Blog Event: The Deep Freeze Summer Challenge

Sharon and I were at lunch several weeks back chatting about .... well, what else? Food! The conversation turned to the freezing food and I mentioned how jam packed my freezer has become in recent months. I laughed as I explained I could probably create a complete meal from frozen food alone - soup to nuts....literally! Her response was that would be a great challenge!

Challenge.....hmmmm.....our shoulders went back, backs straightened, and eyebrows raised. Blog Event!

So, here it is...the Deep Freeze Summer Challenge and all the frosty details:

• All submissions must include ingredients from your freezer. You may use seasonings &/or oils, milk/cream, and/or eggs to assist you if needed.


• All submissions must be received by June 8, 2007 - 11:59 PM EST


• Your submission can be a full meal, or a single dish, snack, or other – it is totally up to you.
  
  
• You may submit more than one recipe.
  


• Link back to Mele Cotte somewhere in your post. Feel free to grab the Freeze pic.


• You don’t have to blog to submit recipes. Just email me the recipe details and a picture, in addition to the information below.


• Send an E-mail with your submission to melecotte@gmail.com, with the Deep Freeze in the subject line. Please include:
  - The name of the recipe
  - Your name/location
  - The name of your blog and its URL
  - A link to your post
  - You can send a picture or I can get it off your post – I will leave it up to you.

My trip is right around the corner, and I would like to have as little as possible in the fridge/freezer when I leave. Therefore, I will start off with a "no fuss, no muss" Grilled Steak, Peas, and Pearl Onions and Pound Cake with Whipped Cream and Cherries.

After defrosting a steak, I seasoned the meat with salt and pepper and grilled it until medium (flipping once). While the steak cooked, I sauteed frozen peas and frozen pearl onions. By the time the peas and onions were done, the steak was as well.

For dessert, I sliced a piece of Sara Lee's Pound Cake (which was for a recipe I haven't made yet), whipped up 1 cup of cream (without sugar), and defrosted pitted Bing cherries. Put it all together...delicious!

Happy Defrosting! And....Have a Happy & Safe Memorial Day Weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!