SqueakySpider@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Dullsters · 3 days agoI need to meal prep for the work week but have no idea what to make, did pasta salad last week for 5 days straight. Ughmessage-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down11
arrow-up127arrow-down1message-squareI need to meal prep for the work week but have no idea what to make, did pasta salad last week for 5 days straight. UghSqueakySpider@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Dullsters · 3 days agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squarecRazi_man@europe.publinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-23 days agoPotatoes don’t freeze well. Most vegetables don’t. Most tend to turn into a limp watery mess. Lentils or beans fare the best.
minus-squareDave@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoNo you’re right. Cook your veggies at the time you’re eating. Many can be cooked pretty quickly in the microwave if speed is the intent.
minus-squarecRazi_man@europe.publinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoI still freeze the veggies. I’ll choose convenience rather than gourmet food. Just need to know you’ll have crumbly dry potatoes and wet eggplant (as veg releases moisture and frost thaws). It is still perfectly edible.
Potatoes don’t freeze well. Most vegetables don’t. Most tend to turn into a limp watery mess. Lentils or beans fare the best.
No you’re right. Cook your veggies at the time you’re eating. Many can be cooked pretty quickly in the microwave if speed is the intent.
I still freeze the veggies. I’ll choose convenience rather than gourmet food. Just need to know you’ll have crumbly dry potatoes and wet eggplant (as veg releases moisture and frost thaws). It is still perfectly edible.