More freezer meal cooking today: sirloin steak dinners

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If you noticed I was MIA today, well, there's good reason. I was busy cooking and cleaning. Maybe it's something about the end of the year, but I've been feeling a HUGE urge to purge. However, with two kids in tow, everything takes a lot longer. (If you have little ones, you know what I mean!)

Anyhow, I thought I'd share with you some more of what I did today with my freezer meals since it's a pet topic of mine and because some of you have indicated interest in learning more.

Last week, I found top sirloin on a 10-hour only sale for $1.59/lb. I ended up with 14 pounds. Now some may simply stick this in the freezer. Not me! I prepped my 14 pounds of steak into 7 meals. Here's what I started with:

Then, I gathered all the ingredients I needed along with my freezer bags and I ended up making: 3 Sesame Sirloin dinners, 2 beef fajita dinners, and 2 cheese steak dinners (mmmmm!). Here are the fruits of my labor (or should I say, "meats" of my labor?):

You'll notice one of the meals is in tupperware. That's our dinner tonight – no need to freeze!

Am I an old pro at this? Um, no. I've only really actually been doing freezer cooking consistently since this past fall (you can read about the freezer meal swap party that started it all over here). I have an awesome cookbook to help me along called Fix, Freeze, Feast. Why do I like this book so well? First off, the vast majority of recipes I've tried are winners. I also appreciate that the ingredient list is minimal. I've also noticed the authors like to use the same type of ingredients across recipes. 

For instance, both the fajitas and sesame sirloin used soy sauce, lime juice, and garlic. And both the fajitas and cheese steak called for green peppers and onions. I really didn't have to purchase much beyond the steak! All told, I estimate the costs of these meals at just $5.50 each. Each meal contains 2 lbs of steak which means there will certainly be leftovers (as was the case tonight!)

If you are interested to buy this book, it's under $10 currently on Amazon. Another thought is to wait for one of those sweet 30-40% off Borders coupons (the book runs about $14-15 there). Finally, there's always the library – but I truly believe this book is worth owning. (And with an average 4.5 star rating from 79 reviewers, I'm not the only one who thinks so!)

Incidentally, I've decided to add a "Freezer Cooking" category to my blog. I know I have a ton o' categories (and I promise I'm gonna try to get this all cleaned up with my blog redesign – hopefully in March). But I wanted to give you a place to head for more of what I've written on this exciting topic.