My sister and I decided to try our hands at Once a Month Cooking. It was a very long day of cooking but we are VERY much enjoying the fruits of our labor. It was about a 13 hour day that left my kitchen
full of dishes but we learned a lot that will make our day shorter next time; when we first started neither of us really knew what was in store so we started out a little slow but once our eyes were opened to the task ahead of us we kicked it in gear and everything went a lot quicker. We had both babies (9 & 5 months old) to take care of throughout the day that also slowed us down a bit but as they get older and more interactive that will be less of an obstacle. We are so thankful that Brandon was off that day and entertained Jordan for a while after his test for school; it made a huge difference! We have our freezers stocked full of breakfasts, lunches & dinners for the entire month and only spent about $125 a piece! So not only are we saving ourselves
a lot of time throughout the month but cooking this way is also saving money! If you are interested in trying OAMC out I suggest using
Once a Month Mom to help you get started then once you are comfortable you can start incorporating your own family favorite recipes. She does all of the work for you; all you have to do is print, shop & cook! She picks all the recipes, doubles & quadruples, creates the grocery list (in a spreadsheet so all you have to do is type in the prices and it totals how much you spent making it easy to divide the cost in half with your partner), gives you an outline of everything you need to do on cooking day, and makes labels to attach to everything in the freezer so you know what to do the day you plan to eat that particular dish, plus when she is creating the menu she keeps in mind what is projected to be on sale that month. She does all this for FREE!
I didn't get any pictures of us during the day or the final product of all our food because we were in such a hurry by the time we finished but because I was not in such a hurry to clean up I was able to snap a few shots!
Please don't get intimidated by the pile of dishes. If you have a dishwasher the clean up is actually very easy. In about three runs of the dishwasher my counters were completely cleared and I was able to watch a movie in the mean time!
