Chest Freezer Update #2 | I have a REALLY old flank steak

I know, it’s been two weeks since my last freezer update. I needed an extra week to work on my last self-assigned pile of freezer food. 😉

Here’s how things are going with my last collection of frozen food.

Bread Cubes

When I have bread odds and ends, I usually cut them up into cubes and add them to a bag in my freezer.

Which is a good plan but the cubes do eventually need to be used when the bag is full.

I used most of them to make a half-pan of Pioneer Woman’s overnight French toast when Zoe had a friend sleep over.

And I used the rest of them to make some homemade croutons for a salad we had with dinner.

Homemade croutons are so good. And they’re so much easier to eat than the ones from the store, which are impossible to poke with a fork!

I started these on the stovetop and then put them in the toaster oven for their final crisping. A toaster oven sure is handy for small batches!

Pineapple

Here’s what I started with.

I suppose there are creative things one could do with this, but I’ve just been faithfully using it up in smoothies!

So many smoothies.

I also had a smoothie on the go…

By the way, if you ever need to disguise something like kale in a smoothie, pineapple helps a lot. It has a flavor that comes through pretty strong!

Anyway…I have less than half a pound of pineapple left.

Peaches

Last time around, I still had a pound and a half of peaches in this bag.

But I am happy to say, I used up every last one in smoothies! Yay for an empty bag.

Banana Slices

Next up, a bag of banana slices, which I am sorry to say I have not touched at all.

Squash Rolls

I think there were around eight in this bag to start with, and I’m down to one!

Here’s what they look like freshly-baked. And here’s the recipe if you want to take a peek.

Mostly I just ate them toasted and spread with butter, but I also used some to make sort of an avocado toast sandwich.

Of course I put an egg on my avocado toast. We would expect no less from me. 😉

So, overall I did pretty well! I used up everything except for the bananas and part of the bag of pineapple. Oh, and the one butternut squash roll.

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Batch #3 of freezer food

Allllrighty. Time for another collection of things to use up.

In addition to the bananas, pineapple, and the one squash roll, I have a fresh set of frozen food to tackle.

Beef Jerky

I think I had frozen this because I bought a big bag and I knew Zoe and I wouldn’t eat it in time. So, I’m thawing it and she and I can both snack on it. This should be easy!

Sun-Dried Tomatoes

I found a partial jar of these in the freezer, and since I’ve been adding them to my mashed potatoes of late, they should be simple to use up.

Peaches

Ummmm….as I was searching through my freezer yesterday, I actually found several more bags of peaches!

OH NO.

I think I must have grabbed them from the freezer at my other house, because I know I didn’t freeze this many peaches last summer.

I see more peach smoothies in my future. 😉

Hot Dog Buns

I do not know why I have hot dog buns; I never buy hot dogs, and I can’t think of anything else I make that requires hot dog buns.

So, hmmm. I could use these to make garlic toast.

I could cut them up into bread cubes.

I could make small pizza subs with them.

Flank Steak

Guys, this is a VERY old piece of flank steak.

It’s from the freezer at my other house, and I know that it had been in that freezer for quite some time.

Soooo, I’m thinking it’s gonna need some serious marinade to be tasty. What would you do with it?

Got ideas for me? I’m open to suggestions!

P.S. Thanks for following along with my freezer challenges. I am 1000% more likely to actually follow through on these when I know I’m gonna give you all a report. I appreciate the virtual accountability!