[KiwiHopeful]

Thanks, Selchie :)

Another practical tip to go along with MB's original list is to buy yourself a FoodSaver or other similar vacuum-packing system. It cuts down on waste from things coming out of the freezer worse for wear.

Cooking meals ahead of time and freezing them also cuts back on the Friday-night-don't-want-to-cook-let's-eat-out Syndrome. Dishes with a nice sauce or gravy work well, since they freeze and reheat without turning the meat into rubber or leather.

I personally don't do this very often myself, but whenever my in-laws come for a visit my father-in-law brings us about 15-20 one-dish meals--since it's on his dime that makes it *very* cheap. ;)