They have been doing it for a couple months, and their 3rd member dropped out and they asked me to join them. Yea!
Here is the deal: Before the day you schedule to get together and prepare the food, you have to organize a menu and shopping list and go out and purchase everything you need. Then, on the big day you prepare all the meals and freeze them for use later. I was fortunate this month (since I was the Freshman), because I had no prep work ~ I just showed up and helped. It only took us about 5 hours to put together 11 meals for 3 families.
This is the prep area. I spent most of my cooking/preparing here.
Angie was in charge of buying this time and prepping most of the meat.
Sarah was our sauce girl. Just call her "saucy"!
The finished work.
Because we make everything in bulk, the cost this time per each meal averaged at $7.07 meal, $1.23 per serving. I love the cost savings for my family!
I had a GREAT TIME! And I can't wait until next month!! This time though I don't get off so easy ~ I have prep work to do. But, I don't mind. It is actually fun.
Bon Appetite!
Kendra
I used to do this with my sisters! We would actually make enough for a month and would usually get two months out of them. It is great but I was always exhausted :} You guys will have a ball!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea but I don't have the freezer space!!
ReplyDeleteI am new at the cooking for a family stuff so this may be a silly question....how do you freeze this food and then eat it again. When I cook a meal we just eat it and then have leftovers for the microwave. Do you just not cook the meal all the way? Do you thaw it for a whole day and then cook it? My mind just doesn't understand everything yet. Please help...
ReplyDeleteP.S. I am bummed I am not a part of this group! That would be so much fun!
ReplyDeleteSomeone needs to form a group of how to cook for one! That's no fun, so i end up not cooking.
ReplyDeleteSomehow I missed this post. That Sarah-chick looks like a real weirdo. That's all I have to say.
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