I couldn't let October go by without making a single post....things are still dragging a bit like I mentioned in the last post, but I have a good feeling that we'll see a turn around before too much longer.
My newest experiment to try is Once a Month Cooking. the idea is that you basically spend a whole day cooking a lot of foods and freezing them for the month so that all you have to do is warm the dishes up and eat throughout the month. No hassle with preparation, no overspending on frozen casseroles and such from the supermarket. You can make these things yourself and pull them out of the freezer.
I already had most of the meat for the dishes below, but I had to go buy produce and things like dinner crescents, cream cheese etc. I spent less than $10 grocery shopping yesterday. Since this is my first month doing this, it will be interesting to see how far these meals stretch - how many, and it will give me an idea on how many meals I need to plan on cooking next month to make it through the whole month. We're getting into the season of soups and such, and to be honest, I HATE canned soup - I'm so excited about the potato and butternut squash soup recipes I have listed below.
So.....when I get home from church today, I'll be busy in the kitchen prepping these recipes for the month.
http://onceamonthmom.com/easy-freezable-chicken-and-biscuits/
http://onceamonthmom.com/toddler-ific-pizza-snack-cups/
http://onceamonthmom.com/chili-cheese-twice-baked-potatoes-recipe/
http://onceamonthmom.com/kaylees-casserole/
http://onceamonthmom.com/butternut-poblano-soup/
http://onceamonthmom.com/chicken-broccoli-rollups/
http://onceamonthmom.com/slow-cooker-potato-soup-recipe/
Please share any recipes that you may know which are easy to prep in advance. Thanks!
