Once-A-Month Cooking Family Favorites: More Great Recipes That Save You

Once-A-Month Cooking Family Favorites: More Great Recipes That Save You Time and Money from the Inventors of the Ultimate Do-Ahead Dinnertime Method [Paperback]

Product Details

Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (September 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0312534043
ISBN-13: 978-0312534042
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Customer Reviews

I originally bought this book for one or two recipes that was inside of it. My husband saw the Title and practically begged me to give it a go since this month (October) is our busiest month (I work a full time job, own another business and volunteer at a haunted house 4 nights a week) and he HATES cooking for just him and my daughter. SO, we started reading the "directions" on how to cook Once A Month - MAN! Let me tell you how super simple they have made everything Not only do they give you the shopping list, a staples list, AND several plans to choose from, they also tell you what ORDER to prepare them in! We decided to start with the two week plan just to see if it was for us!
This past weekend, my husband and I spent 1/2 the day TOGETHER in the kitchen, cooking as a TEAM and were able to turn out 14 meals We had a BLAST and even my 6 year old daughter got to help! So many new recipes (so far all have been truly amazing)- it was like discovering our kitchen all over again!
SO EASY - nothing complicated about preparation or cooking any of the foods - all basic skills and ingredients, save for a few spices that have now been incorporated to our cabinets.
We've really enjoyed being able to rush home after all of our crazy schedules and being able to have dinner on the table quickly instead of trying to figure out what to eat or where to grab something. I am definitely converting over to the OAMC club!

Cooking once a month has allowed me and my family to save a lot of money on groceries. Having everything pretty much ready to go for dinners and lunches has a been wonderful. But most precious of all has been the saving of my sanity on days when traffic has been horrible and I've been to tired to want to cook something. It's amazing how wonderful dinner is when you pull it out of the freezer, heat everything back up, and serve it to a chorus of MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.