My mom taught me to cook at a fairly young age. By the time I was in high school I was cooking one dinner a week for our family. I HATED it. I understood that I was learning a valuable life skill but I just could not feel comfortable in the kitchen. Luckily, I married a man who loves to cook. We had a good arrangement, he cooked and I took care of the rest. That sounds a little unbalanced work-wise but believe me, it was worth it to be able to stay out of the kitchen.
Fast-forward several years to when we finally felt we were ready to become parents. I had fond memories of home-cooked meals, the family sitting down to dinner together, and the wonderful smells that were always present. I wanted this for my family but I was going to have to get friendly with the kitchen. So off I went to purchase my first cookbook. After trying a few recipes I discovered that I actually liked to cook...so long as I had a solid game plan, or recipe in this case.
I've since become very comfortable in the kitchen and I enjoy the time I spend cooking. The problem these days is getting a good meal on the table in a timely manner with a very active preschooler running around. Enter Once-A-Month-Cooking (OAMC). I first heard about this from a friend and then from several "mommy" blogs. The more I read about this method of cooking, the more interested I became. One day of cooking and then easy, home-cooked meals for the rest of the month...maybe even saving money in the process...sign me up! So off I went to order a book (Once a Month Cooking, Family Favorites by Mimi Wilson and Mary Beth Lagerborg)
This blog will share my attempts at OAMC, both the successes and failures. I hope that I might inspire others to give it a try, much as my friend inspired me, and to share what I have learned. Maybe fellow freezer cookers will learn something new from my trial and errors, or maybe they will just get a laugh at how inept I was starting out!
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