The Caitlin Moss Blog

I'm headed to Vegas for a sister trip this weekend and I noticed our freezer meal supply was dwindling. Since my husband and I don't know how to function without meals, I wanted to make sure to do a quick restock so my sweet family can be fed and happy while I'm gone. I decided to just do a quick round this time and made 10 meals. I spent $75 and shopped at Winco. Here's what is on the Menu | Dirty Rice Spaghetti (2) Sausage Bake (2) White Chicken Enchiladas Chicken and Stuffing Chili and Cornbread Caribbean Jerk Chicken Pot Roast Grocery List | Meat: 2 lbs. ground beef 2 bags pre-made meatballs 2 packages of smoked sausage 2 3 lb. bags of chicken breasts 1 pot roast Dried Goods: 2 cups brown rice 2 packages of spaghetti noodles 1 package of tortillas 1 box of stuffing 1 box of cornbread mix Canned: 4 jars marinara sauce 2 cans cream of chicken 1 can diced green chilis 1 can black beans 1 can chili beans 1 can corn 1 can tomato sa...

Everybody is always asking how I do my meal prepping...or bulk cooking...or freezer cooking...or crock potting...or whatever you want to call it. It is my saving grace when it comes to dinner time. I love it. I can easily guarantee we will have a delicious meal on the table that I didn't have to actually spend much time cooking. I've come across several blogs of women who do this - KUDOS! But I rarely like their food. 10 Meals for $50? Right on! (Read menu.) Never mind, it's all bean soups and chilis. Nothing wrong with those items but let's be real...it is not helpful to freezer cook if your family will not eat the food. Every family is different, we have different styles of cooking, diets (I'm talking to you paleos and ketos!), grocery buying and, man, do we have different tastes. So I completely understand if someone reads my blog and says, none (or very few) of these meals sound good to us. Gotcha. But I don't want that to deter anyone from taking on ...

A little over a year ago we found out our littlest child is extremely allergic to nuts (and sesame seeds) so our entirely house went nut-free (at least until she's old enough to know better). And now that I carry around an epi-pen wherever we go, I can absolutely relate to all the mamas worried about whether or not their allergy kids are safe at lunch time in nut-free classrooms.  My older two kids have never actually been in a nut-free classroom but I know so many moms' kids who have and it can be a struggle to veer away from your average PB&J. Here are 12 nut-free lunchbox variations I send with my kids to school (and they actually eat it). Left: Turkey and cheese sandwich with carrots, grapes and oranges. Right: 1/2 a turkey and cheese sandwich, strawberries, brownie Zbar, and snap peas. Left: Cream cheese and jam bagel sandwich, strawberries and carrots. Right: 1/2 a turkey and cheese sandwich, snap peas, apple sauce, and goldfish. Lef...