Once a month Cooking?

Freezer cooking??

What do you think? I just recently discovered a facebook page called "stay at home mum - the secret to living on one wage" (again on phone while feeding baby so will add the link later - http://www.stayathomemum.net.au/ ) they also have a website. One of the main money savers they push is this freezer cooking with a book titled " The Once a Month Cookbook"

Now I was interested to see what was in this book so I bought it just last night, while the concept of cooking extra and freezing for future lunches/dinners is not new to me the idea that I could cook a whole month's worth of food in one day is appealing.

I am still in the planning stages and have decided to start with a 2 week challenge and see how we go. We he gotten extremely slack with dinner lately an it feels even more so when I have a garden full of fresh edible delights just outside my door.

For a fortnight (14 days) I am going to aim for-

- 12 frozen dinner meals
- 8 lunches for hubby
- 2 serves of soup
- 2 baked goods (biscuits/cakes)

To make this work properly I am going to need a complete overhaul o the kitchen pantry, a new staples list on the inside door and some wicked maths skills..

The idea being that you can shop for a family of 4 for $50/week if you cook a month at a time an freeze since there is less wastage.

I will share my chosen recipes, my full shopping list an photos of my efforts as I go.