Seriously Good Freezer Meals: 150 Easy Recipes to Save Your Time, Money and Sanity

Truman, creator of the Happy Money Saver blog, offers a pragmatic cookbook full of great recipes and tips on preserving them to maximize the return on time invested in cooking. The freezer, she writes, is “truly your BFF: reliable, helpful and always there when you need it.” With instructions on prep, stocking up on supplies, organizing freezer space, and cooking in large quantities, Truman’s advice is straightforward and practical. For each recipe, she provides ingredient amounts to scale from four to 30 servings, and her recipes span all three major meals, snacks, and everything in between. The book is full of surprises. Readers may be surprised that a cinnamon French toast bake is freezer-friendly, that an artichoke dip can be made far ahead of time and cooked from frozen, or that a meal with complex flavors, such as hazelnut chicken wild rice soup, will preserve perfectly in the freezer. Truman’s recipes encompass a broad variety of tastes and flavors—Mongolian beef, mascarpone key lime mini pies—and the accompanying cooking instructions are easy to follow. Agent: Sally Ekus, Lisa Ekus Group. (Feb.)