Picture Our Day - Thirty Day Cooking

Feb. 24, 2008 - Thirty Day Cooking

I have been wanting to try the thirty day cooking for a long time. The idea behind it being you would spend one day cooking all of your main meals then for the next month they are in the freezer waiting for you. With some trepidation I finally decided to try it yesterday. It was not bad at all!! Of couse tiring but soooo worth it! I now open my cupboard check my meal list, pick one, thaw and heat-yeah! We had our first one today after church, Chicken and borccoli. I heated it, cooked some rice and corn, and had the wheat bread I had thrown in the bread machine before church, yum and easy (also healthy!!). I made a slide show of my day and now I can't get it over here-ugh! I will have to wait until tomorrow to ask my sweet computer friend if she can help me.

Once again, thank you my dear sweet computer friend, Emily. You brighten my day!

If you have ever contemplated trying this cooking method, I would so encourage you to do so! We have enjoyed two meals so far and they have both been almost as tasty as they were convienent (and healthy!). Between the prep work Friday evening and the actual cooking day Saturday I spent less then eight hours total to have 31 meals in the freezer-yeah. There is also the added bonus of the money saved both from buying items in bulk and by planning the menu ahead of time I was able to watch for sales on the ingredients I would need. For the next month I will not be running to the store for this or that during the week. I will of course have to buy milk, eggs, and fruit but I have two handy helpers that can pick those items up for me;). I am already compiling a recipe list for next month. (Does this sound like an infomercial to anyone?!) I am trying to get my # 1 fan to join me for the fun next time around. What a great day that will be.

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Feb. 25, 2008 - .

Dear Mrs. M,

I'm so glad you did the thirty-day meal planning! It is so wonderful to just get the food out of the freezer and heat it up. And yes, it is very tiring to put together all the food in one day, but worth it! I really enjoyed doing it for those couple months. :) I'll shoot you an email with how to get a slideshow on your blog. :)

Your comments are just too sweet, they have been a great blessing to me. I'm so glad that you enjoyed "watching" me on each day. I'm glad I did the challenge. I think you would enjoy wearing a skirt for a day, they're actually not as constricting as one might usually think (as long as it has some flowyness to it). You have been a sweet encouragement, thank you!

May God Bless,
- Miss Emily Rose -

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Feb. 27, 2008 - 30 meals in 8 hours?!?!?

I'm SOooo impressed that You ALMOST PERSUADE me to take up cooking. After reading your cool blog and watching that video, I feel like a donkey on the edge! I've ordered a freezer; so I suppose now that I'm going to have to cross that rickety swinging bridge that leads to the kitchen inferno somewhere in the dungeon part of my home.

Actually, I'm looking for a way to lose 30 pounds in 8 hours----surely a smart person like you could be of help.....!! Please save me from this inferno!!!!
Your #1 Fan,`~Mom

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Feb. 28, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Wow, not only did you cook all day but you were organized enough to take pictures of it. What a great feeling you must have now, knowing your meals are all ready for you. I am seriously going to have to get on the stick about cooking ahead, there are so many days where I think I know what we are going to have but something comes up and the schedule gets thrown off or it just takes up so much extra time to get it all done. Thanks for posting, it was very encouraging!!

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Mar. 5, 2008 - WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so impressed, friend!

Great job! Maybe once the March-April-May madness is over, I can try this! :-)

How inspiring!

:) Ami

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