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The lazy shopper’s
freezer
Think frozen foods and images of
tv dinners, fish sticks and tater tots no doubt spring to mind. Frankly,
I don’t understand the appeal of most of these items – if you toss
them in the microwave, you get fast food with little flavor and a
vaguely soggy texture. If you rely on the old-fashioned conventional
oven, it still takes 20-30 minutes to get a dinner on the table – by
which time, you could have created something far tastier and healthier
by cooking up a real meal. Nope, the frozen foods I’m talking about
are frozen ingredients that work well when used in recipes. That’s
right, you still have to do something to them – don’t even think of
just tossing them in boiling water and eating them straight.
Frozen essentials: green peas, edamame (soybean
in pod – this might seem like a strange essential, given that it’s a
somewhat obscure ingredient, but trust me, once you’ve tried them you’ll
insist on keeping them stocked at all times; they’re the one exception
for frozen foods that really do taste good simply boiled and salted),
corn, assorted fruits (strawberries, blueberries, mangoes, bananas),
veggie burger patties
If you're a meat-eater, you'll also want
to keep frozen meats stocked, to sate your more carnivorous hankerings.
Remember, though, to either de-frost your meats slowly in the
refrigerator, or using the microwave -- leaving meats sitting on a
countertop may encourage nasty little critters to fester and cause food
poisoning.
Frozen meat essentials: boneless chicken
breast, boneless chicken thighs, ground pork, ground beef
The lazy shopper’s
guide to less-perishable perishables
Because you will be wanting to
have some fresh foods in your diet, be armed with the knowledge of which
foods keep longer than others, and how to properly store your
ingredients to ensure maximum shelf life. Items like onions, potatoes,
and garlic should be stored in a dry, preferably dark place. Other items
will do well in the refrigerator.
Less-perishable perishable essentials: onions, potatoes, garlic,
carrots, apples, oranges
(actually, most citrus fruits keep well when
refrigerated)
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