August 2010 OAMM Menu
Have you missed me this summer? Honestly, I have missed you but I haven’t! How is that for a neutral answer?
Homemade Pop Tarts
I have definitely enjoyed the break from writing out and creating the menus each month. The lack of deadlines has been down right enjoyable! I have, however, really worked on things around here to make improvements. It was nice to step back and try to figure out what was working for me and what wasn’t. And to get ahead a little bit on upcoming menus. I am a planner and having a menu plan in place for the fall just FEELS good.
I think that it will have a great impact on consistency too. I have hired the great Vanderbilt Wife (you can hire her too) to edit my menus and assist with grocery list. I can tell already that it is having a profound effect on things being correct. She already caught some KEY mistakes I had made. I also had a OAMM friend cook the menu as a test run to catch mistakes. Make sure to go give her a HOLLA and tell her thanks.
Ham & Potato Pockets
There still may be some mistakes here and there so feel free to send me an email if you find them. BUT I would venture to say things got better over the summer.
This menu is a TRUE back-to-school menu. It should be things you will find on sale or in season this month. It will also be a great way for you to prepare meals for your family as we head back into the busy school/fall activity schedule.
And one more NEW feature – each month I am going to schedule a FACEBOOK FAN PAGE NIGHT for you to ask questions, clarify menu options/grocery list items, share stories and win prizes! So don’t miss out! This month’s OAMM FACEBOOK FAN PAGE NIGHT will take place on Thursday, August 19th at 9 pm EST. Be sure to join me and fellow OAMM’ers as we talk about the August 2010 menu.
Johnny Marzetti
I hope you enjoy these meals as much as our early readers/cooks have. If you are new and not sure how to get started, read here. For frequently asked questions visit here. And there are several other helpful links under the Helpful Hints/Resources section below to help you on your cooking journey. Good luck!
Podcast
- Listen in the orange player at the top of this post…
Menu
- Included below are the menu items that we will be preparing as part of our Once A Month Cooking (OAMC) BIG DAY. In the printable August 2010 Recipe Cards the menu items are listed as single, double, or quadruple depending on how much we need to make on the BIG DAY. The recipes linked below are ONLY for the single batch, to see the amounts we are making on the OAMC BIG DAY you will need to visit the printable August 2010 Recipe Cards.
Breakfasts
Lunches
Dinners
**Indicates meals that require NO COOKING on your OAMC BIG DAY!
Grocery List
- Included in this spreadsheet you will find a listing of all the items you will need to complete your XXX OAMC BIG DAY. For more instructions on how to use this, go here.
- August 2010 OAMM Grocery List
Instructions
- These are the step-by-step instructions you will need to quickly and efficiently approach your OAMC BIG DAY!
- August 2010 OAMM Instructions
Labels
These customized labels are designed specifically for the August 2010 Once A Month Mom Menu. They contain not only the name of the dish but also the serving instructions for preparing the dish on your serving day. They make preparation of the dishes hassle free.
These labels are designed to be printed on Avery 8163
Facebook Fan Party:
- OAMM Facebook Fan Page Party – August 2010 – August 19, 9:00 pm EST – share stories about your cooking, ask questions, clarify the menu, and meet other OAMM cooks!
Helpful Hints/Resources
- Creating Your Own OAMC Menu Series
- How To Navigate the OAMM Menu
- Preparing For A Successful OAMC Day
- Adapting The Menu for YOUR Family
- Making the Menu Healthier
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Shopping For Your Cooking Day
- Final Shopping Trip For Your OAMC Day
- Choosing The Right Containers
What do you think of August 2010’s menu?
If you are feeling abundantly blessed and generous feel free to donate. 
But don’t feel guilty if you aren’t able. And don’t forget you can always go back and use August 2009′s menus if you are looking for something different!
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A little confused on the French Dip–are we saving “the dip” in the bag with the meat and the reheating it at serving time?
Well, we aren’t really doing the “dip” part. You could portion the cooked juices in smaller bags for that if you would like. Good Question.
Please enable “make a copy.” I cook alone, so I always save a copy of the recipe card file as a Google Doc. I then edit my copy to include the quantities for half of a recipe before I print out each recipe. It makes it so much easier for me on cooking day.
I didn’t know that it wasn’t enabled. I will check on it.
SO glad monthly menus are back! I’ve missed it
Gonna try out the johnny marzetti this week!
Thanks for linking to my site and the Teriyaki Salmon recipe! I’m a fan of your site, so this is a real honor and wonderful surprise!
It was such great fun to be able to cook the August menu! I can already attest to the fact that the recipes are delicious!!
Great menu! The zesty chicken burritos look awesome and I’ve had that slow cooker chicken recipe from Stephanie bookmarked for awhile! Thanks!
Began researching OAMC in the early summer and think I may be ready to give it a shot. August’s menu looks GREAT! One question — the website mentioned spending $150 all at once may be difficult for some. Is that (approximate) $150 for the whole sha-bang or just for one partner’s portion of the bill?
$150 is approximately one persons portion, so $300 for the two families and whole grocery list.
This is officially my first month of cooking the OAMM way! I am so excited!
Yay!
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Yum! I’m hungry just reading it! Thanks for linking to my Chicken Divan recipe! Think I might make it tonight…
Everything sounds delicious! Thanks for linking my burritos. I’m off to check out the Island Chicken…
I am so excited about your pop-tart recipe. I have been OAMC off and on for a year and love how easy it makes life. I love to bulk cook. I linked this posting to my blog.
Thanks!
~trish
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This looks great – looking forward to trying it! Quick question – is there somewhere on the site that lists all of the menus, or do you have to click through each month? Thanks in advance!
If you go to the top of the site and click on “menus” under cooking. You will see ALL of the previous 18 months worth of menus!
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Hi! I’m new to your site and excited about trying my hand at once a month cooking. I have one question… You said on the questions page that there are 10-15 breakfasts, 10 lunches and 15 dinners. I only see 3 b, 4 l, and 8 d. Am I missing something?
Please scroll to the bottom of the August menu and look through some of the resource posts. Especially the ones about getting started. They explain how to get started and the amounts you will be making.
I love your website and am ready to give it a try. Wish me luck! Thanks for doing this!
Any idea on the loaf size for the Berry French Toast? I looked at the original recipe and didn’t find the info. Our store has a few sizes available.
I bought the very large size and it was too much for only making half batches of the recipes. I ended up with three pans of french toast and was only supposed to have two. It was easily solved though since I just made more egg mixture and had plenty of berries. Looks yummy, can’t wait to try it!
Excellent blog! I truly love how it’s easy on my eyes and the info are well written. I am wondering how I could be notified whenever a new post has been made. I have subscribed to your rss feed which must do the trick! Have a nice day!
I just love your website, & I used a few of your recipes for my OAMC day. I made the homemade poptarts, berry baked french toast, & pizza croissants – and I posted some pictures on my website, with links back to your recipes & site. Thanks so much for the wonderful recipes!
http://www.mrshappyhomemaker.com/2010/08/oamcfreezer-prep-day.html
I am so glad that you are liking the site! Thanks for sharing your story! Feel free to join us on FB Thursday, August 19th at 9pm EST to share about your experience.
I have tried the OAMC cooking several times before but felt overwhelmed and befuddled. This Saturday, my husband and I cooked all of the meals in your August Menu. We laughed and danced the whole day until we were exhausted and trying not to fall asleep putting the food away. I loved it. Thanks for the Step by step directions. They truly helped…and the extra rum from the Island Chicken. Can’t wait to try that one! THANK YOU.
Ha ha ha, and great testimony. I LOVE reading these stories. Enjoy the fruits of your dancing.
I am new to this and I am wondering how long the recipes will last in the freezer. Obviously a month, I would assume, but can they last longer?
They usually last 3-6 months without losing quality. After that they may start to have freezer burn and such.
Has anyone tried making the homemade pop tarts with homemade pie crust?
I believe they have, they are very good that way as well!
ok, I am going to give this a try. I go grocery shopping today! $150 sounds VERY reasonable for us. We live in NYC and $150 is a normal weekly shopping trip… =(
Have read about freezer cooking off and on for a long time and finally jumped in this month and cooked about 3/4 of the menu for our family. When you assembled the Roast Beef recipe, were you able to fit the vegetables, liquid and meat in the same gallon bag? I had no room left for the meat! My freezer is now happily full, though, and I’m excited to have baked french toast tomorrow.
I didn’t do the “test” run this month. I suppose that could be a tough fit – what did you do to accommodate?
I put the beef in its own bag and moved a few of the carrots over.
I am trying to do this for the first time! When I click on the printable recipe cards, there is nothing there
Not sure what is going on?? I tries different computers. I can click links to the original recipes, but I can’t get the cards, which I assume has the freezer directions for some of them? Please help this newbie!! Thanks SO much for everything!
Here is the direct link: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ani0eqb0Ai4_dFBDN2NjSEo4X3h0LWItVHNGREd4X0E&hl=en&authkey=COy1gPUF#gid=2 – I’m not sure what was happening. Occasionally, Google Docs is ill and has problems but that is rare. Perhaps that happened when you were trying? Let me know if this works for you. I don’t want you to miss out!
Never mind! My husband figured it out…I am just sleep deprived (I have a newborn…that is my excuse!)
So glad you figured it out! And congratulations on your newborn!
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Hi,
(this month is going to be my first try at it!)
Just a quick question for shopping in prep of this big day
I am a food hoarder, meaning I purchase multiple quanities of things when they’re dirt cheap and throw it in either my freezer or pantry. My husband jokes that I could feed our block for a couple of weeks on my stockpile, I don’t see why you shouldn’t buy 15lbs of chicken breasts when its 1.69 this week, so that you don’t have to pay more when you actually need it! lol That being said, I would love to use the chicken, beef, pork chops, etc from my freezer to do the OAMC this month, but can you actually refreeze what you’ve just defrosted? THANKS!
It sounds like we are kindred spirits. I do the same thing but hate using the meats I purchased for fear I will be out and there won’t be any on sale. Silly I know, I just can’t get over it. Good news for your husband though. You CAN defrost and use those frozen meats as long as you thaw them slowly in the refrigerator before preparing and refreezing them. There are several links in the instructions documents that will walk you through that process. Great question though. And good luck with your first cooking day.
THANK YOU!
I love what you have done! It’s wonderful to have breakfast and lunch as part of a plan. I’ve done OAMC in the past. But the plans I used were just too heavy on hamburger, cheese and boiled chicken for my familys’ taste.
Your yummy plans remind me of a fancy meal assbemly businesses like Dream Dinners or Dinners by Design. Thank you for shareing
It is fancy meal assembly made easy and inexpensive because you do it at home! ENJOY!
Always love your site! Maybe with September there could be at least one or two menu items that utilized veggies from our gardens? Nothing’s cheaper than free, right?
The ads are covering up a portion or your text on my netbook. Is there a way I can make your site more readable?
its not just netbooks.. they are covering it up on my desktop, also
excellent article,but i have some trouble in understanding the final paragraph, could you please describe a little bit indepth?
Wanted to say that the ham pockets were a HUGE hit at our house. Even the neighbor (my son’s friend) ate two before I could serve dinner! One question: any tips for getting the dough really thin? It was much thicker/puffier for us (which the kids loved, but I’d like less bread and more stuff inside)!
Not sure exactly. Maybe a reader will have an answer!
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