Once A Month Meals?

RealLifeMama · 06-09-2014, 07:40 PM

Has anyone tried this site for freezer cooking?
I think it used to be called the once a month mom, didn't it?
I am wanting to try more freezer cooking, and the once a month mom website really appealed to me because of the way it is organized.
I got a membership, but the recipes do not seem very appealing to me.
Maybe because we are dairy free, and the dairy free plan is also gluten free, which we are not.
I can swap out recipes, though. Does anyone have any recipes they have tried that their family really enjoyed enough that you would make them again even if you were not trying to do freezer cooking?

Carini · 06-09-2014, 08:10 PM

I tried it for a month or 2 about a year or so ago. I didn't really enjoy the recipes at all.

charla · 06-20-2014, 10:08 AM

Hannah Elise · 06-20-2014, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by RealLifeMama

Has anyone tried this site for freezer cooking?
I think it used to be called the once a month mom, didn't it?
I am wanting to try more freezer cooking, and the once a month mom website really appealed to me because of the way it is organized.
I got a membership, but the recipes do not seem very appealing to me.
Maybe because we are dairy free, and the dairy free plan is also gluten free, which we are not.
I can swap out recipes, though. Does anyone have any recipes they have tried that their family really enjoyed enough that you would make them again even if you were not trying to do freezer cooking?

We were gluten-free long before we were dairy-free, and I loved perusing her website for ideas to get me out of a rut. She's how I was first introduced to cooking withe coconut aminos (I avoid things like soy sauce, so it was nice to know I could make Chinese recipes!) . That said, I have never actually done once a month cooking. I do like that her recipes all have freezing directions, though, so if I make extra I know how to store it.

RealLifeMama · 06-20-2014, 10:36 AM

Are any of the recipes yummy, though?

Hannah Elise · 06-20-2014, 11:00 AM

There were a couple of flops, but I loved the Real Chicken Broccoli casserole... and her Beef and Broccoli is amazing... the homemade cream of something soup is an awesome base... I'd hafta go pull out m y recipe book and see what else I have printed out that is from her. I just know those are off the top of my head.

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I wouldn't make em again if they weren't yummy.

I don't subscribe to her site for all the shopping lists and stuff like that, though... I just peruse the database and pick out recipes I like the look of. *shrug*

mummy2boys · 06-22-2014, 06:59 PM

I haven't tried it but I am subbing so I can check it out later

Soliloquy · 06-22-2014, 11:10 PM

I really, really need to start doing this. I've printed out a couple of free plans for freezer slow cooker meals and over half the recipes we didn't like. They were really bland and liquid-y. (I'm generally not a fan of slow cookers because of the excess liquid.)

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I'd be willing to pay for really good recipes with realistic prep plans. I'd like to have about fifteen to twenty meals in my freezer every month.

Can we make a list of all websites/books, whether free or paid, that offer OAMC?

Hannah Elise · 06-23-2014, 07:54 AM

Let's see... recipes of hers I have printed out because we liked them...

Paleolithic crockpot meatballs
paleo crockpot Mongolian beef
slow cooked barbacoa beef
Slow cooker beef and broccoli
spinach, bacon, tetanus frittata (this stuff is AMAZING)
"Real" chicken broccoli rice casserole
cream of something soup

FaithnPraise · 06-23-2014, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Hannah Elise

Let's see... recipes of hers I have printed out because we liked them...

cream of something soup

Can you just go to the website and access this? Or does this cost a subscription?

Hannah Elise · 06-23-2014, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by FaithnPraise

Can you just go to the website and access this? Or does this cost a subscription?

Unless sh has changed the format since January (we were without Internet for a stretch, and I just haven't gotten back there yet), you can access the recipes without a subscription. The subscription, I believe, means you actually get a full menu plan each month with a shopping list made up for you, etc. Great for some folks, but doesn't fit our needs - so I just pick and choose from her past recipe database.

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Here's the recipe database : http://onceamonthmeals.com/recipes/

RiverRock · 06-23-2014, 10:58 AM

Thanks for the recommendations, HannahElise. Tried and true recipes are best!

RealLifeMama · 06-23-2014, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Paleolithic crockpot meatballs
paleo crockpot Mongolian beef
slow cooked barbacoa beef
Slow cooker beef and broccoli
spinach, bacon, tetanus frittata (this stuff is AMAZING)
"Real" chicken broccoli rice casserole
cream of something soup

Those all sound good. I think when I was looking before, I was avoiding beef recipes because we did not have any beef, and I would have to mostly do chicken, pork, or fish. I just get so tired of chicken, and fish and pork that are not from a questionable source cost too much. But,

we finally got our 1/2 a cow so I have a freezer full of beef.

I am laughing at the "tetanus frittata".

I don't know if I'd eat that!
I am assuming it is tomato. Do egg dishes freeze well?

Hannah Elise · 06-23-2014, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RealLifeMama

Those all sound good. I think when I was looking before, I was avoiding beef recipes because we did not have any beef, and I would have to mostly do chicken, pork, or fish. I just get so tired of chicken, and fish and pork that are not from a questionable source cost too much. But,

we finally got our 1/2 a cow so I have a freezer full of beef.

I am laughing at the "tetanus frittata".

I don't know if I'd eat that!
I am assuming it is tomato. Do egg dishes freeze well?

It was "feta " actually

and I have never frozen that recipe... we are down to just a few hens, so we eat as many eggs as they lay in a day, typically

if they're not breakfast, thhey're incorporated into another meal. My young Buckeyes neednto he about three months older, right now.

06-09-2014, 07:40 PM	#1
RealLifeMama Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18,256	Once A Month Meals? Has anyone tried this site for freezer cooking? I think it used to be called the once a month mom, didn't it? I am wanting to try more freezer cooking, and the once a month mom website really appealed to me because of the way it is organized. I got a membership, but the recipes do not seem very appealing to me. Maybe because we are dairy free, and the dairy free plan is also gluten free, which we are not. I can swap out recipes, though. Does anyone have any recipes they have tried that their family really enjoyed enough that you would make them again even if you were not trying to do freezer cooking? __________________ A, Mother of Dancing Diva, 21 Boy Wonder 19, Mr. Cool 15, and Ninja 13 Sunshine, 11, and 8 year old Joy

06-09-2014, 08:10 PM	#2
Carini Rose Trellis If you don't stop naming nuts.... Join Date: May 2012 Location: Funky Town Posts: 3,448	Re: Once A Month Meals? I tried it for a month or 2 about a year or so ago. I didn't really enjoy the recipes at all. __________________ ISTJ Wife to J - 2004 Doops - 10/2010 Sweetie Girl - 7/2014

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06-20-2014, 10:36 AM	#5
RealLifeMama Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 18,256	Re: Once A Month Meals? Are any of the recipes yummy, though? __________________ A, Mother of Dancing Diva, 21 Boy Wonder 19, Mr. Cool 15, and Ninja 13 Sunshine, 11, and 8 year old Joy

06-20-2014, 11:00 AM	#6
Hannah Elise Rose Trellis Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,124	Re: Once A Month Meals? There were a couple of flops, but I loved the Real Chicken Broccoli casserole... and her Beef and Broccoli is amazing... the homemade cream of something soup is an awesome base... I'd hafta go pull out m y recipe book and see what else I have printed out that is from her. I just know those are off the top of my head. ---------- Post added at 02:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:58 PM ---------- I wouldn't make em again if they weren't yummy. I don't subscribe to her site for all the shopping lists and stuff like that, though... I just peruse the database and pick out recipes I like the look of. shrug __________________ Hannah Elise: GAPS mama, novice gardener, libertarian, INTP and procrastinator extraordinaire Wife to Spencer (5.29.10), momma to Asher (3.19.11), Benjamin (12.30.12), and Elisabeth (1.9.15)

06-22-2014, 06:59 PM	#7
mummy2boys Moderator in We'd Love to Meet You, Let's Talk, High Need/Spirited Children, Joyous Homekeeping, and The Cookbook Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 16,027	Re: Once A Month Meals? I haven't tried it but I am subbing so I can check it out later __________________ Alysia Married to the love of my life Mama to 2 wonderful boys Waiting to meet 3 in heaven 2/2005, 5/2007 & 8/2011 Striving, with God's help, to be a gentle mother each day

06-22-2014, 11:10 PM	#8
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: Once A Month Meals? I really, really need to start doing this. I've printed out a couple of free plans for freezer slow cooker meals and over half the recipes we didn't like. They were really bland and liquid-y. (I'm generally not a fan of slow cookers because of the excess liquid.) ---------- Post added at 11:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:09 PM ---------- I'd be willing to pay for really good recipes with realistic prep plans. I'd like to have about fifteen to twenty meals in my freezer every month. Can we make a list of all websites/books, whether free or paid, that offer OAMC?

06-23-2014, 07:54 AM	#9
Hannah Elise Rose Trellis Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,124	Re: Once A Month Meals? Let's see... recipes of hers I have printed out because we liked them... Paleolithic crockpot meatballs paleo crockpot Mongolian beef slow cooked barbacoa beef Slow cooker beef and broccoli spinach, bacon, tetanus frittata (this stuff is AMAZING) "Real" chicken broccoli rice casserole cream of something soup __________________ Hannah Elise: GAPS mama, novice gardener, libertarian, INTP and procrastinator extraordinaire Wife to Spencer (5.29.10), momma to Asher (3.19.11), Benjamin (12.30.12), and Elisabeth (1.9.15)

06-23-2014, 10:58 AM	#12
RiverRock Moderator Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In green pastures Posts: 9,770	Re: Once A Month Meals? Thanks for the recommendations, HannahElise. Tried and true recipes are best! __________________ RiverRock, mom to a 24 year old diamond, 22 year old granite, 19 year old pearl, and 16 year old tiger eye. Married for 25 years to a rugged boulder and resting together on the one true Rock.

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