Frozen in Time

The semester is flying by and I am proud to report that I can now name every bone in human body! Thank you for allowing me to forcibly accept recognition for my achievement.
Obviously this means I have been very busy. Naturally my cooking has changed dramatically in the last two months. But in an effort not to get bored I have assigned myself a new task in the kitchen. I am now trying out satisfying and still delicious short cuts to dinner. The following is what I have learned about frozen foods.

Every time I read something that tells me frozen vegetables are as nutritious as fresh, I believe it. It makes me feel good about the frozen peas I add to most things. All the while I keep in mind that whether or not frozen veggies are as healthful as fresh doesn't mean a thing if they don't taste as good. So I have devised some guidelines for myself after experimenting with many frozen flora.
"Rules For Frozen Vegetables"
1. Frozen peas are the greatest food in the entire world. You can microwave them with a little Earth Balance and you have a delicious side dish. Add them to mashed potatoes. That is an order! Eat them still frozen for a sweet pea Popsicle experience.
2. Frozen spinach is great if you hide it in other things. Never ever serve frozen spinach braised as a side dish. Just thinking about the night I thought this would work puts a fowl taste in my mouth.
3. Frozen corn kernels are fantastic. Pair them up with those frozen peas in the microwave and you have a "hash".
4. Vegetable medleys are a cruel tease. In an effort to streamline my stir-fries I decided to try a vegetable medley pack from Trader Joes. I was immediately seduced by a package calling itself "Hodgepodge". There were carrots, baby corn, sugar snap peas, broccoli, mushrooms, bell pepper and onion. It looked so delicious. Unfortunately I overlooked a vital detail- entropy. All of those vegetables were tossed into this bag and they cook at different rates. Once in the skillet the carrots took forever to cook. Meanwhile the broccoli disintegrated and the bell pepper became little streaks of red slime. With the rice already waiting and the tofu fried I had no choice but to continue with my now doomed "hodgepodge". I hoped the sauce would cover my tracks but no amount of soy sauce was going to save me. Escape this trap vicariously. No short cut should be a waste of time.