Frugal Mom's Guide to Once a Month Cooking

...could be you are spending extra time in your kitchen that could be better spent enjoying your life.

You've had a busy day, running errands, carpooling the kids, or maybe you've been at work all day. It is 5:00 and you're finally home. As you rush through the door, the kids are cranky and everyone is asking what's for dinner. You open the freezer and realize you forgot to take meat out to defrost that morning. You are now stuck with the stress of throwing together a meal at the last minute. Or you decide, for the 3rd time that week to order out.

Picture the same busy day again, but now when you open the freezer it is stacked with meals that are already prepared. You simply select a meal, put it in the oven, and dinner is taken care of. Gone is the extra time it takes to figure out what to cook, choosing a recipe that matches ingredients you have on hand, and gone is the stress of taking even more time out of your already busy day.

How can you get a freezer full a meals? By doing once a month cooking. Once a month cooking is where you take one day a month to prepare all of the meals your family will eat for a month, and freeze them.

Let's face it - we're busy. With all the stuff we have going on every day like kids, work, taking care of the house, cooking meals, and caring for our families, there never seems to be enough time to do the things we want to do. The great news is once a month cooking gives you the freedom to take time for yourself. The time you normally spend cooking dinner is your own. You can sit...