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Am I the only person who doesn't think she can start the school year without a perfectly clean and organized house? It seems every summer I spend some serious time organizing and cleaning our home. Now, don't get me wrong. I am a VERY clean person, and devote time to cleaning daily and on the weekends. However I like to give the house an extra good, deep scrub in the summer. I organize the pantry, make a couple trips to donate items to Goodwill, and clean the windows. In addition to that I like to stock our freezer with a variety of freezer meals. This makes our return back to work SO EASY! I try to make enough freezer meals that I can cook one off weekly the months of August and September. 

Besides daily life with my sweet husband and two year old, here's what I've been up to...

FREEZER Meals! I made a tater tot casserole, ham balls, and a double batch of BBQ meatballs for the freezer. I'm telling you, realizing you have a homecooked meal ready to go in the freezer is the BEST THING ever! 



Ham Balls ready to be cooked off! Friends, this is the definition of comfort food to me. 




Next up was Freezer BBQ Meatballs. I used two pounds of hamburger and made a double batch. A sweet neighbor shared this recipe with me and I definitely see it being added to our meal rotation.



When I make a freezer meal I typically use a foil, square cake pan. I top with foil, and then store in a labeled plastic gallon bag. I find it keeps everything pretty fresh. :) 
I absolutely love a freezer meal! I'd love to hear some of your favorite freezer recipe ideas! 


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