Cook for a Day Eat for a Month: Frozen Assets Lite & Easy

by Deborah Taylor-Hough

Frozen Assets offers a step-by-step plan for spending less time in the kitchen without sacrificing nutrition value. By using these methods one can spend just one day in the kitchen each month and still enjoy a homemade meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner -- every day of the month! The book contains a complete outline for those looking to benefit from this cooking revolution. With 20 one-week meals plans, readers can cook in advance for the time increment they desire. They can also easily mix and match weekly recipes to match their family's preferences. This book is the one-stop resource for those looking to increase their time at the family table and decrease their time in the kitchen and drive-through lanes.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Food

Paperback

First published June 1, 2009

Reviews

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brief discussion of preparing for the big cooking day, some things to note (like what foods don't freeze well, what type of containers to use, etc.), and the rest of the book has recipes in sections by type (Chicken, Vegetarian, Beef, etc.) and the instructions to prepare them for freezing.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've recently discovered the concept of freezer cooking (making meals ahead of time and freezing them for those days you just don't feel like cooking). A lot of freezer cooking books teach how to cook 30 days worth of meals which is quite overwhelming. This book breaks the recipes into "mini sessions" making freezer cooking much more manageable. I loved the recipes because they were simple and delicious but still used whole ingredients (I personally don't like to use "convenience foods" in my cooking). Great reference cook book!

[Kristie J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the concept in this cookbook, i.e. cook for a day, freeze the meals, and eat home-cooked meals with less effort for a month. It turned out to be too hard for me. I tried three of the chicken recipes, and boiling the chicken turned out to be too bland. And I felt like I was doing more work cooking that I was before. A better bet for me is to start doubling or tripling my recipes before I attempt to cook for a whole month.

[Manintheboat · Rating 3 out of 5]

I appreciate the number of vegetarian recipes. However, I am still struggling to find a freezer cookbook with more ethnic variety. Lots of "American" foods and very few asian. Perhaps I need to write this book. Can thai green curry be frozen?

[Jennifer Kubenka · Rating 4 out of 5]

My version is the 2002 version, the "low-fat/no-fat" version. My family has moved away from the "fats are bad" for you thinking, but many of these meals can still be frozen with healthy fats added back into them.

I've not made anything from this cookbook in years, but am wanting to give it a go again soon, hence my reading of it now in 2022.

[Myranda · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVE Deborah's style, her practicality and frugality! Enjoyed her newsletter and yahoogroup years ago, have used her books ever since, and excited to finally have gotten the 2009 updated version of _Lite and Easy_ to share with my now-grown children

[Sebah Al-Ali · Rating 3 out of 5]

أعجبني في الكتاب أنها قبل تقديم الطبخات نفسها، طرحت تجربتها و المنطق الذي قادها -و قد يقود القارئ- لتجربة ما تدعو إليه. و شرحت بوضوح الخطوات الأساسية التي تعين على تطبيق مثل هذا المشروع في المنزل. ثم ألحقتها بوصفات متعددة و متنوعة يمكن تفريزها و شرحت خطواتها بناء على ذلك.

أظن الكتاب مرجعا مهما لتوفير الوقت في عملية الطبخ و لإجادة (فن) التفريز.

[Fran · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the idea and she offers good suggestions. I tried ten different recipes and found most of them to be mediocre but I did learn enough that I think I can adapt my recipes to this program. The Creamy Penne is really good!

[liirogue · Rating 4 out of 5]

I will be buying a copy of this one. I am definitely going to give this a try. She provides a lot of recipes to get you started, and there is a lot more info available on her website as well.

[Jess Gill · Rating 3 out of 5]

many delicious recipes, nicely organized.

[Catriona Rogers · Rating 2 out of 5]

I should check the new 2002 edition of lower-fat recipes. The library had the 1999 version.

[Angela Parks · Rating 2 out of 5]

IT was okay. COuld use some pictures, but maybe for cost purposes they left those out! I like the concept of cooking a ful day and having food for the month. Will check-out again.

[Alison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good ideas on freezer meals. I like how she broke it down into mini-sessions in this one.

[Elizabeth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good information on freezing meals, but the recipes are very dated, of the reduced-fat equals healthy variety. Nothing in the book was something I wanted to make.

[Angi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've received so many ideas from this book!!! Mini cooking sessions are going to save my sanity.

[Cyndi]

If you've never heard of the concept of freezing food to cook and eat later, then this book might appeal to you. But honestly, the recipes all looked rather bland and unappetizing to me. Perhaps if we ate more meat...