Ham Loaf

This is an old family favorite from growing up... my mom's recipe, to boot! Hope you enjoy!

Ham Loaf: Sauce:

1 lb fresh ground pork 3/4 cup brown sugar

1 lb ground cured ham 1/2 cup vinegar

1 cup bread crumbs 1/2 cup water

1 egg 1 teaspoon dry/ground mustard

1 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

3/4 to 1 cup milk

1. Mix all ground meats together (or cheat like me and buy the meat already ground and mixed from the meat market)

2. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.

3. Shape into a loaf (this is where I froze)

On serving day:

1. Thaw ham loaf

2. Put loaf in a loaf pan and dust with flour

3. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour

4. Make the sauce by mixing all ingredients and bring to a boil on the stove top

5. Pour the sauce over the ham loaf and bake an additional 30 min - 1 hour, basting occasionally if you think of it.

We love this meal served with rice and use the extra juices on top of the rice. Also yummy with fresh pineapple on the side!

Angel Chicken by Amanda

This is a recipe that I found here. It's a great place for freezer meal ideas!

To prepare from the freezer:
Put chicken on bottom of crock pot. Pour contents of sauce on top of chicken. Cook on high 3-4 hours. Shred or keep chicken in tenders. Prepare pasta and serve the chicken and sauce on top of noodles. Enjoy!

March Swap Details

March!
Swap is Thursday, March 15 at 10.
Assignments are:
Beef: Suzanne
Chicken: Alison
Pasta: Elisha
Other: Elizabeth
Soup: Josie

How do you get started??

A friend of mine (who lives far away) recently asked about starting her own freezer meal group. We chatted back and forth and I answered her questions. I just found this article via Pinterest and it spells out how to get started and covers way more than I thought of (but have each been addressed in our group at one time or another). I also saw this month on one of my favorite blogs, Freezer Friendz, "How to Conduct a Swap" which is very similar to how we do things. I thought the tips she provides are helpful too. We keep it very no-frill and simple...which I LOVE.
Have I said how much I love having meals in my freezer that I didn't make?? :) It's too sweet for words.

Chicken Pot Pie

I found this recipe at one of my favorite freezer cooking blogs Freezer Friendz. Enjoy! (Athough I have to confess, I hope it's a bigger hit at your house than it was at mine. It was the veggies--that they were blatantly there and not more hidden. Uggh. Kids!) It's good left over, too...I know. ;)

Crockpot Chicken Chili

This is a repeat recipe.

Here is the link from before, if you need to see ingredients:

http://www.dinnersinthefreezer.blogspot.com/2010/01/suzannes-crockpot-chicken-chili.html

Thaw bag enough to slide into crockpot. Cook 8-10 hours on low. Shred chicken. Serve with cheese and tortilla chips!

:)

We're Baaaack!

After a crazy fall for all....We're back! Yippee!
Swap is Thursday, February 16 at 10.
Assignments are:
Beef: Alison
Chicken: Elisha
Pasta: Elizabeth
Other: Josie
Soup: Suzanne