... up early, partly thanks to my pup who had to potty. I did not allow myself to sit down until I at least got started on my OAMC. Early in the day, it occurred to me to go to Twitter and follow some OAMC tweets ... and therefore am starving. (Yes, I am dramatic like that, especially when I'm upset and depressed.) Did you do OAMC? What did you make? Share your Freezer Meal and Make-Ahead ideas with ...

This is a slight change off of a Weight Watchers recipe that called for drumsticks. I decided to try in OAMC style, and threw it in the bag, and took it out a week later. VERY GOOD! Served with Zatarain's Caribbean rice, will look for a similar recipe on here next time I make it. DH and DD also like it a lot!Prep time does not include marinate or freezer time, since that's so variable! ...

Well, after much thinking and reading, I finally did it. I am trying once a month cooking!! I decided it would be worth at least trying to see if it really did save money. I know it saves time. I planned out a months worth of dinners, which I usually do anyway, but this time planned out meals that can be prepared and frozen. I inventoried what I had and bought the rest yesterday. I got everything ...

I wimped out and hardly took any pics this time around due to our crazy busy week. However, everything on my list is done and I'm quite happy with the fact that meal prep for the rest of the month should be a snap. The biggest problem I have is the size of our freezer. We do have a deep freeze in our shed, but don't really have the space for it here. So, we make do with the little above- ...

... saying for quite some time that I wanted to start doing some Once A Month Cooking (OAMC, for short). What is OAMC?  Simply put, it is setting aside a day to make a ton of meals to ... Reader the other day, I was thrilled.  It combines my love of the Crockpot with the convenience of OAMC! Check it out! Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponTweet This!Share this on FacebookEmail this ...

... the gibbons and she'll run away and say HIDE! I thought I'd add a little update on my OAMC. There had been some questions and I'll try to answer and give advice. I'm no pro. I've ... tins worked great! My friend, Jessica, said that recipezaar has a bunch of recipes and tips. Just search OAMC, freezer, make ahead. It will pull up a bunch of stuff! The night before I placed all of ...

... fail. It was full of fail when we moved it from her old house to mine, but now it refuses to work and we are using a clothesline. Which I adore, myself, but it's gonna get too cold. So I need to go get a new dryer this week. Super, super, super lame. *Time for OAMC again. I got chicken, pork, and ground beef this time. Looks like the last one before baby. Gosh, it's all getting so close!

... needs to be done this time of year. I'll be keeping up with everyone's progress and hopefully reporting some of my own at the Facebook event page and mostly via Twitter (#oamc). Here is a list of what I hope to accomplish tomorrow and Wednesday: Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins Blueberry Muffins Pumpkin Pancakes (maybe) Granola meat for carnitas seasoned beef and sausage for meat sauce Hawaiian ...

I'm planning on using this month's OAMC day to do most of my holiday baking. I'll also be trying to find the time to make some tutorials, create gift tags, and get gifts shipped out. So here's what I'm planning on: Cranberry Pecan Biscotti Lemon Meltaways Pecan Tarts Ginger Cookies Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars Carmello Candy White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies* Mini ...

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So, per usual, I have spent too much time on-line so far this week. And yesterday, there was much twitter chatter about oamc (once a month cooking - and yes I had to look it up before I knew! LOL). And I kept reading about it and hearing what people were making, and then darn-it, I wanted to do it too! LOL! So I packed the kids up and went to Target. I do NOT recommend this to anyone. I had a ...

... him) plays with dad. And mine is more just plain bulk cooking rather than once a month, since I don't do enough to last all month of most things. If you're on twitter, we're using the #oamc hashtag, there's a Facebook event, and Money Saving Mom and LifeAsAMom are hosting the whole thing. I love bulk cooking because a. it lessens the amount of Papa John's pizza we consume. ...

... and most of my crock pot attempts ended with both Joshua and me saying "This could be so much better..." However... I still wanted to join in with Crystal on her Baking Day/OAMC this week. In retrospect, today was mostly like any other day at our house, except I baked cookies instead of cleaning the bathroom.... so I guess "A day in our life" is more appropriate for a title ...

For several months in a row, I've watched Twitter overflow with tales of Baking/Freezer Cooking/Once a Month Cooking day (#oamc). Jealously I seethed as I sat at my computer desk, unable to participate because of this inconvenient thing I call working outside the home full time. It dawned on me, however, that I don't have to do it that day to participate. No, I don't get to live ...