Welcome to Once A Week Cooking
When I was
first introduced to once a month cooking I thought the idea was fabulous. Take one day or one weekend and cook up a storm
and you’d have enough food to last for weeks. What an ingenious idea!
But I’m
not that organized. I lack in the organization department…just ask my husband.
I knew I
couldn’t prepare and cook enough for a month of meals. So I decided to downsize. I figured I’d cook for a week
at a time. I began with preparing a menu and grocery list. I checked my pantry for supplies. I scoured the sales papers and
made a shopping list. Then it was off to the grocery store.
I usually
do the shopping at least two days prior to the cook-off. That way if I do forget an item or decide to add to the menu I still
have a day to rearrange.
I begin
the cook-off day immediately following breakfast.
With the
oven filled with about four to five main dishes, I start getting the crock pot ready for another main dish- usually chili,
a meatloaf or a roast with potatoes.
The cook-off
normally takes about eight hours but the refrigerator is full and I have enough meals and leftovers to last for about seven
to ten days. That way when I’m at my second job in the evenings I don’t have to worry about my family starving.
They have enough food and selections to satisfy every taste.