March is National Frozen Food Month! Keep a chill supply of local essentials from these Valley brands.
Pierogi
Channel an Eastern European grandma and fry up some frozen pierogi ($9.99-plus/dozen) from Mesa dumpling emporium All Pierogi. allpierogi.com
Pizza
Order take-and-bake (or take-and-freeze) personal pizzas ($5.50-$7) at Saffron JAK’s North Phoenix bakery and café or its Downtown Phoenix outpost at Walter Station Brewery.
saffronjak.com
Ice Cream
Stock up on pints ($10) of your favorite flavors (vanilla, coffee, strawberry-cardamom) at Cream of the Crop, a cheery scoop shop at Barnone in Gilbert. creamofthecrop-az.com
Gluten-Free Pizza
The broccoli crust pizza from Spinato’s Fine Foods (the prepared foods offshoot of Spinato’s Pizzeria & Family Kitchen) has a cult following. Prices vary by seller; check website for stockists. spinatos.com
Tamales
A quick, filling meal is just a microwave blitz (or stovetop steam) away with The Tamale Store’s massive frozen tamales, which weigh in at half a pound each ($8/two-pack; $23/half-dozen; $38/dozen). thetamalestore.com
Bone Broth
You’re halfway to a delicious soup – or just a healing solo slurp – with frozen beef broth from Arizona Grass Raised Beef Co. ($49.95/four quarts). azgrassraisedbeef.com
