freezing foods is my jam. or, should i saw, i let a lot of food go nearly rotten in my fridge. so, my favourite form of food rehabilitation is the frozen route.i spent a lot of time (and money. and food) in university, throwing things in a bag, and letting it sit in a giant lump in my freezer... before finally acknowledging i couldn't break it apart - and subsequently throwing my 8lb bag of frozen strawberries in the garbage.
when i found this SUPER easy, and almost ridiculous tip (i can't believe it took internet research to find), my life was instantly changed. no more wasting money! no more $12 bags of fruit for smoothies! no more rushing out to buy veggies for stirfry! life = changed.
i'd like to call this a recipe, but it's literally 3 steps:
1. wash fruit or veggies (this isn't even really a step, but let's just pretend - makes me sound like i'm more complex and needed).
2. lay fruits/veggies on flat surface to put in freezer. I'm lucky - i have a freezer that has drawers. i say lucky, because you try chasing frozen blueberries all over a freezer that doesn't have drawers. essentially, you want to cut/break up the fruits/veggies into the size pieces you will want to use. for example, frozen peppers: cut into strips if you know you'll use in stir fry. leave strawberries whole if you think you'll blend them mostly. figure out what you'll use them for, and then prepare appropriately.
3. freeze overnight. once frozen, scoop into a ziploc. remove air, and lock up until use.
bam. you have dreamy frozen fruits and veggies to use in your beautiful recipes.
recently, while grocery shopping with my sister, i bought a bag of yellow and orange peppers for $1. i'm talking 12 peppers, so ripe it was dangerous, for A DOLLAR. i knew i couldn't eat them in time, so i sliced them lengthwise, and laid them out (in my usual way), and froze them before adding to a large ziploc. stirfry, beware. i got peppers galore. come over for dinner - you'll see my moves.