Busy Family Meal Planning

November 4th, 2008

Warm broccoli cheese spread

Courtesy of The Taste of Home Cookbook and website!
Warm Broccoli Cheese Spread
I cut this recipe out of a newspaper a year ago and decided to trim it down by substituting fat-free and reduced-fat ingredients. Whenever I make this for an occasion, I end up being asked for the recipe. -Patricia Moore of Toledo, Ohio
SERVINGS: 14
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April 9th, 2008

The well-stocked pantry

It depends upon what part of the country you live it as to what you’ll consider to be the essentials of a well-stocked pantry. Here’s what works for me, with the addition of some items that I don’t actually stock but that I believe a lot of folks do! It’s absolutely essential to keep the […]

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April 8th, 2008

Your how-to and why-to guide to Once a Month Cooking (OAMC) — Part 2

Part 2
Here are the basic steps that we covered in Part 1:
1 Choosing the time
2 Planning and shopping
Here’s what we’ll cover now, on the second day:
3 Cooking
4 Labeling and freezing
5 Adapting recipes
3 COOKING

Good shoes, good tunes, and comfy clothes will help a lot. Remember how “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down”? Well, […]

By Cyndi Lavin -- 5 comments

April 7th, 2008

Your how-to and why-to guide to Once a Month Cooking (OAMC) — Part 1

Part 1

Why would anyone want to do this, to ruin a perfectly good day by spending the entirety in the kitchen? Well, because that’s the end of slaving in the kitchen for the whole month! Imagine coming home and having a great dinner either waiting for you or ready to pop in the oven for […]

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