RESOURCES 30 Day Gourmet's Big Book of Freezer Cooking by Nanci Slagle (www.30daygourmet.com) Frozen Assets: How to Cook for a Day and Eat for a Month by Deborah Taylor-Hough LifeAsMom.com – This is a terrific blog written by a mom of 6 who has much experience not only with stocking up on meals, but also with saving lots of money doing it. Once-a-Month Cooking: A Proven System for Spending Less Time in the Kitchen and Enjoying Delicious, Homemade Meals Everyday by Mary Beth Lagerborg and Mimi Wilson The One-Armed Cook by Cynthia Stevens Graubart and Catherine Fliegel
Call for Backup If all else fails – and you can afford it – find a company that will deliver food to your door. No, I'm not talking about Pizza Hut or the Chinese restaurant around the corner! Research a food service that will deliver prepared meals (as well as frozen vegetables, meats, pancakes, and the like) that will make small deliveries as needed and has ordering online.
After a number of weeks your freezer stockpile will inevitably start to dwindle. Don't despair because you have several options. You could: (1) crack open a quick dinner cookbook; (2) break out the Crockpot; (3) hit the computer for easy recipe web sites; (4) head back to the off-site meal prep site for a night out sans baby (and really feel like you've accomplished something!); or (5) have a helper (whether that be your partner, a friend, a hired sitter or your mother-in-law) come over and take care of the baby while you do your once-a-month-cooking. All done! Now you can relax, take care of yourself and truly enjoy your baby. While you're at it, why not sneak in a nap with your new miniature sweetie instead of being stuck in the kitchen for an hour?
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Kerrie McLoughlin is the mom of 5 and blogs at TheKerrieShow.com.
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