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The cobbler tasted even better than it looked. Here's my recipe if you're interested.
We spent part of our Saturday morning blueberry picking. It was great family time. The morning was cool and breezy, especially for June in Texas, so it was the perfect day for a pregnant mommy and family to pick berries. We didn't go out to the local farm too early, and we only spent an hour and a half picking, but that was perfect for our family.
The kids had a great time. 52 cups of berries really isn't a lot, compared to what many families pick, but we had two little distractions named Isabelle and Andrew. Andrew had so much fun and kept picking berries to eat, but at some point, we noticed he was eating green and red berries, in addition to the blueberries, and we even found some twigs in his sweet little mouth!
Fresh, baked in a cobbler, or added to waffles or muffins, this family loves blueberries. I've wanted to go blueberry picking for years, but I've been waiting for the kids to be big enough.
As my husband pointed out on the way to pick berries, anything in your freezer is an asset that can later save you money.
Here's what we saved by picking our own berries. Stay with me here while we work out some math.
Blueberries picked at the farm are $2 a pound. We picked 19 pounds, which was $38.
When we measured out the berries for the freezer, we totaled about 52 cups, which is equal to 26 pints. At Walmart, blueberries are $3.48 a pint. 26 pints would equal $90.48.
That's a savings of $52.48.
Factor in that we also spent our morning making memories. Priceless!
And the kids ate a countless amount of blueberries out there, which was totally fine with the farmer who owned the place. We didn't pay for those!
Additionally, the blueberries are fresh-picked, with no pesticides, and no one handled them but ourselves. You just can't beat that!
After we got home, I crashed with my 3 year old during naptime. Meanwhile, my husband cleaned out the freezer to make room for blueberries and for the freezer cooking that needs to be done before baby #3 arrives. I made a list of our "inventory" so that we know what we have. We have a turkey in the deep freezer that was given to us by his company at Thanksgiving. The plan is to thaw it, bake it, and use it in several different casserole types of dishes. More frozen assets.
And now that that we actually know what's in the freezer, we can manage those assets better, incorporate them into our weekly meal plan, and really put them to work for us.
Are you new to freezer cooking? I haven't cooked for the freezer in so long that I'm out of practice. How do you manage your frozen assets?
When we measured out the berries for the freezer, we totaled about 52 cups, which is equal to 26 pints. At Walmart, blueberries are $3.48 a pint. 26 pints would equal $90.48.
That's a savings of $52.48.
Factor in that we also spent our morning making memories. Priceless!
And the kids ate a countless amount of blueberries out there, which was totally fine with the farmer who owned the place. We didn't pay for those!
Additionally, the blueberries are fresh-picked, with no pesticides, and no one handled them but ourselves. You just can't beat that!
After we got home, I crashed with my 3 year old during naptime. Meanwhile, my husband cleaned out the freezer to make room for blueberries and for the freezer cooking that needs to be done before baby #3 arrives. I made a list of our "inventory" so that we know what we have. We have a turkey in the deep freezer that was given to us by his company at Thanksgiving. The plan is to thaw it, bake it, and use it in several different casserole types of dishes. More frozen assets.
And now that that we actually know what's in the freezer, we can manage those assets better, incorporate them into our weekly meal plan, and really put them to work for us.
Are you new to freezer cooking? I haven't cooked for the freezer in so long that I'm out of practice. How do you manage your frozen assets?
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