An Overview of Once a Month Cooking What follows is a simple overview of once a month cooking. Once a month cooking (also called once a week cooking or freezer cooking) is an incredible way to save money and time each month. The concept is very simple – you cook all of your meals for [...]
Your family will love homemade egg rolls that you can serve fresh, or you can make them as a once a month cooking or freezer meal! Recently my library had a book sale and I got some really great cookbooks. One of them was called Oriental Cookbook and while the cookbook has great recipes, the [...]
This recipe was sent in by Debbie, a Frugal Mom reader. I love receiving your recipes, so if you have a freezer recipe, oamc recipe, or a frugal recipe, email it to me and I’ll post it! . Zucchini Soup I love to make the first portion of this recipe during zucchini (and yellow squash) [...]
We have winners!!! I want to thank everyone who entered – all of your ‘favorite things to cook’ sound wonderful and I wish I had ALL your recipes! Congratulations to the First Place Winner: Post # 75 Chastity Burton: I reposted on Facebook! And the 2 cookbook winners are: Post # 32 Beth: Now that [...]
A few days ago I made a batch of these sliders and they were a huge hit with the kids. Keep them on hand for a quick and easy snack, lunch or dinner! If you want to spice them up even more, try substituting sliced banana peppers for the pickles. Ingredients: 3 lb. ground beef [...]
I use tomato paste quite a bit in cooking, but don’t often use an entire can. If you have the same problem, you can now use your freezer to save the leftovers. By freezing tomato paste you can also save money in the long run by purchasing the large 12-ounce can of tomato paste, [...]
This is a delicious once a month cooking recipe for all you eggplant lovers. I absolutely love eggplant parmigana, but I am the only one in my family who enjoys it. So instead of making an entire casserole just for myself, I came up with this recipe. It is almost like an eggplant pizza! I [...]
So you took advantage of a supermarket sale and brought home mega amounts of ground beef. Now what? You can break it down into portions and freeze it, or better yet you can organize and shape it into meals, and then freeze it! 6 Bulk Ground Beef Ideas for the Freezer 1. Mix ground beef [...]
All my once a month cooking recipes have 2 sections: Cooking Day: Refers to the cooking and preparation you do on the day that you freeze. Serving Day: Refers to what must be done on the day you serve the meal. The following recipes are a few of my family’s favorite once a month [...]
In this section you will find once a month cooking recipes for both beef and pork. Enjoy! Beef Stroganoff: Ingredients for Cooking Day: 1 1/2 lb. top round 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 onion 1 jar mushrooms 1 cup sour cream Ingredients for Serving Day: 1 package of noodles Directions for Cooking Day: [...]
Teriyaki Chicken - There are 2 ways you can make this very easy dish. The first is to buy a pre-made Teriyaki sauce to marinade the raw chicken in. The second method is to make your own Teriyaki Sauce. . . . . Ingredients for Cooking Day: Chicken – you can use any chicken parts that [...]
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