{31 Days to a Stress-Free Christmas} Day 15~ Double DInners

With rare exception, our family sits down and has dinner together every night. This can be challenging during a busy holiday season. I had to figure out a way that we would still have dinner every night without resorting to fast food take out. Once again, rely on your freezer. 

Double the Dinner

While this time of year is not as busy as November and December, it's a good time to think about making a double batch of the meals you plan each night. Serve half of the meal and freeze the other half for a night during the holiday season where you will be too busy to cook. One idea I am planning on doing this year came from a post on Pinterst. Freezing ingredients in bags that can later be thawed out and put in a crock-pot. That will be a life saver on a day that I am away from home. My mom did this regularly when I was growing up, and to this day she can be found in the kitchen whipping up something for the freezer-from soup to eggplant parmigiana! (In case you don't know, mom shares a house with us-this is one of the many perks!) A home-cooked meal is more enjoyable than waiting 45 minutes for a pizza delivery any day.