Once-A-Month Cooking Family Favorites

I have the original OAMC book, and received this in a contest. I like the first book, but some of the recipes weren't things I could get my husband to eat (he's a mean-n-potatoes guy). This one has TONS of recipes that are simple and yummy - not only will he eat them, but now that I have to work late evenings, I know that he can make them as well! I recommend this book to all of my friends and family who are interested in OAMC - it's so easy and well put together, anyone can follow and save themselves time and money!

Cooking once a month has allowed me and my family to save a lot of money on groceries. Having everything pretty much ready to go for dinners and lunches has a been wonderful. But most precious of all has been the saving of my sanity on days when traffic has been horrible and I've been to tired to want to cook something. It's amazing how wonderful dinner is when you pull it out of the freezer, heat everything back up, and serve it to a chorus of MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.

I can recommend this book for anyone who wishes to be free of the wretched cycle of "what to cook for dinner that I can have fast"! Granted the process of making a month's worth of meals on cooking day is not fast, but for 20 plus days you are off the hook at dinner. Recipes are easy to follow and prepare. My family has enjoyed the meals and it has given us all something new to try. I could customize some of the recipes to fit our needs (two teenage boys eat a lot). Sometimes by adding a bit extra, I had enough to pack lunches for two with the leftovers. Love it!

I originally bought this book for one or two recipes that was inside of it. My husband saw the Title and practically begged me to give it a go since this month (October) is our busiest month (I work a full time job, own another business and volunteer at a haunted house 4 nights a week) and he HATES cooking for just him and my daughter. SO, we started reading the "directions" on how to cook Once A Month - MAN! Let me tell you how super simple they have made everything!! Not only do they give you the shopping list, a staples list, AND several plans to choose from, they also tell you what ORDER to prepare them in! We decided to start with the two week plan just to see if it was for us! This past weekend, my husband and I spent 1/2 the day TOGETHER in the kitchen, cooking as a TEAM and were able to turn out 14 meals!! We had a BLAST and even my 6 year old daughter got to help! So many new recipes (so far all have been truly amazing)- it was like discovering our kitchen all over again! SO EASY - nothing complicated about preparation or cooking any of the foods - all basic skills and ingredients, save for a few spices that have now been incorporated to our cabinets. We've really enjoyed being able to rush home after all of our crazy schedules and being able to have dinner on the table quickly instead of trying to figure out what to eat or where to grab something. I am definitely converting over to the OAMC club!

Wow! I purchased the original OAMC book by the same authors several years ago, and almost didn't buy this one because I thought it would just be a re-hash of the same recipes. Man, was I wrong! Great recipes that have variety and spice, but not so "out there" ingredients-wise that your younger kids will turn up their noses...and several meal plans to choose from. I prepared "cycle A" two days after I received this book and will do "cycle B" in October. Also plan on buying several more copies for Christmas gifts.