork Chops (which will come in handy for trying out a few of your pork chop recipes)
- Chicken Fajitas
- Fettucine Alfredo
- Homemade Spaghetti Sauce that I'll use to make our favorite Heaven Sent Baked Spaghetti recipe
- Ingredients for Slow Cooker Ravioli
- Italian Beef (leftovers)
- Pizza
- Fish Filets (perfect for making these)
- Hamburgers
- Hot Dogs
- LOTS of Boca Burger crumbles (which will be perfect for Weight Watchers Cheeseburger Soup)
- Bacon and Biscuits (breakfast for dinner, anyone?)
- Ham Sandwiches
- 2 loaves of bread to bake up these almost homemade cinnamon rolls
- and quite a bit of chicken
woohooo!
Find a few minutes over the next few days and see if you can give your freezer a good clean out ~ you never know what you may find in your freezer too!
Here’s a sneak peek of this week’s upcoming challenges so you can get ahead for the week:
- Day 11: the spice cabinet
- Day 12: the pantry (part one)
- Day 13: the pantry (part two)
Looking for more ways to get organized in 2014? Here you go . . .
- Day One: Shine Your Sink
- Day Two: Dust The Top Of Your Entertainment Center
- Day Three: The Entertainment Center Day 2
- Day Four: Â Your Budget (Free Printable Budget Spreadsheet)
- Day Five: Complete (Complete.) the Laundry
- Day Six: Organize Your Laundry Room (Frugal Laundry Room Update)
- Day Seven: The Ironing
- Day Eight: The Linen Closet
- Day Nine: The Fridge
Can I have the list of things you organized/are organizing
Hi JoAnn – here’s a link to the full series! 🙂 https://passionatepennypincher.com/category/25-day-series/25-days-to-a-more-organized-you/
I use my extra bedroom a little but I have to have someone stay with my at times so I keep it "ok" .
my freezer is probably the most organized place in my apartment..lol I was going to do it the other day and kept all I found and it went right back where it came from….fridge also….NOW my extra bedroom….???? hummmm
I don’t have an extra freezer but I do have 2 ‘fridges and I adore the lower drawer freezer because it is to easy to access. I freeze alot of tiny things for baking (like lemon or lime juices and the zests and herbs) that got “lost” or fell through the basket. I save gallon milk jugs to systemize these things….four for on the top right side of the upper drawer and they are high enough to really pack alot into.
Thanks for sharing Ruth! We’re actually getting a new refrigerator when we move and I’m looking for one that has the lower freezer door ~ good to know you like yours!
I like the freezer clean up, my question is what/where did you find the bins. Are they plastic? My chest freezer is my big problem. I can keep track of whats in it (dry erase board) but I cannot find anything without moving every thing which is no fun! Thanks for all you do, Christina
Hi Christina! I got them at the Dollar Tree – it’s great because they’re only $1, and really help with smaller items. Hope that helps!
I use milk crates to keep things separated in the small chest freezer. They stack nicely.
Great tip Kat – thanks for sharing! 🙂
This is great and just what I need! Thanks for the post I will be doing this this weekend. My freezers are horrid disasters.. :/