Once-A-Month Cooking Book Review and Giveaway

I was honored to be chosen to review the book Once-A-Month Cooking Family Favorites by Mimi Wilson and Mary Beth Lagerborg.

While I have always toyed with the idea of freezer cooking this book actually got me excited and motivated to try it. This book is great for those of us who are beginners to bulk cooking and freezing meals for future use. By doing so you will save money on groceries and time in the kitchen because you won't be panicking about what's for dinner each night. You will be able to sit down to a nice home cooked meal that has already been prepared ahead of time. And for those of you who are experienced bulk cookers, there are some great new recipes to add to your collection.

The concept is easy. Plan your meals for the month, or if you want plan two two week cycles. Buy the bulk of your groceries needed for these meals. You can incorporate weekly grocery trips for fresh produce if needed. Set aside one or two days to prepare and bake all of the meals for the month and freeze them. Select an entree from the freezer on any given night. Check off the meals you have served so you know what you have left.

In Once-A-Month Cooking Family Favorites the recipes are chosen by of course their freezability, taste, variety, appeal to adults as well as child (great in my household since I have 4 children) and ease of preparation. Four of the menu cycles are classic to be used any time of the year. There are two one month cycles and two two week cycles Three addition cycles are added to this book, a Summer two week cycle, a Gourmet two week cycle, and a Gluten -Free two week cycle.

The book provides you with not only all the recipes, but it also provides the grocery lists, the preparation instructions, the assembly order, and a list of the equipment you will need along with some other helpful tips.

Like I said this book got me excited about bulk cooking. I will definitely be trying this in the near future and letting you all know how it turns out. I am always looking at ways to not only save money, but time as well. Also, there are some great looking recipes in this book. For instance I will be making the Upside-Down Fettuccine Bake this week!

If your interested in this book you can visit their website to get a taste of what they have to offer. Right now they have a free one week cooking cycle on their website at http://www.once-a-monthcooking.com.

I am excited to announce that I have an extra copy of the Once-a-Month Cooking Family Favorites to giveaway to one of my fantastic readers!! There are 4 chances to enter.

1. Leave a comment. Do you bulk cook and freeze ahead?
2. Become a follower and leave me a comment letting me know you did so.
3. Subscribe to Learning the Frugal Life, leave a comment letting me know you did.
4. Post about this giveaway on your blog and leave a link. Leave a comment letting me know you did so.

The contest ends Thursday 10/8 at midnight. I will draw a winner Friday 10/9. Good luck.

Once-A-Month Cooking Family Favorites authors Mimi Wilson and Mary Beth Lagerborg. You can visit their website at http://www.once-a-monthcooking.com.

Linked to Heavenly Homemakers Fall Giveaway Carnival.