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III. Master Mixes – You can do the following two mixes and freeze them and make a lot of meals from them.
A. Chicken Mix
Chicken Enchiladas
BBQ Chicken Sandwiches
B. Meat Mix
Tacos or Burritos
Cheesy Beef and Rice casserole (especially easy if you have frozen precooked rice!)
Chili
Spaghetti sauce
Burrito Pie
III. OAMC
*The forms in the 30 Day Gourmet book really help you be organized!
A. Picking out your recipes
1. Buy books listed above or borrow books from the library
2. Search recipe sites on the internet. Recipezaar a place to get a lot of recipes.
3. Know what ingredients freeze well and what ingredients don’t.
4. Make a hard copy of your recipes and have them handy for your cooking day. (It wouldn’t hurt for them to be in a protective sleeve either).
5. Start out by picking about 8-10 recipes and doubling them
6. Print off a monthly calendar and make a tentative menu plan. Fill in the month so that you don’t have meals that repeat every week.
B. Making your grocery list
1. Watching for sales
2. Knowing prices
3. Having a stocked pantry
C. Prepping
1. Write out your list of what needs to be done and organize it
2. Make a Prep Day list and an Assembly Day list
3. Notes:
* When I am doing my big cooking day I always start the crock pot meals first. I usually try to do a prep day ahead of time where I chop all of my veggies, make my pie crust, pizza dough and tortillas. I cook all my hamburger meat and chicken. This saves A LOT of time when you do your big cooking day.
I ALWAYS have a plan mapped out for my assembly day. This makes the day go by much smoother. You may not stick to it 100% but it really helps. I try to see what recipes need the stove and which ones must be baked and plan accordingly. You could even divide your recipes up as such - the “stove top” recipes, the “oven” recipes, the “crock pot” recipes, the “no cooking required” recipes such as marinades.
You can view OAMC, Part 1 here.
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