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Once a Month Cooking Recap

March 2, 2010

Well, we did it!  Mostly…
You already know our menu.  Here’s what our day looked like.

Sixteen pounds of ground beef. Thankfully, I took Tricia’s advice and browned all of it over the weekend.  That made it so much easier to throw the meals together yesterday!  Plus, I have extra which will make suppertime smooth for weeks [...]

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Once a Month Cook-Off: Our Menu

February 24, 2010

Sherry and I have been chatting up a storm this week, plotting and planning our first ever full Once a Month Cooking Day.  We’re so excited!
After looking over the February Once a Month Mom menu, we came up with a few substitutions to satisfy the pickiness needs of our families.  Here’s what we’ll be cooking [...]

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Freezer Cooking with a Small Freezer

February 18, 2010

I didn’t even ask my friend Kate to write this guest post.  I told her.   Aware that Kate does her share of freezer cooking (AND once a month shopping!) with only an above-the-refrigerator freezer, I knew she’d be the perfect source of encouragement for those of you with little freezer space.
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I love [...]

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Once a Month Mom Contests

February 9, 2010

Have you entered yet?  What are you waiting for?

Once a Month Mom and DOLE Frozen Fruit Menu Contest — Whether you’re a seasoned menu planner or a wannabe, now’s the time to jump in.  There’s a $250 prize at stake! Rules can be found in the above link, but please note that your menu [...]

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Freezer Cooking Day

December 2, 2009

You know what they say about the best laid plans. I did have a plan for the last two days.  It looked something like this:

brine and roast a turkey
make applesauce using Phoebe’s crockpot method
bake homemade hamburger buns
make layered chocolate pie dessert for a church fund raiser
make pecan tarts to get a head start on holiday [...]

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How to Freeze Pre-cooked Meals

October 16, 2009

Do you make meals ahead and freeze them for later?  Would you like to, but don’t know how?
All the pans ~ the extra space ~ the cost ~ the freezer burn. You can find me over at Money Saving Mom today, sharing a freezer meal strategy I learned in high school home ec!  Hopefully it’ll [...]

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