Crazy or Smart?

When Alan and I were first married, I was just about to finish college and start working full time, and Alan was in school full time and working part time. Since we were both super busy, it was hard to find time to prepare dinners every night. My friend and neighbor Jennifer then saved the day by doing a presentation at a Relief Society activity on how to prepare and freeze tons of dinners all in one day. Hallelujah! Anyone who knows me well will remember how Alan and I did this every so often during those years that I taught high school. It was tons of work but well worth it!

Since I stopped working full time and have had more time to cook, I haven't really cooked freezer meals as much (although we did it right before Jared was born and also as soon as I found out I was pregnant 7 months ago--anticipating many days of morning sickness.)

Two days ago my INCREDIBLE husband and I devoted most of our day to cooking and freezing meals once again. (We also spent several hours prepping the night before--chopping vegetables and assembling things, etc.) We were completely wiped out by the afternoon, but we did it! And I'm sure in the next couple months after the baby is born, our stomachs will thank us daily! Our freezer is now stuffed to the brim--literally--with 35 or so delicious dinners waiting to be thawed, cooked, and eaten (not to mention that almost every meal has enough for Alan to take some to work for lunch as well!) Some of the items we made: lots of lasagna, 2 kinds of chicken enchiladas, lots of sweet and sour chicken (thanks, Billy Ashley, for the recipe!), chicken and pea soup, apple curry chicken, lots of saucy pasta with ham recipes, raspberry glazed chicken, cheesy hash browns with ham, sloppy joes, and I can't even remember what else!

This picture doesn't even begin to show the extent of our cooking!

Hello, deliciousness! (And thank you, thank you, Alan, for being the best to do this crazy thing with me!)