Kick the fastfood habit! This updated edition of Not Your Mother's Make-Ahead & Freeze Cookbook has even more batch recipes for busy families on a budget In today's fast-paced society fast food can easily take the place of good home cooking With the help of one of the most underused appliances in most people's kitchen--the freezer--anyone can make & preserve about two weeks' worth of delicious home-cooked meals in a matter of hours! Jessica Fisher's Not Your Mother's Make-Ahead & Freeze Cookbook Revised & Expanded Edition provides the key to doing so Fisher serves up more than 250 recipes for delectable breakfasts lunches & dinners with the secret weapon of "batch cooking" which saves both time & money This cookbook puts a modern spin on the age-old idea of freezing meals for later & appeals to today's diverse tastes You'll find recipes for not only chicken beef & pork but also fish shellfish & vegetarian main courses Fisher also details how to go about using the freezer to its full potential giving information on the best freezer bags how to thaw food safely after it has been frozen & how to make a multi-week meal plan for your family