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Can You Freeze Spaghetti Squash? A Food Preservation Guide

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Can you freeze spaghetti squash? We have already covered freezing mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Can You Freeze Spaghetti Squash

Like so many times before, you may notice a theme here, we found a fantastic sale on organic spaghetti squash at our local market. So, as per usual, we loaded our cart with enough spaghetti squash to garner the standard “What are you going to do with ALL of that spaghetti squash?” from curious onlookers.

“I’m going to freeze it and eat it for a year.” I let them know.

“Can you freeze spaghetti squash?” they ask.

“Well…”

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Can You Freeze Mashed Potatoes? A Food Preservation Guide

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I recently asked myself, “Can you freeze mashed potatoes?” Because we found ourselves with an almost overwhelming amount of potatoes.

Can You Freeze Mashed Potatoes

True story.

Recently, we were walking through the grocery store and we see they are having a HUUUUUGE sale on potatoes. Like a ridiculously good deal.

So what do you do when you see a ridiculously good looking deal?

You buy a ridiculous amount of potatoes, that’s what you do. Like, to the tune of fifty pounds.

Can You Freeze Mashed Potatoes

This times A LOT!

(We had a similar experience with sweet potatoes)

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Homemade Cleaners – The DIY Guide To Cleaning Your Home Naturally

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No one wants a dirty home. But are things really clean or just coated in a layer of chemicals with god-knows-what in them? I don’t know about you but I am much more comfortable when I know what goes into my homemade cleaners.

Homemade cleaners

 

No matter whether you need to clean your bathroom, kitchen, living room, dishes, or laundry we have just the eco friendly cleaning recipes to help you avoid standard house cleaning products. Here are some of the best recipes you will find anywhere to make cleaning products at home….

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DIY Chipotle Burrito Bowl

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I don’t know about you, but I looooove Mexican food. In fact, I would say I eat some form of Mexican cuisine almost every day of the week. One of my absolute favorite things to eat is a Chipotle burrito bowl.

Chipotle Burrito Bowl

One reason I can eat it so often is because it is super cheap, easy to make, and quick to cook in the Instant Pot. Want to learn how you too can eat a delicious, cheap, and healthy meal as often as you like? Keep on reading!

chipotle Burrito Bowl

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How to Freeze Blueberries – the Best Way to Preserve Blueberries

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Have you ever done this?  You get super jazzed up about something and maybe go a tad overboard.  Then you sit and wonder what the heck you’ve done!

A few summers ago I went on a grocery shopping trip and found organic blueberries on sale.  I LOVE blueberries! I am not going to totally embarrass myself by admitting how many pints of fresh blueberries I bought that day.  Let’s just say A LOT!

I have a hard time turning down a good deal on something I love, what can I say?  Well, I got all those delicious blueberries home and had to figure out the best way to preserve my blueberries.  I figured out how to freeze blueberries and will never have to be without them again!

Freeze Blueberries

(Since that sale shopping frenzy, I have purchased my OWN blueberry bushes.  So, I still freeze blueberries all the time in the summer.)

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