Fat Frog Diary

  Take the marinated cucumbers recipe. Pack the veggie you want (cucumbers are just the start!) in a jar. Pour the hot vinegar mix over the veggies. Close the jar and let the jars cool down on the counter. Stow in the fridge for 1-3 days. Then consume. Yum! I love not only cucumbers, sweet peppers, and green beans. Next month I intend to try cauliflower. Let me know what you try. UPDATE: I had some fresh baby carrots leftover, and popped those in a jar of the marinated vinegar/sugar mix. OMG! Soo good. 

  Really, this is easy!!  https://www.allrecipes.com/video/1411/carnation-simple-white-sauce/?internalSource=videocard&referringContentType=Search&clickId=cardslot%206

   https://www.allrecipes.com/article/make-casseroles-without-a-recipe/?did=593338-20201226&utm_campaign=alrcom-whats-cooking_newsletter&utm_source=allrecipes.com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=122620&cid=593338&mid=47540518127 Wow! All I can say at this point is, Wow! If you haven't learned the joy of a thrown-together casserole, then it's time to learn.  Weeknights are hard enough. You get off work and race into the kitchen, only to discover you forgot to take something out for dinner. Oops! Now what? Delivery? Not very nutritious and very bad for the diet. What if it's the day before payday and the bank account is looking a little slim? But what if you had ingredients saved in the freezer, and all you had to do was assemble and warm up? Much better, right? That's all a casserole is!  By having these ingredients in the specified amounts already on hand (some can be leftovers!) you have "free" meals. Have 1 quart and 1 gallon bags handy,