10 Day Mini April 2012 Menu
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Finding the time for a FULL OAMM cooking day between the hectic spring schedule of 5 kids is almost impossible. April’s 10 Day Mini Menu has been a life (and appetite) saver in our house, as we rush between soccer games, baseball practice and church activities. The family friendly recipes offer enough variety to our meal rotation, and I can prepare and freeze them all in about 2-3 hours.
What are Mini Menus? Mini menus are a fraction of the meals you would see on a normal menu and can be completed quickly and efficiently in a few short hours, in the evenings when you are preparing the meal for dinner or during small bursts of times like naps. Mini meal plans are designed for the busy family who wants freezer meals in their freezer but doesn’t have time to do a full months worth of meals. If you are new and not sure how to get started we have a wonderful series starting with 5 easy steps to get you on your way to once a month cooking. Good luck!
**Don’t forget to check out the 5 Day Mini Menu that debuted on the 5th of April, you might enjoy that one as well.
Dinners
- Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells
- Chicken and Bacon Carbanara
- Paula Deen Tacos
- Cheesy Chicken Ranch Lasagna
- Slow Cooked Herbed Beef
**Indicates meals that require NO COOKING on your OAMC BIG DAY aka “throw and go” meals, perfect for the family who needs to adjust to just do the quick meals!
Recipe Cards
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Grocery List
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Instructions
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Labels
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Pinterest:
Are you a person that likes to see the menus visually? Perhaps you should check out the April 2012 10 Day Mini Menu via Pinterest to see the yummy goodness you will be cooking up on this menu. Not sure what Pinterest is all about, check out what Once A Month Mom has to say about it.
Facebook Fan Party:
OAMM Facebook Fan Page Party – Thursday, April 12, 2012, 9:00 pm – 9:30 pm EST – We will be able to chat via video AND messaging during the event through FACEBOOK! How cool is that? We will be talking about the current month’s menus, answer your burning questions about freezer cooking and have fun getting to know one another. You can also see other past recordings from that tab as well. This is a great way to meet fellow Once A Month Mom’s or get your questions answered as you get started.
Instructions for viewing live-stream:
- Go to the Once A Month Mom Facebook Fan Page.
- Click on the “FB Fan Night” Tab.
- Hit “view live recording” – If I am live streaming it will show you what is happening in progress. If I am not live streaming at the time, you will have the option to click through other videos that I have recorded in the past.
- Enjoy!
Test Cooks
Each month we have some wonderful volunteers who “test” out the menu prior to publication. They do an amazing job of helping to eliminate confusion and mistakes. They may not catch everything but they sure do catch A LOT! If you are interested in test cook, feel free to volunteer. Here is a little bit about this month’s test cooks:
- Susan Staughan -I’m mom to five girls, live on a small farm and work full time outside the home. I love to cook and am border-line obsessed with kitchen gadgets and cookbooks.
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Approximately how much chicken is 14 cups??
Average about 6 lbs would yield 15 cups of raw, diced chicken.
I think there is something wrong with the Chicken & Bacon Carabanara recipe card, for me it said to use 0 cups of reserved cooking liquid from pasta. Also, I did 3 servings, and the skillet was very full!!
Sorry about that, there was a problem with that cell. It should be .165 cups for 1 serving, or .495 (1/2) cup of reserved liquid. And you are making enough for 3 servings x 2 so you are really making 6 servings which would make it quite full.
No potatoes listed on the shopping list for the stew?
Beth – I am not sure what menu you are referring to – but the 10 Day Mini April 2012 doesn’t include a stew recipe.
Sorry, meant the herbed beef
What a great menu! I’ve post my comment on the chicken lasagna and on the tacos already on my blog (sorry it’s in french…) and a lot of people were interested in your menus. Maybe someday, when I’ll have time, I could translate your menus (recipe cards, procedure, grocery list, labels, etc.) in french…
Oh my, that would certainly be an undertaking. We do need to figure a language thing out, don’t we?
For the moment, at least, I can certainly translate the menus that I did.