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Here are all of the links to the recipes I used for my August/September Menu. Many thanks to Tricia, and all the girls at Once A Month Mom!
You will notice that there are links to several different menus and several different months. I knew that not all of the recipes for the August Traditional menu would work for my family, so I went through and picked what looked good.
I will do individual reviews of the recipes as we eat them. Below you will find the names of the recipes and links to the recipes on the Once A Month Mom website. I'm also listing the Points Plus values of everything.
August/September Menu
Breakfast:
Blueberry Breakfast Cake (guess who forgot to get raspberries): PointsPlus: 4 for 1/8 of the cake.
Upside-Down Baked Oatmeal PointsPlus: 5 (for 1/6 of the pan)
Strawberry-Orange Smoothie PointsPlus: 4 (for 1 pint-size bag)
Lunch:
Stuffed Pizza Sticks PointsPlus: 5 (per stick)
Chilled Spaghetti Salad PointsPlus: 7 (one packet of dressing and pasta salad)
Sugar Snap Pea Salad (I doubled up my portion size on this one) PointsPlus: 6 (for one bag full)
Homemade Chicken Nuggets Points Plus: 4 (per tender)
Dinners:
Tilapia with Spinach, Onion, Tomato, and Herbs (substituted onions for mushrooms) PointsPlus: 7 (per fillet)
Crockpot Pesto Lasagna PointsPlus: 16 (for 1/8 of the lasagna)
Summer Steak Kabobs PointsPlus: 7 (2 skewers and 1/2 C. brown rice)
Steak Fajitas PointsPlus: 6 (per fajita)
Ranch Burgers PointsPlus: 4 (1 burger, no bun)
Sausage and Pepper Penne PointsPlus: 8 (for 1/4 of the pan)
Garlic-Lime Pork Chops PointsPlus: 7 (per chop)
Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya PointsPlus: 9 (1/4 of the bag) Click here for my review
Baked Pesto Chicken PointsPlus: 3 (for 3 pieces)
Click here for my review
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Sunday, August 14, 2011
Craziness
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I, apparently, was very anxious to start my cooking extravaganza. Not a smart idea. After doing some last minute shopping, I decided to start cooking at 6 p.m. Yes, you read that right P.M.! What the heck was I thinking? At one point I thought I might start and finish up later, but the thought of cleaning everything up only to have to start fresh again in the morning nearly killed me. So, I powered through until I had everything but one recipe finished.
I am exhausted and every part of my lower body hurts from standing for 10 hours, but I have such a feeling of accomplishment, especially when I look at my freezer! A month's worth of meals that I won't have to even think about. Just pop it in the oven or microwave and serve. That's my kind of meal!
This will be a long-ish post, because I'm so excited about everything. I will have links to the recipes I used as well as (some) pictures, that I remembered to take through the process. If you are thinking about starting your own monthly cooking adventure, please take a look at Once A Month Mom. She makes it SOOOOOO much easier!
The first thing I decided to do was to organize all of my ingredients and try to bring in more counter space to my small kitchen.
I brought in every TV tray I had and used all available counter space to organize the ingredients I would be using in every recipe I was planning on cooking.
I laid out my OAMM recipe cards, Cooking Day Instructions, and freezer labels on a TV tray so that they were ready when I needed them.
I, apparently, was very anxious to start my cooking extravaganza. Not a smart idea. After doing some last minute shopping, I decided to start cooking at 6 p.m. Yes, you read that right P.M.! What the heck was I thinking? At one point I thought I might start and finish up later, but the thought of cleaning everything up only to have to start fresh again in the morning nearly killed me. So, I powered through until I had everything but one recipe finished.
I am exhausted and every part of my lower body hurts from standing for 10 hours, but I have such a feeling of accomplishment, especially when I look at my freezer! A month's worth of meals that I won't have to even think about. Just pop it in the oven or microwave and serve. That's my kind of meal!
This will be a long-ish post, because I'm so excited about everything. I will have links to the recipes I used as well as (some) pictures, that I remembered to take through the process. If you are thinking about starting your own monthly cooking adventure, please take a look at Once A Month Mom. She makes it SOOOOOO much easier!
The first thing I decided to do was to organize all of my ingredients and try to bring in more counter space to my small kitchen.
I brought in every TV tray I had and used all available counter space to organize the ingredients I would be using in every recipe I was planning on cooking.
I laid out my OAMM recipe cards, Cooking Day Instructions, and freezer labels on a TV tray so that they were ready when I needed them.
I made sure that my recipe cards matched the order that I had put the recipes in the Cooking Day Instructions. If I could only be this organized on a regular basis, my life would run much more smoothly.
Then, I got to cooking! I will post all the recipes, etc., later.
This is what my now fully stocked freezer looks like:
Top shelf is all of the breakfasts, lunches, and some of the dinners that were stored in ziploc bags:
Next is the rest of the dinners in ziploc bags and 8x8 aluminum pans--next to the delicious Freschetta pizzas ;)
Our freezer door took the yummy breakfast smoothies:
And, since I buy my meat at Sam's Club, this is all the 'extra' meat that we have for meals when I have time to cook during the week:
Now...who wants to join me in my craziness?
Inspired by: Once A Month Mom
Monday, March 8, 2010
Chicken and Sausage Cassoulet
Yummy! I made something similar--cassoulet sandwiches, which I'll be posting about later.
What's Needed:
1 1/2 C. frozen crinkle cut carrots
1 medium onion, chopped
1 6-oz. can tomato paste
1/2 C. dry red wine
1/3 C. water
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 tsp. salt
2 bay leaves
2 15-oz. cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breasts
8 oz. fully cooked Polish sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices
1. Combine carrots, onion, tomato paste, wine, 1/3 C. water, garlic powder, thyme, salt, and bay leaves. Add beans. Place chicken on bean mixture. Place sausage on chicken.
2. Cover; cook on LOW for 5-7 or on HIGH for 2 1/2-3 1/2 hours. Before serving, discard bay leaves. Serve with thick bread.
Husband Rating: B
PointsPlus: 14 per serving (without bread)
Monday, March 1, 2010
Subs? In a Crockpot???
That's what the recipe said. My husband likened it to beef stew in sandwich form. It was still mighty tastey :)
What's needed:
1 T. vegetable oil
1 lb. boneless beef round steak, cut into thin strips
1 lb. bulk Italian sausage (I used mild)
1 green bell pepper, cut into strips
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
salt
black pepper
1 jar (26 oz) spaghetti sauce
Sub sandwich rolls from the bakery
1. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown steak on both sides. Drain and discard fat. Place meat in crockpot.
2. In same skillet, cook Italian sausage, stirring to break up. Cook until no longer pink. Drain and discard fat. Add sausage to crockpot.
3. Place bell pepper and onion over meat in crockpot. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Top with spaghetti sauce. Cover; cook on LOW 4-6 hours. Serve mixture on bread.
Husband Rating: A
PointsPlus: 14 for 1 roll and 1/6 of the meat mixture
What's needed:
1 T. vegetable oil
1 lb. boneless beef round steak, cut into thin strips
1 lb. bulk Italian sausage (I used mild)
1 green bell pepper, cut into strips
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
salt
black pepper
1 jar (26 oz) spaghetti sauce
Sub sandwich rolls from the bakery
1. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown steak on both sides. Drain and discard fat. Place meat in crockpot.
2. In same skillet, cook Italian sausage, stirring to break up. Cook until no longer pink. Drain and discard fat. Add sausage to crockpot.
3. Place bell pepper and onion over meat in crockpot. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Top with spaghetti sauce. Cover; cook on LOW 4-6 hours. Serve mixture on bread.
Husband Rating: A
PointsPlus: 14 for 1 roll and 1/6 of the meat mixture
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