Oops! What's in the freezer?

I think I must make another New Year Resolution or make a mental note to label everything that I freeze. This morning I was looking through the drawers to make out a list of what was in there because as I live alone, I often cook more than I need and freeze the extra portion(s) for another day.
This however, is not an easy task as I soon discovered when I realised that there were quite a lot of things in there that were not labelled. Although most of the dishes I can recognise if I take off the lids, there are some that I have no idea about! Many a time I have been caught out when I have defrosted something that I thought was one thing and when it was defrosted, it turned out to be something totally different. Take my word for it but sweet and sour pork definitely does not go well with pasta neither does a bolognese ragout sauce go well with rice!
Herbs are another of my little problems because in the summer when I grow herbs in pots, I tend to chop a lot up and freeze them then if I buy fresh herbs for any reason, I do the same with them. Once again there have been a few mistakes such as putting what I thought was parsley in a dish only to find out it was coriander!
Everyone at some time or other, finds something buried at the back of a freezer drawer which has so much ice on it that it is totally unrecognisable and I am just the same. What I tend to do with these 'unidentified' packages is defrost them first before deciding what I am going to do with them. Perhaps burying them in a bucket of sand and calling the bomb disposal squad might be more appropriate, but I put it in there so it should be harmless and as I don't keep pets I am quite safe!
Items like this make up what I call my 'mystery dinners' and I have had a few strange ones in the past and some very successful ones too. One of them was some sausagemeat and herb stuffing balls in a bag which was heavily frosted and it was only when they were completely thawed that I realised what they were. I cooked them in a tomato based sauce and had them with spaghetti and they were very nice.
Perhaps this is how chefs come up with new dishes!