My Once A Month Cooking (OAMC): January 28th

Friday, January 28, 2011

January 28th

This week, along with my blogging and working on recipes, I copied the recipes for our cooking day to give to each of us that is taking part. I find that it is easier if each of us can review the recipes and can visually see what we are creating. So I made 5 copies of each of the recipes.

I will, at some point, post some sides and desserts, not necessarily for OAMC. If I know other sides and desserts to go along with our main dishes, then that is easier too.

Tonight I'm going to post a recipe for a side of potatoes and for a quick dessert! Tried and tested and very good! I have used them both for years. So..on with it.

CRAZY CRUST CHERRY PIE

1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup water
1 egg
2 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup oil

Combine ingredients. Mix at low speed. Spoon dough into large glass pie plate. (spread out) Place 1 can cherry pie filling in center. Bake at 425 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. While baking the crust will raise and bake around the pan. Cherries will show in the middle.

PARMESAN POTATOES

6 medium potatoes
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
4 Tablespoons butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel potatoes and cut each into 8 wedges. Put parmesan, flour, salt & pepper into bag, and shake. Put margarine in a 9 x 13 pan. Place in oven until margarine melts, remove and add coated potatoes. Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes, turn potatoes over and bake 30 minutes more.

So, next Friday we will do our shopping for the cooking day on Saturday. After the shopping we will do the prep work. I will do my best to post pictures of the progress and the cooking day.

Please let me know what you think of this! I'm dying to know if it is all worth it.

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Introduction

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by deciding what to prepare for a meal? I know I have. Many times. Especially our evening meal when our three children were growing up. Then one day I stumbled across a program called "Once A Month Cooking" (OAMC) and thought I'd give it a try. It was a lifesaver and I loved it. I did it for years, from the time my youngest was in preschool until he was in the 8th grade. I don't remember why I quit, just that I did. When I was doing the OAMC back then I prepared a lot of full, complete meals and froze them, entree, side, and dessert. The only thing I had to actually prepare for the meal was the vegetable or the potatoes. For those of you not familiar with the OAMC program, I will try to explain it to you here. This blog is to try to help you see what it takes, how to do itm give you ideas and how much fun you can actually have. OAMC is the ultimate do-ahead dinner preparation technique. The secret of the OAMC technique is that you cook all your dinner main dishes for a month (or two weeks or even a week) in one day, freeze them, and enjoy eating tasty food, every night without the hassle of lengthy meal preparation. In this blog, I will try to provide the menu we use, shopping lists and recipes. You do not have to have organizational skills, nor do you have to be a good cook to successfully accomplish OAMC. What you need to expect and plan to is: Take a longer-than usual shopping trip, preferably the day or night before your cooking day. Spend the bulk of your month's food budget on this shopping trip (saving money over the course of the month) Cook with a partner or two or three, like I do, for maximum fun and efficiency. Cook half a day for a two week cycle, a full day for a month cycle. Love the freedom and possibilities this will bring to mealtimes. Enjoy family building times around the table and like us, the time we cook together. Take the stress out of having company for dinner I suggest for the first few time you do the OAMC to try to do the two week cycle. Then when you get the feel of the "system" advance on the full month if that is what you want and have room for the food. Also in this blog I will frequently give you suggestions of what to serve with a certain recipe. Please feel free to email me with any suggestions and question syou might have. Even leave a comment here on the blog.