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| knead2garden |
Posted - May 28 2012 : 11:51:57 AM
Do any of you cook for the month or week and freeze until ready to use? I'd really like to give this a whirl and would love to hear some tips and tricks, so I can keep the meal plans cost effective. Currently, I shop the ads and try to save everywhere I can, but with a family of 5 (soon to be 6) I need both time and $ saving meals!
Are there any websites or blogs you prefer or find good information?
I realized this could be so helpful to both me and my famiy. I have the freezer space, so why not use it?
~Ashley
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"In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum |
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| mrsamy |
Posted - Jun 29 2012 : 6:23:59 PM
I have the once a month book that Arttie mentioned and like it a lot. I don't have a lot of time to do the cooking on the prep days so I got two different colors of tiny post-its. One color marks the pages where I don't actually have to cook, just mix and bag the ingredients. (everyone we know loves the cranberry chicken recipe.) The other color marks slow cooker appropriate recipes. Then, if there is a particular favorite I put a star on the post-it. Another good one...Don't panic dinner's in the freezer.
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| delicia |
Posted - May 29 2012 : 06:54:42 AM
I would love to give this a try. I waste so much time and money going to the store almost daily. I am sometimes too tired after work to think of anything to make. This would be great so any tips would be very welcomed.
Delicia |
| knead2garden |
Posted - May 29 2012 : 06:27:17 AM
Thanks Amy and Arttie! I'll look into the links and the book. If I can get a list, I'm going to give it a try. I think overall it will be really helpful:)
~Ashley
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"In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum |
| princesspatches |
Posted - May 28 2012 : 12:12:00 PM
There is a cookbook called 'Once a month cooking' by Mimi Wilson and Marybeth Lagerborg. I have it and loved it. It spells everything out for you from grocery lists to cooking everything for 1 month in a single day. What size containers you need.....EVERYTHING.
We have a family of 7. And for awhile I had a job that was full-time plus. So I doubled everything in the book and it worked really well. Check-list was on the fridge and the first one home made the meal.
Now, I work part-time and am home more. Plus we had two graduate and are never home. So i don't do it as often, but I still like the theory of it and will cook ahead for busy weeks.
Good Luck.
Arttie |
| MrsRooster |
Posted - May 28 2012 : 12:03:44 PM
I have been tossing around this idea for a while. I am thinking about putting a freezer in my dining room. We live in an apartment.
Check these out:
http://www.realfood4realpeople.com/oamc.html
http://www.frugalmom.net/blog/in-the-kitchen/freezer-cooking-in-the-kitchen/7-steps-to-once-a-month-cooking/
http://onceamonthcook.com/
http://www.angelfire.com/cantina/homemaking/oamc.html
http://www.momsbudget.com/freezercooking/index.html
http://www.kids-cooking-activities.com/freezer-meals.html
http://www.oneshetwoshe.com/2010/10/freezer-meals-tips-for-dummies.html
http://www.wisebread.com/5-awesome-easy-to-freeze-meals
http://www.freezermealsrecipes.com/category/freezer-meals-recipes/
Hope this helps!!
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