My friend Brittany called me from California last night to check in and as always, she had impeccable timing because I needed her help to solve a rather frustrating problem: what should I do with all of the extra food in my fridge that I wasn't able to use up before my week-long trip to New York?
And thus, we came up with the great Freezer Experiment of 2011. I froze what I could, left some things in the fridge, and packed myself some fresh snack food for the bus ride, like baby tomatoes and red seedless grapes.
Group 1: Foods I know are freezer-friendly:
- chicken tenderloins
- leftover arroz con pollo
Group 2: Foods that should (hopefully) last in the fridge:
- fresh mozzarella (unopened)
- mexican cheese blend (also unopened)
- soy milk
- lemon wedges
Group 3: Foods I froze:
- Collard greens
- half an onion
- cut-up peppers
- cucumber
- hot green pepper
- a lime
- fresh parsley
Group 4: Foods I decided not to freeze
- Garlic
- Avocado
- Jicama
- Yams
- Dates ***NEW FOOD ALERT!***
That's the line-up; we'll see how everything fared when I get back next week. Give me your predictions in the comments section below, I'll let you know if you're right. And next time, I will definitely leave the culinary ambition to weeks when I'm not leaving for New York.
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