I try to use the freezer as much as possible but I cannot compete with my Mother's expertise. She always assembled 2 spinach pies, baked one, froze the other. Same thing with lasagna, pastitsio, stuffed peppers, and even soup.

When I was single I'd make a big batch of soup an freeze it in individual portion containers so I can whip one out whenever I felt hungry. But I have a problem... my husband does not go along with this plan well. He lived with his mother until we got married (gag) and she had a fresh meal for him every night. So frozen foods to him seem unappealing. How do I convince him that a bowl of thawed soup is just as good?

I don't know as you can convince him. By the time people become adults they are, as we say down here, pretty sot in they ways.

One question? How does he know it is thawed rather than made new?

If you leave the container out to thaw, or pop it in the microwave, obviously that's a dead giveaway.

But what if you dumped it into a pot, instead, and heated it that way? Would he know the difference?

The fact is, freshly made or frozen would taste the same in a blind taste test. Well, actually, the frozen might even taste better because of the melded flavors effect---soups, stews, braised dishes almost always taste better on the second day.

But in terms of convincing him by discussing it rationally? Ain't gonna happen.

Well the way I pack it I just take the container out of the freezer and bring it with me to work for lunch. By lunchtime it's relatively thawed and I pop it into the microwave. It tastes amazing. But he refuses to take it with him for lunch. Oh well, guess he's missing out.