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Soup time

May 10, 2011
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Assuming the following: – You are undistracted by children, creating new playlists on your iPod, a miserably failing “icebox cake” in the oven, or a crossword puzzle. – The vegetables are already chopped and the chicken is already cooked. – You have three large saucepans and a very good blender. – You have plenty of [...]

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OAMC: Granola Bars

March 25, 2011
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For some reason having a third child has decreased the amount of space in my brain for thinking/planning ahead. I’ve also been suffering from bouts of amnesia where I open the cupboard or refrigerator to get something for myself or the kids to snack on and just draw a blank. Solution: Homemade Granola Bars We [...]

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OAMC: Mostly soups and prep food

December 14, 2010
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A few have asked me how the OAMC cooking adventure is going. After a solid round of cooking like crazy all day and eating the frozen foods, we decided that a modified OAMC plan might be best for us. Since we don’t have a predictable number of dinner eaters each night we’re adjusting our strategy. [...]

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OAMC: A few lessons learned in Attempt #1

October 12, 2010
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This is the poor basil plant who gave his life so that we could make lasagna. Kate and I worked for about 3 hours this morning and made 3 lasagnas, 1 casserole, 1 vat each of applesauce and pumpkin, 2 sweet potato souffles, and 3 trays of enchiladas. And only 1 injury was sustained– Kate [...]

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OAMC: Vegetable soups

October 11, 2010
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We love a good soup. Especially a good veggie-based soup with some bagel chips or toasted ciabatta. Veggie-based soups freeze and thaw really well, and you might get some toasted seeds out of the deal. 16 cups of butternut squash puree. Enough to feed either a small army of 6-month-olds or make a double batch [...]

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OAMC: Prep cooking

October 10, 2010
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OAMC stands for once-a-month-cooking. The idea is that you spend one day a month cooking and freezing enough meals to feed your family for one month. I don’t think I’m ready to tackle that kind of planning and discipline and grocery shopping. So this week I’m going to start with 8 meals to freeze for [...]

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Embarking on an OAMC adventure

October 9, 2010
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I try to go through the same checker’s line at the grocery store every Monday morning. And if I manage to get the same checker, she always says with a smirky smile, “Yogurt! So much yogurt!” Between us six girls and my insane yogurt craving we can wipe out this entire shelf of yogurt in [...]

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