Do you have the right ingredients to cook tonight’s family meal? Or have you just walked into the kitchen wondering what you’re going to cook and feeling like it’s just another chore to do? This is how many people feel because their lives are so full and busy. The last meal of the day is the last thought on your mind, until it’s time to get ready.
Now comes the biggest challenge. Will you serve up a delicious healthy meal that may take another hour of your precious time, or will you opt for the quick and easy meal from the package, or maybe pick up the phone and call for delivery?
There is a solution. It’s not something you can do for dinner tonight, but it’s a solution for meals in the next few months. A lady by the name of Candace Anderson is the author of ‘A Frugal Mom’s Guide to Cooking Once a Month’. She sets up a plan where you spend one day a month cooking and preparing for the next 30 days.
If that sounds daunting, it’s not, because it explains everything very easily and step by step. Not only does it give you over 70 recipes to cook, it guides you from shopping list to freezer labeling. This way you are shown how to save time and money. If you have kids old enough to help out in the kitchen, you can spend one day a month teaching them how to be frugal and productive, too.
Imagine every month not having to think about what you’re going to make for dinner. Look at the list in your freezer to “to-go” for the day and you’re done.
There is one more thing that is different from so many menu plans. How many times have you bought a beautiful cookbook only to find half the ingredients you’ve never heard of, let alone know where to buy them? These recipes come with ingredients for you and me. Ones you can find at your local store and ones for ‘frugal moms’ so they don’t cost a small fortune. What a bonus is that. You won’t spend your shopping day looking for an ingredient that doesn’t seem to exist.
This is the best plan I have followed and having pre-made meals ready in the freezer is such a comforting feeling. The nightly challenge of choosing a healthy recipe can be a simple solution now.