Having extra freezer space can be helpful for stocking up on sales, but it’s also great to have the room so you can do freezer cooking.
I was first introduced to this concept when my twins were babies over a decade ago. A store moved into the area where you could pay $15-$20 a meal to go in and prepare ready-to-cook meals. For some reason we thought this was the best thing ever—looking back, I shudder at the cost compared to what I could make those same meals for now. The concept, though, is still an awesome one. If freezer cooking is a new concept to you or you feel overwhelmed by the idea, keep reading.
How to Do Freezer Cooking
What is Freezer Cooking?
Freezer cooking is a type of investment cooking, designed to fill your freezer with 2 weeks-2 months worth of home-cooked meals. Basically, you take one or two days a month and dedicate it to cooking meals.
At the end of the day, you can have 15 meal ideas with two of each meal – giving you 30 meals already made! Then you store the meal in a gallon size bag or stackable containers and freeze them until the day you plan to cook them.
On the day of, all you need to do is pull the meal out in the morning so that it can defrost and then reheat it before dinnertime for a hot, home-cooked meal!
Note: You don’t need to go huge. You can do this just a few meals at a time if you want.
The Benefits of Freezer Cooking
There are so many perks to changing your cooking style to freezer cooking. The one that I love most is that there is a significantly shorter preparation time when you come in to the kitchen after a busy day. All you need to do is pull it out of the freezer, throw the ingredients together, and reheat. This gives you more time to spend with your family and friends, or simply doing other stuff around the house that needs to get done.
Another perk that I love about freezer cooking is that you only have to prepare once! So if you need to chop onions, save yourself the trouble and chop 10 at a time. Preparing once means that you only have to clean up once! So you are reducing the amount of clean-up time every night if you go with this method of cooking.
Here’s a fun freebie! Get a free 6-inch subway sub with a $25 gift card purchase at Subway. This offer is only available for online gift card purchases.
You can you can get a maximum of four 6-Inch Subway Subs depending on your purchase. Redemption of Free Subs is between 7/1 through 8/31.
Offer valid through 6/30.
See more Freebies.
Do you use Garnier skincare? Print these coupons and stack them with a coupon printing at the CVS coupon center to get Garnier Skinactive Cleansing Towelettes and Garnier Green Labs Serum for just $10.48 total!
Note: CVS store coupons are different for each account. I have this $6 store coupon this week, check your account for a similar offer or maybe one off any facial care.
CVS Garnier Skincare Deal (ends 5/29):
- $7 ECB wyb $25 Garnier Facial Care, , limit 1
Buy:
(1) Garnier Skinactive Cleansing Towelettes, 25 ct., $6.49
(1) Garnier Green Labs Serum, $21.99
Use:
-$6 off $25 in Garnier Facial Care, printing at CVS coupon center
-$3 off Garnier Green Labs serum cream moisturizer printable
-$2 off Garnier SkinActive Micellar Water or Cleanser product printable
Total Due: $17.48
Get Back: $7 ExtraCare Buck
Makes it $10.48 for both!
Check out the full CVS ad for more great deals.
Head over to Target where you can grab men’s and women’s graphic tees for $8, regularly $12.99. There are tons of fun styles to choose from so be sure to check out all the styles.
Check out these styles:
Offer valid through 5/29. Free Shipping with Redcard.
See more online shopping.
Here are some meal ideas that are based on the sales starting Wednesday, 5/26 at Publix!
Look through the Publix weekly ad to see all the deals.
Publix Meal Plans:
Grilled Chicken
Pita Chips with Hummus
Side Salad
- Publix – GreenWise Chicken Fillets, B1G1 at $8.19 ($4.09) lb
- Publix – Stacy’s Pita Thins or Bagel or Pita Chips, 6.75-7.33 oz, B1G1 at $3.79 ($1.89)
- Publix – Cedar’s Organic Hummus, 10 oz, B1G1 at $4.59 ($2.29)
-$1 off Cedar’s item, Publix eCoupon
(makes it $1.29) - Publix – Cedar’s Organic Hummus, 10 oz, B1G1 at $4.59 ($2.29)
-$1 off Cedar’s item, Publix eCoupon
(makes it $1.29) - Publix – Fresh Attitude Spring Mix or Arugula Baby Spinach, Baby Romaine Salad or Half & Half, $2.50
Chicken Sausage and Vegetable Skillet
- Publix – GreenWise Organic Red Potatoes, 3 lb, $3.99
- Publix – GreenWise Italian Chicken Sausage, 16 oz, B2G1 at $6.49
- Publix – Zucchini or Yellow Squash, 24 oz, $2.99
All week long we are going to get ready for summer with great giveaways! Come back each day to enter the next giveaway plus you can get bonus entries for coming back each day.
To start off the week let’s cover all the basics you need for vacation. Whether you grab snacks, games or even sunscreen, let me help keep the budget in check with a $50 Target Gift Card!
Three winners will each get a $50 Target gift card sent via email as an eGift card. Enter in the Widget below.
Note: This giveaway is not sponsored by anyone, just me saying thanks for being a great reader.
Enter to Win:
Summer Giveaway – Target Gift Card
Come back tomorrow to enter the next giveaway. I’ll announce all winners on Tuesday June 1st!
Take a look at the CVS store coupons they are giving out this week. It always helps me to know what is coming at the Coupon Center.
Always stop at the CVS coupon center first before shopping! To get even more coupons from CVS, make sure you are signed up for their emails and for the CVS Beauty Club. Also, download the CVS app for “app only” coupons.
Here are some coupons people are reporting this week (you won’t get everything listed, but you’ll get some of them.)
$6 off Almay Cosmetics purchase of $20
B2G1 Babo Bamboo Toilet Tissue
$2 off Breakfast items purchase of $8, incl cereal, granola, breakfast bars, oatmeal
$5 off Cerave Facial Care, excl Trial
$5 off Cerave Facial Care, excl Trial
B5G2 Checkout Candy or Gum Singles
25% off Colgate Hum, Optic White Pen or Keep
B2G1 Colgate Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Mouthwash, or Whitening Pen purchase of $16
$3 off Contact Lens Solution
$5 off Cosmetics purchase of $30, any variety
$4 off CVS Eye or Ear Care purchase of $10
$2 off CVS Health Baby Care products purchase of $10
$4 off CVS Health First Aid products and treatments purchase of $14
$6 off CVS Health Fluticasone or Triamcinolone purchase of $20
$2 off CVS Health Oral Care purchase of $10, incl mouthwash or toothbrushes
$2 off CVS Health Probiotic, Heartburn or Stomach Remedy
$2 off CVS Health Sun Care products
$3 off CVS Health Sun Care products
$3 off CVS Health Vitamins & Supplements purchase of $7
$2 off Eucerin or Aquaphor Baby Cream, Lotion, Wash or Shampoo
$2 off Eucerin or Aquaphor Hand & Body Lotion or Spray purchase of $6
$8 off Flonase or Sensimist Nasal Congestion Relief Spray, 60-ct
$5 off Food item purchase of $30, incl Candy, Beverages, Food
$6 off Garnier Facial Care purchase of $25
$5 off Garnier Green Labs Serum Creams
$2 off Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water or Garnier Green Lab Cleansers
$2 off Gold Emblem & GE Abound breakfast bars, oatmeal, cereal, & granola purchase of $7
$1 off Gold Emblem & GE Abound juice purchase of $5
.50/1 Gold Emblem Fast Favorite Heat & Serve Meals
$3/2 Hallmark Cards, any
$3 off Hand & Body Lotion purchase of $10
B1G1 Hand Sanitizer, excl Purell, CVS Health & Pop-Arazzi brands
$4 off Household Paper Products purchase of $20, incl Bath Tissue and Paper Towels
$2/2 Irish Spring Body Wash and Bar 6ct
$5 off L’Oreal Age Perfect Moisturizers
$7 off L’Oreal Cosmetics purchase of $21
$3 off L’Oreal Lash Serum Solution
$2 off Listerine mouthwash, chewable tablets, floss, or pocketpaks purchase of $8
$2 off Listerine Ready! Tabs Chewable Tablets
$10 off Maybelline Cosmetics purchase of $35
$3 off Motrin Adult Pain Reliever
$2 off Mouthwash purchase of $12
$3/3 Nail Polish or NailCare, HairCare, or HairColor products
$3 off Neutrogena Acne Product
$5 off Neutrogena or Aveeno Facial Moisturizers
$4 off Pain Relief or Sleep Aid purchase of $20
$2/3 Pop-Arazzi nail polish
$1 off Reese’s Singles King or Standard Candy Bars purchase of $3
$3.50 off Schmidts Natural Deodorant
$3/3 Tampons or pads or liners
$1 off Total Home or Just the Basics Detergent, Bleach, or Stain Remover
$5 off Vichy products purchase of $20
Want a way to lose weight this summer?? Check out Nutrisystem Meals with a 50% off deal they are running right now!
Grab any plan and get 50% off your first two months! That makes it two months for the price of one! You’ll also get free shipping on the entire supply of food.
Savings Tip: If you pay ahead for 3 months you’ll get it even cheaper!
Also, after your second shipment, you will receive 50% off all future four-week plan shipments.
Use the two codes below to get two more freebies with your order.
Here’s The Deal:
Nutrisystem 4 week Basic plan, $249.99 (reg. $454.53)
includes 5 breakfasts, lunches, and dinners
Use Codes:
COOKIES for 5 free cookie packs with coupon
FREESHAKER for a free shaker bottle
+$9.99 packing fee
Total Due: $259.98 for 4 weeks of meals (and free cookies)
If you choose the 3 month option you’ll pay $233 per month for all your meals!
It’s supposed to be in the 90s all week this week in South Carolina! This calls for lots of water play. You can get fun sprinklers on sale for $24.99. There is a rainbow, dinosaur, and more!
Shipping starts at $5.99 but is f-r-e-e on additional orders you place the same day. Deal is valid today, 5/24, only.
Want to save on shipping?
Zulily now offers annual memberships that give extra savings and even free shipping! Check these out and consider the savings!
Free Shipping on any $55+ order + 5% off every order – $50 a year
15% off every order – $50 a year
