Fast to the Table Freezer Cookbook: Freezer-Friendly Recipes and Frozen Food Shortcuts Hardcover – May 31, 2016

When making a purchase on Amazon, I rely heavily on customer reviews. This cookbook had been reviewed by eight customers (one of whom wrote a review BEFORE receiving the book!). Those who had received the book gave it five stars, so I felt confident buying it, thinking there must be some truly special recipes or techniques for freezing included. I don't know if the 8 people are friends of Ms. Rosenthal or not, but I'm amazed anyone could give this book three, four, or five stars. There is absolutely nothing in this book that is worth paying for if you're thinking the recipes are specific to freezing. I'm not saying the recipes are bad, they just aren't special. If you want recipes for such basics as biscuits, jams, quiches, granola, waffles, French toast, smoothies, banana bread, muffins, sticky buns, scones, breakfast sandwiches, breakfast burritos, Mexican rice, mashed potatoes,cranberry relish, soups, roasted chicken, tacos, tomato sauce, ice cream!, etc., etc., this may tickle your fancy. If you are a new cook, get a copy of The Joy of Cooking, the most recent or even the last three editions, and you will have many, many more recipes, and wonderful information about freezing foods. If you are a seasoned cook, (yes, I did ;o ) you know how to make every recipe in the book. My copy is on it's way to a thrift shop as soon as I post this review. Don't waste your money.

We usually don't consider freezing food because we prefer to eat it 'fresh.' But this cookbook has inspired us to consider doing more freezer meals (especially since we travel so much and don't always want to grocery store as soon as we get home). There are also several recipes which help food freshness last longer and the recipes are all very healthy which we love!

This book has got you completely covered with every trick and technique to freeze your produce and minimize waste, as well as how to use it in your meals. There's an abundance of meals to make life so much easier -- I highly recommend this book!

This book is amazing! I just moved to MN and I'm looking forward to stocking up my freezer so that I don't have to go out as much when winter comes. Thank you Becky for being so helpful and talented.

Godd variety of recipes to help you get ahead of things on busy days.

So many yummy recipes and great advice about freezing foods.

I want to be honest I haven't received the cook book yet but I know that it will make me want to cook again!! My children are grown and just me and my husband now and he will eat what ever I cook with no fussing and my children always ate what I made or they would go to bed until breakfast lol... but just want to say I will be cooking way more often with this book can' t wait to try something new. I will rate when I get this book.

This cookbook is a godsend for fresh, from-scratch cooking for the busy professional or family. I usually cook for 1-2 people, and while I’d love to spend hours cooking each meal fresh (yes, that’s sarcasm), it’s not realistic with my schedule. Cooking once and eating the same meal all week? That got old after college. Enter: Fast to the Table Freezer Cookbook. What’s in it? Recipes for yummy, freezable sauces (made only once to cook 6+ meals for 4, or if you’re cooking for 1-2, just freeze smaller portions), recipes for make-ahead meals (nope, not just casseroles!), and a TON of great tips on freezing fresh fruits, veggies and meats for a quick stir fry, side or dessert. A day or two of prep and my freezer is full of from-scratch meals for weeks—food I’ve prepared myself, so I know what’s in it, that can be cooked quickly after a long work day (when I’m a mix of hunger and exhaustion and take out is calling my name). A-mazing. I can also take advantage of good sales on fresh veggies now that I know how to freeze them myself, and I waste very little produce because if I don’t get it used up I just blanch and freeze for later (cauliflower, anyone?!). I only wish I’d discovered this cookbook sooner!

Bought for a friend and ate some of the results - delicious.