About

The History of the Blog

I began this blog in February of 2009. I had done once a month cooking (also commonly referred to as freezer cooking, bulk cooking, power cooking and OAMC) several times in the past in an effort to save time and avoid eating out. It turned out several others were interested in learning about what I was doing as well.

In the summer of 2008, while on modified bed rest with my first pregnancy, I became interested in blogs. They were absolutely fascinating to me and I learned so much. With the technical help of my husband, I was encouraged to take my once a month cooking skills and apply them to a blog. It seemed like a great way to share my created menus with others. So, Once A Month Mom was born!

Tricia Callahan

I became a SAHM in the summer of 2008 with the birth of my first son. My family grew fast from there as my second child, a girl, was born in December of 2009. I am an avid once a month cook (also referred to as OAMC, bulk cooking, power cooking and freezer cooking) who loves having food in the freezer for easy meals. I have taken this love into the baby realm and started preparing once a month baby food menus as well. I love the Lord and am so blessed to be able to stay home with my little one, to be learning how to save money, trying to make the most out of life, and doing the “chores” once a month so I can enjoy more time with my family!

Contributing Writers

In 2010 Once A Month Mom hit a growth spurt as a friendly conversation with a my blogging friend Christine turned into an all new blogging adventure! We began adding specialty menus to meet the needs of our growing readership and dietary needs. None of those menus would be possible without the contribution of some tremendous authors who are passionate about their specialty. And I can attest to being blessed by each and every one of them!

Traditional – Katie Thompson

Katie is a full time wife, mother of two, and insurance professional living in Texas.  After the birth of her second child while enjoying a summer long maternity leave, she started looking for ways to make the transition easier when she returned back to work.  With a husband who is home during the week with the kids, she knew between taking care of a newborn and helping the oldest child with homework, dinner would be a stressful event every night.  Reading through several blogs, she discovered this OAMC (once a month cooking) thing might actually work for her family.

A quick search on Craigslist later, she was the proud owner of a deep freezer and a goal to really do this.  As someone who has always jumped feet first into things, her first day of OAMC was a blessing and a curse.  She learned the hard way not to grocery shop, chop, and cook all in the same day.  But less than a week later when she didn’t have to open the pantry and stare at all the food while saying “there’s nothing to eat in this house”, it was worth every minute.  And of course, now there’s a 3 day routine for the shopping and chopping.  She looks forward to helping anyone who is overwhelmed- either by their current cooking arrangements or by the concept of OAMC.

Diet – Jennifer Fontenot

Whole Foods – Kim Coleman

Kim has three wonderful guys in her life: her husband, a chatty preschooler, and a smiley baby who just turned one. All three are very active and very hungry, so it is a good thing she likes to feed people! Her first memories of cooking are playing “cooking show” with her little sister and baking Christmas cookies with her mom.  Family has always been a big part of the reason why she loves eating food as well as preparing it. But when she started her own family and planned an out of hospital birth with a very health conscious midwife, she started rethinking her ingredient list.

The journey of pregnancy, nursing, and introducing food to babies has lead her to whole foods (or “real food”), and she is still enjoying the journey. Having little ones was also the reason that she first tried OAMC. She found it was the perfect way to put wholesome, tasty meals on the table while still being able to comfort a fussy baby during the “witching hour” (which is always very close to the dinner hour!) Cooking is one of her passions, and she loves to hunt for recipes, experiment with them, and share them. But when she’s not in the kitchen, she enjoys dating her husband, playing with her sweet little boys, serving in her church, tending a small patio garden, entertaining family and friends, and reading or watching a good story.

Gluten Free and Dairy Free – Mindy Hart

Vegetarian – Regan Bovee

Mini Menus/Facebook Community Manager - Lisa Sawtelle

Lisa is a mom of 5 (ranging from college to kindergarten), wife and daycare provider.  In her spare time she and her husband are active fans of all their kids activities from cross country, to soccer, baseball, football and wrestling.  They have recently taken a love for photography and are enjoying expanding their creative sides by capturing their family and friends behind the lens.  She has a passion for cooking, and the belief that a strong family begins at the dinner table.

Floater/Pinterest Manager – Heather Hayes

Heather lives in Tennessee where she is a full-time wife to a wonderful man and the mother of two beautiful girls.  She is a former elementary teacher and decided to stay home five years ago.  She enjoys being a “home chef”, and loves to cook for her family.  As a rule, her family eats dinner together every night.  When her oldest child was around a year old, she went to a freezer meal preparation company to prepare meals, and while she loved the convenience, she didn’t love the price.

She found Once a Month Mom through another blog, signed up for the newsletter and has never looked back. She prefers to cook from the Mini Menus because they do not seem like such a daunting task, and can be completed in just a few hours.  Freezer cooking helps Heather save time and money by making it easy to fill in a weekly meal plan with meals from the freezer.  It also allows her to spend more invaluable time with her family, and gives her a little more free time in which she likes to read, shop, and sew cute clothes for little girls!

Director Of Communications – Kelly Seaton

Kelly works for Once A Month Mom to help you have the best cooking day and helping you to have meals you enjoy. She is married to a wonderful man and mother to two handsome boys. She enjoys cooking wholesome meals for her family and enjoys the challenge of planning her meals around what is in season and in town! Kelly started as our Whole Foods Menu writer took the reigns for our Get Real series and  also edits behind the scenes. She wears many hats as she is also passionate about being a Doula and helping mothers have their best birth possible. Her family lives in Colorado and enjoys spending time outdoors and being a self proclaimed foodie.