Others say...

"Best Once-A-Month-Cooking Cookbook"
If you don't need a cookbook for your average frozen cassaroles and other "typical" frozen foods (that you can find with an internet recipe search for free!) - and you are only going to buy ONE freezer cooking cookbook, get this ONE! I have been a part of two freezer cooking clubs in two different cities I have lived in and passed it around the clubs. Many people have used my book (with different family tastes than mine) and so far I've had insanely happy responses!


When people ask me, "if I only get one cookbook for freezer cooking, which one should I get?" I always tell them to get this one. There is a good variety and so far, everything has frozen very very well.

If you do get the cookbook, make sure you try the Crabcakes with Lime Aioli, Orzo Salad and Fish Tacos. . . YUM!!! By the way, there are "normal" recipes too. . . with over 180 recipes, you can't really go too wrong!

Bottom line: I have saved money by using this book, and it's paid for itself over and over, besides, my family is thrilled with the NEW and fresh yummy recipes that are coming to our dinner table. If your make-ahead/freezer recipe selection needs a little kick in the pants, try this book.

"Great way to prepare meals ahead"
This cookbook gives great tips on preparing meals in advance to cut down on evening chaos. Great families on the go. Unfortunately, the recipes are not very kid friendly, but are great for us parents. I would recommend "Don't panic Dinner's in the freezer", or "Dream Dinners" for family friendly make ahead recipes.

"Super Family Suppers"
This is a very good cookbook for busy families. It is not exactly what I was looking for. I want recipes to cook fully, freeze, and later go from freezer to microwave to plate for those busy evenings. This cookbook is not exactly that. However, the recipes are good, mainly simple, mostly healthy, and there are many that I want to try. There is a lot of information about pre-prepping such as cutting up vegetables the night before, but you don't really need a special cookbook for that. A lot of the freezer recipes require freezing in the pan, which means you either don't mind living without the pan, or you buy the throw-away kind. I believe all are made to thaw completely and then cook when you want to eat. But still, there are excellent convenient family recipe ideas in here, along with quite a few pictures - something I prefer in a cookbook. Most ingredients are healthy without a lot of added cream soups, etc. So despite the fact that it isn't quite what I was looking for, I think it is an excellent cookbook for what it does deliver.

"Terrific recipes"
I just love this book! I have prepared at least 10 recipes and they all came out perfect! I have 3 teenagers and they just loved everything I made. All the ingredients are fresh and the recipes are easy to prepare. There is nothing fancy here. Most of the stuff I had in my fridge or pantry. If I didn't have it, now it will be part of my staples because I am definitely making these foods again!
Every week I look through the book to decide on the menu. I love the suggestions of what to serve with the main course. Making tasty suppers with nutrition and freshness has become an easy task for me.
I can't hardly wait for a second edition.

"Not what it promises."
I was a disappointed. This is not a book of the recipes Super Suppers offers in their kitchens. Almost NONE of these recipes are the ones you'd find in their storefronts. And it's not really even an assemble-and-freeze cookbook. MANY of the recipes in this books are not appropriate for assembling ahead. There's a whole chapter on SALADS, for heaven's sake, none of which can be frozen ahead, of course. Why do we even need a chapter on salads? It felt like filler to me. And the same with the chapter on vegetables -- ONE recipe can be assembled and frozen ahead.

And even the sections on entrees don't give nearly the number of recipes you'd expect. Of 28 recipes for beef, for instance, only 14 are what I would call assemble-and-freeze. The others either are not for doing ahead at all, or they're meals that are cooked completely to be frozen and then reheated.

And as I was paging through it just now counting how many recipes really fall into the category I was expecting, the book is starting to fall apart at the binding.

That said, there are some recipes that are good. There just aren't anywhere near enough of them to fulfill the book's promise.