... By cooking!
We have been filling up our freezer with lots of yummy food to pull out once LO gets here. So far we've got chili, waffles, pasta bake, ravioli, meatloaf and turkey burgers.
Tonight was cheddar and potato pierogi. Our favorites!
I'm due in two weeks so there's still time for more - any freezer favorite recipes you have to share?
grapefruit / 4681 posts
Those look fantastic!!! Send them over here 
I made peorogi, gnocchi, and lasagna for freezer meals, but ended not being able to eat any with DS's issues, but DH ate good for awhile
pomegranate / 3452 posts
@anbanan15: aw, bummer! I keep thinking about lasagna, too. It's so easy to throw together Italian meals.
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
Mmm, they sound fab! Maybe a soup or two? Or a meat sauce for spaghetti? We really appreciated the meals we froze, it was the best prep work for baby that we did.
pomegranate / 3452 posts
@travelgirl1: good ideas! I'm not a big soup person but I'm thinking maybe a stew?
cantaloupe / 6630 posts
@aprk: Yeah stew is a great one because it's really hearty so you don't need anything with it, Good plan!
bananas / 9357 posts
Those look so good! And you are definitely smart for doing this. I wish I would have.
honeydew / 7589 posts
I'm doing the same thing! I made 10 bags of Couscous Lentil Curry last night, and I'm making a giant batch of Black Bean Burgers tonight. Tomorrow I'm making Enchiladas and Felafels to freeze as well.
I already have Stuffed Shells, Black Eyed Pea Stew, Peach Crisps, Black Bean Soup, Ravioli Soup, Italian Wedding Soup, Green Bean Casseroles, Sweet Potato Casseroles, Stir-Fry Mixes... I think that's it. Maybe a few other things buried in the chest freezer that I forgot I even made... lol
pomegranate / 3895 posts
Yum - all sounds delicious and those pierogi look fantastic!
I've been building my freezer food stash as well. So far I've made: black bean chili, beef stew, French toast casserole, and some muffins. My mum has made us two pans of lasagna and my stepmum will be contributing some homemade soups.
My mum's going to come visit on Friday and we'll try and get the rest of my list done. That list includes: meatballs, egg casserole, enchiladas, chicken and broccoli casserole, lactation cookies and green smoothies.
pomegranate / 3452 posts
@hergreenapples: awesome! I think chicken broccoli casserole might be on the list for us too
pomegranate / 3895 posts
@aprk: Yeah, it sounds like really good postpartum comfort food
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
omg pierogies!!!! Delish!!!! Here's what I made for freezer food:
Hawaiian meatballs, muffins, sausage/pepper/onion, white chicken enchiladas, thai curry, veggie burger patties, spaghetti sauce, chicken spaghetti, tamales, chicken noodle soup, and breakfast burritos.
Meatballs are REALLY easy! So were the enchiladas. We have lots of those! The tamales were time consuming, but damn, they are amazing.
papaya / 10473 posts
@blackbird: Meatballs, enchiladas and chicken spaghetti are on our list too!
I'm also going to make a bunch of those clean all-in-one freezer crockpot meals from Pinterest...I think its Once a Month Mom who posts them. They are all basically meat, veggies, and seasonings, and you freeze it all together and just dump it in the crock pot the morning of.
papaya / 10473 posts
@aprk: Those pierogis look GOOD! I haven't had them in years, and now I've got a hankering
eggplant / 11824 posts
Wow, those are beautiful pierogies! 
LO was born in early summer so we didn't make a lot of freezer meals, but we did make a couple big batches of pesto sauce and spaghetti sauce (with and without meat). It was easy enough to thaw out a tub of sauce and cook up whatever sort of pasta we were in the mood for. Pesto is also good brushed on grilled or roasted veggies, and great in omlettes (great combo is pesto, goat cheese and shrimp).
Pizza dough is pretty easy to make, and makes for a quick and easy dinner.
pomegranate / 3452 posts
@blackbird: ooh breakfast burritos! Yum!
@grizz: we can't get them down here so we just had to make our own!
@yoursilverlining: you just reminded me that I wanted to make frozen pizza. And pesto .... YUM. Thanks!
honeydew / 7968 posts
@aprk: you are so organized and proactive! I didn't freeze any meals and my mom cooked for me for about a month haha.
Can you share your recipe?!? Lol those look so good!
pomegranate / 3452 posts
@tequiero21: I'm lucky to have been done with work for a few weeks now so I have the time, and occasionally the energy. Plus, we love to cook! Let me pull the recipe together and I'll post it on your wall
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
Remember that you can make and freeze up lactation cookie dough ahead of time! I would highly recommend this for anyone wanting to BF! You can either make the dough and freeze it, or make the cookies and freeze them!
Its great to have snack foods.
pomegranate / 3452 posts
@T.H.O.U.: we have 8 dozen lactation cookies made! They taste like breakfast bars, and I think anything eaten with one hand will come in handy
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
@aprk: They are a great breakfast food (its mostly oatmeal)!
pomegranate / 3452 posts
I just counted, and we have 37 meals (which means both DH and I have dinner for more than a month), 2 chickens, 8 lbs of beef, 2 dozen fruit waffles and 8 dozen lactation cookies.
...
I think we're set 
pomegranate / 3580 posts
@arden Wow! That is impressive! What is your black bean burger recipe?
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