Once A Month Cooking Plans

[Erindipity]

I know everyone can print a shopping list off a published menu. I however think you need to be a paid member to add items to a shopping list in other ways. Can someone please correct me if I am wrong about that.

[Chocolatl]

I know those features are going to be available to all members, but I don't know if they've made the changes yet.

[mickeydownunder]

Gday! I JUST had the time to take a look through your great thead

WISH I lived closer to some of you as would come over and help FOR FUN!!!

Will continue reading

Thanks for sharing

[eliray06]

WOW! This is great! With our first baby on the way and increasingly longer days having food stashed away in the freezer will be awesome! Can't wait to get started.

Thank you all for posting your plans!

[Auntie Jeams]

Re dump recipes, at first due to space issues but then I kept it up because I preferred it for a number of reasons, I freeze just the sauce, 2 servings in a quart bag (you could put more in a gallon bag, folded over with the sauce just on one side for freezing).

That way I can take the chicken out the night before, but pick my sauce when the mood has struck. Pull it out, zap it for a few seconds to thaw, and throw in the meat to marinate for a few while I change, etc., before cooking. Normally I buy b/s breasts in a bag, but for other meats or when there's a big sale, all I have to do is portion it up and freeze, I don't have to plan even a mini-day to take advantage.

[moeberb]

Hi folks. I'm relatively new to OAMC, and found something that makes my life a breeze when it comes to casseroles and such. I'd like an opinion on the idea just to see what folks think of it, and if it's something i should continue to do.
I got a set of silicone baking pans, an 8x8, a bread pan, and a muffin pan as a gift and thought they might make freezing easy. We use the muffin pans for freezing things like chipotle peppers in adobo (I can never use a whole can at once, so we put 4 peppers in each cup then top with the sauce.) I put them in the freezer for a couple hours, then pop them out and put them in freezer bags. I found i can do this with casseroles too in the 8x8. I have a recipe we call "not lasagna" because well, we don't know what it is, but it's not lasagna! It's basically everything that goes in a traditional lasagna except the noodles. For the pasta, I use elbow macaroni. I cook them up, brown the beef, toss it all together with the sauce, cottage/ricotta cheese, seasonings and mozz, then pack it in the 8x8 and freeze it over night. Next day, I pop it out and vacuum pack it.
Lol, it's probably already on here, but I couldn't find it, so thought I'd share.