Richard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)1d ago

I just had a baller idea this morning: I recently bought some SouperCubes silicone freezer mold things, so I could portion and freeze foods. Been using it for soups, and recently beans + protein for home made burrito bowls.

If I put pasta sauce into the 2 tbsp/30 ml SouperCubes, I can make my own microwavable pasta meals real quick!

Just boil some pasta to al dente, freeze on a non-stick sheet in a single layer, and portion into bags w/ sauce cubes.

It's an instant "Bertolli skillet meal" that is home made.

Show threadRichard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)1d ago

So yeah, now I'm on the lookout for cooked meals that freeze well.

There's a trend online that call "freezer meal prep" meals that basically are "pop fresh ingredients into a ziploc, freeze" + "dump bag into skillet" which ... works, but is a little more work than what I want right now.

I really want throw-it-in-the-microwave, then eat simplicity.

Show threadJon Stewart
@xabean make your own bolognese (Marcella Hazan...), ladle pints into 1qt ziplocs, put in a gallon freezer bag, and you have a pretty easy pasta dinner on-demand. Get guanciale in place of the pancetta, if you can.
Mar 29 at 2:33amWeb
Show threadRichard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)1d ago

@codeslack I have heard stories of guanciale. Mostly through youtube of people making carbonara, and it sounds delicious.

But yeah, exactly what you're saying, except smaller portions frozen via these SouperCubes silicone molds.

Show threadJon Stewart1d ago
@xabean my farmer's market has it, and they're from Virginia, so... it's out there.
Show threadRichard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)1d ago
@codeslack oh I'm not saying guanciale is impossible to find, just literally that I've seen a bunch of drool worthy YouTube videos. Like French guy Alex *salut*