This week I'm talking with Pastry Consultant Jessica Ellington about her favorite tool in the kitchen, which unexpectedly is the freezer! She shares her best tips for freezing foods to maintain optimum freshness.

The meal plan that I walk you through in this episode is making use of budget-friendly frozen foods. Sausages from Frozen comes together as a hoagie in no time, and Green Pea Soup with Ham makes good use of frozen green peas. Head over to COOKtheSTORY.com/MealPlans to get the meal plan with links to recipes, and the printable grocery list that goes with it. This one is Meal Plan #93.