Freezer Cooking Links

Every time I try to plan a freezer cooking episode I end up scouring the internet for "those sites I used last time."  So, here they are.

The sites I used last time:
http://thrivinghomeblog.com/healthy-recipes-index/healthy-freezer-meals-recipes

http://fabulesslyfrugal.com/freezer-meal-recipes-master-list

http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2013/02/10-slow-cooker-freezer-meals-in-less

http://whoneedsacape.com/2012/11/crockpot-freezer-cooking

This is a Bible study about tacos

My commute home today was long and no fun.
There was a wreck on the highway, a wreck on the side-road I took to acoid the wreck on the highway, a wreck on the second higway I needed to get on, and onlooker delays on the third highway.

Also, I was getting hungry.

Along my detour route I passed a Taco Bell. 

Mmmmmmm...taco....
I could smell it.

I called my husband and said, "I'm craving a Taco Bell taco." 
He said, "Are you pregnant?"
Hell-to-the-NO.
"I JUST WANT A TACO. And there are wrecks on all these highways, and a thunderstorm is chasing me."
He said, "OK, sweetie."

I figured my healthy, vegetarian lunch would afford me a little cheat, so I decided to hit up the next TB along the way. Take-out Tex-Mex is as common as heat in August around here, so I kept driving.

And driving.

And driving.

And I came upon a Taco Bueno.

Out of sheer fear that my taco quest would fail, and hoping upon hope that an alternate taco would satisfy the craving and fulfill my desire for a dietary cheat, I pulled into the Bueno drive-thru.

The service was nice enough, and I'd ordered water instead of a soda to maintain some sense of "better choices" decorum.

But that's where the tacomoon ended, friends.

My taco was holey.

Not Jesus holy, but truly, wholely HOLE-Y.
Like BIG GAPING HOLE in my tortillia hole-y, spilling taco meat and lettuce and tomato bits all over my New Blue Dress.
AND, my water tasted like dirt. I hope to God and Jesus that had nothing to do with the restaurant's proximity to the city landfill.

(Let it be noted that this post contains three mentions of the sovereign Lord of the universe, so I can now be classified as a Christian writer and this post, therefore, is a Bible study.)

No bueno, Bueno.

Fortunately, out of spite for that dadgum Bueno taco, a Taco Bell appeared along the last leg of my detour.

Praise. The. Lord.
(This is the worship portion of our study)

And I got the greasy, juicy goodness, plus a root beer to wash the landfill taste out of my mouth.
With praise and thanksgiving.

and this is how we'll increase our geek cred

From an IM conversation with my friend, Julie, who is also a new hire at my office (we were co-workers previously, then friends, now both).

Maggie Francis 1:20 PM

Did you not get the talk about clear vs dark trashcan liners?

Julie Boone 1:28 PM
Hmm! Guess not!
I know we have recycling bins but they say glass and plastic only

Maggie Francis 1:31 PM
usually large bins near printers with clear liners. Those are for paper
and the ones in your cube are theoretically for paper only (note: clear liner) but most in-cube trash is more diverse than that

Julie Boone 1:32 PM
k... so I should take my paper to the large bin near a printer for recycling?
Cool! (H)

Maggie Francis 1:32 PM
if it's the same kind of bin that's by our printer, yes.
perhaps ask Jody. She knows all rules

also, I love that a blog is called "nerdist" http://www.nerdist.com/2013/01/copy-that-did-glee-pilfer-jonathan-coultons-baby-got-back/

Julie Boone 1:34 PM
LOL!

Maggie Francis 1:34 PM
i might be following Wil Wheaton on twitter

Julie Boone 1:34 PM
Ahh, K. Yes I will ask Jody, who is keeper of all good knowledge.
And why shouldn't you?

Maggie Francis 1:34 PM
yes! exactly!
I only wish I knew more about Dr Who.

Julie Boone 1:34 PM
Why?

Maggie Francis 1:35 PM
then I could tweet references like all the cool nerds
somewhere in my ascension to adult nerddom, I missed the Dr Who train.

Julie Boone 1:35 PM
LOL! Dr Who, Star Trek, Star Wars -- they all count. ;)

Maggie Francis 1:36 PM
I need to go to my friends house and hold his baby and get educated. He owns all of all of it. And has it memorized

Julie Boone 1:37 PM
The other gaping hole in my ascent to hip nerd-dom is that I haven't read H.P. Lovecraft. 'course, I can't pronounce half his made-up titles for things, so I've only recently noticed.

Maggie Francis 1:39 PM
well, you're one more then me, cause I don't even know what that is.
I think I should declare this summer the Summer of NerdDom and immerse myself. Like a language immersion class, only for aspiring nerds

Julie Boone 1:40 PM
See, but if I typed "Cluthlu," or something like that, you'd probably recognize it because it gets referenced like Dr. Who. That's Lovecraft.

Maggie Francis 1:40 PM
OMG, I just realized that's a FANTASTIC IDEA

Julie Boone 1:40 PM
Ooh, I likey!!!! Can we have a club?

Maggie Francis 1:40 PM
YES
YES WE CAN

Julie Boone 1:40 PM
I'm SO IN!!!!!



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