Since last’s weeks memo was a little more of a novel, we’re going to keep this one pretty short and sweet….it’s all about pre-prepping your food –
Eating fresh takes time – chopping, peeling, washing – what if you did all that as soon as you get home from the grocery store? Throw that grocery bag of veggies on the counter, and get them all chopped, washed, and peeled before they ever even make it into your fridge. Makes the cooking part super-simple later on in the week. And if you’re planning on using them for snacks or lunches, go ahead and portion them out – veggie filled zippy bags are just as quick to grab out of the fridge on Tuesday morning as a chip bag from the pantry!
….It’s one of those days: you’ve had a million and one things to do….you look up, it’s 7:30, and dinner hasn’t even entered your mind until suddenly your stomach is screaming at you – “Food! NOW!” - or maybe it’s the kids… Either way, you’ve got to figure something out quick….usually that means going to a restaurant or a quick freezer-pizza-ish sort of thing you can throw in the oven really quick. Hey, those days happen. Enter: Once A Month Cooking!! I’ll let you look through the links yourself and learn a little about it…it does involve a couple of hours of intense cooking, but it makes those weeknights sooo much easier! You could even make it a “once a week” or “once every 2 weeks” sort of thing. Even just a couple of meals in the freezer would help for those “Food!, NOW!” sort of moments.
http://onceamonthmom.com/
http://oamc.factspot.com/ - this site's not "pretty" :) but it's full of good info
http://www.food.com/recipe-finder/oamc-freezer-make-ahead,low-fat - this is that food.com website I mentioned last week...I used the recipe sifter button on "low-fat" and "Once a Month Cooking" - easy as pie...uh, I mean carrot sticks :)
http://www.fractured.net/article/oamc-vegetarian-plan.html - again, nothing fancy, but a ton of veggie recipes!
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