Well, my baking day went great! I got so much done in just around 7 hours. I was smart this time too – I asked my cousin to come over and keep the kiddos entertained and out of trouble. It made things so much easier! 😉
Here is what I have:
Cheesy Broccoli and Rice with Chicken – 2 meals
Chicken and Black Bean Taco Filling – 3 meals
Chicken Pots Pie with Homemade Pie Crust
Crockpot Salsa Chicken – 3 meals
Crusty French Baguette – 2 loaves
Bread Machine Wheat Rolls
Pizza Kits with Homemade Pizza Dough x 4
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Chocolate Butterhorns – 2 dozen
Pie Crusts x 4
Not pictured:
Chicken Pot Pie – ate for dinner that night
8 Chocolate Butterhorns – ate for dessert that night
13 Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins – ate for snacks
Double Chip Cookies – made a few days later
Taco Seasoning – I knew I’d forget to include this in the picture!
Altogether, I have 13 meals plus lots of other goodies stocked in my freezer now. Spending one day making all that food will save me countless hours and money since I was able to prepare multiples at once.
Baking days definitely work for me!
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I am wondering about your chocolate butterhorns recipe if it is possible to substitute almond flour for the white flour? Love your links for the recipes. My love for baking has reared its beautiful head again.
@Margarita, I have absolutely no idea! I didn't even know there was such a thing as almond flour, lol.
That looks great! I've never done baking day before but Hubby found this great recipe for biscuits and now we're thinking about having one to make breakfast foods.
@Keri, I made a bunch of breakfast foods for a baking day once and it turned out great! I am SO not good at cooking in the morning, so it was great to give my kids a home-cooked breakfast in microwave-time!
I agree with Rhonda! I can't believe you made all of this! It seems like it is a great idea and maybe I should start doing it as well... it would save us from late night dinners quite a lot I'm sure! Is there any particular way you store or reheat everything?
@Ellae@MMSM, Not any particular way for everything - each meal is a bit different. If the recipes comes with instructions for freezing or reheating I follow those. If it doesn't, then I just wing it! lol
I'm so glad you posted that taco seasoning recipe the other day! I've already used it twice. It's so good! I cut the chili powder down to 1 T. to make sure it wouldn't bother my husband's ulcers, and it was still yummy.
I also made a similar chicken and black bean dish, so I seasoned my chicken with some lime juice and the seasoning first, and then I seasoned a pork roast the same way the other day and put that in the crock pot. When it was done, I shredded it up and simmered it with a little more of the seasoning to get it all coated.
Thanks for the inspiration!
@Michele, Woohoo! Glad you were able to make the taco seasoning work for your fam!
All I can say in one word:::::
AWESOME!