You may wonder why someone would want to cook all their meals for the month in one day, when last month her house almost burned down (that might be a slight exaggeration). The fact of the matter is, cooking once a month means A LOT of work in one day. But that's just it, it's JUST ONE day.
I was inspired after hearing the author of Once-A-Month Cooking
on Focus on the Family last month, and I immediately started writing out a meal plan.It made my evenings so much smoother last month and we had no emergency take out trips. It also lowered our grocery budget slightly.
I normally would need to make up to three meals in one night because of picky eaters, so having a meal already made for our entree was great. It just meant heating up a side or two I knew everyone would eat.
Everything I made turned out well after freezing too, with the exception of one rice dish that my husband and I didn't really care for. My picky eaters however gobbled it up, go figure.
My favorite part about this whole endevour was how much faster I was able to clean my kitchen during the month.
Last month our menu included:
- Cheesy chicken and rice with broccoli
- Italian Chicken and rice
- Beef and cheese enchiladas
- Corned Beef
- Turkey Roast
- Sloppy Joes
- Meat Loaf
- Spaghetti and Meatballs
Hopefully I'll be able to ad some recipe links within the next few days. In the mean time I would love to know what meals that you've made that freeze well.
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That's great! I've never made all my meals for one month before, but I stash premade parts of meals in the freezer pretty frequently (more so lately thanks to Money Saving Mom's series, haha). I freeze beans, lentils, chicken stock, pizza dough, and cooked chicken and beef.
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