Comments on: October (Thanksgiving Edition) OAMM Menu, Podcast, Grocery List, Instructions and Labels

By: Jaybird

Jaybird — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:12:09 +0000

I use pans from GFS, they are about 10inches long, 5 inches wide, and 4 inches deep. They hold the same as the deep dish pans, and fit better in an over the fridge freezer. Plus, they are way cheaper then at the grocery.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:14:32 +0000

I believe I answered my own question. I tried cooking it for an hour covered and it was still full of water and mush. I now uncovered it for 30 minutes in the oven and it browned and solidified. Looks great!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:41:39 +0000

Is the scalloped corn recipe cooked uncovered or covered?

By: tricia

tricia — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:10:11 +0000

Gruyere cheese IS a gourmet cheese, if you are looking for a substitute try Swiss.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:12:16 +0000

I am not having any luck finding the Gruyere cheese for the baguette casserole recipe. Is this a specialty cheese?

By: tricia

tricia — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:36:24 +0000

All of it is freezable. Click on the “printable October menu” link to get the large quantity portions and freezing directions.

By: Kari

Kari — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:45:16 +0000

I might have missed it, but I’m wondering about the cheese balls…can those be made ahead and frozen or just part of them? The recipe didn’t say anything about freezing. I’m not sure how to freeze recipes when they don’t tell you how! I’ve done freezer meals before, just from recipes. Thanks for the help! New here to your site, but plan to do some of your recipes. Thanks!

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:35:38 +0000

Pumpkin ravioli (we used tortellini as the original Rachel Ray recipe states) didn’t turn out well at all, basically a clump/brick rather than saucy pasta and the pasta wasn’t “done” I believe that the pasta really needs to be cooked first before assembling (it is in the original recipe) – there wasn’t enough sauce for it to cook in otherwise. Not sure if it was just me or if anyone else is having the same problem…

I thought the pumpkin cheeseball could have done without the pineapple. We have enjoyed the pumpkin pie, coffee cake, waffles, scalloped corn and broccoli rice casseroles so far.

I’m looking forward to cooking the November menu!

By: rookie cookie

rookie cookie — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:22:35 +0000

I keep forgetting to thank you ladies for the link. So thanks!

I hope you Halloween was fun and candy-filled!

By: Jo Ramsay

Jo Ramsay — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:52:42 +0000

Slammed out the month’s menus yesterday..plus everything else for 3 meals a day for the entire month..I grabbed some of my favorite meals and recipes that would use up what I already had to fill in for all of November..calendar on the frig..grand total including stuff for pets, cleaning, personal, seasonal (stuff to make special holiday cookies, dips, etc.)..for right at $520 for a family of 4…will just need to buy a couple of gallons of milk and a bit of fresh fruit and a loaf of bread every week or so…

but let’s see..my baguette casserole looked a bit dry so don’t know if I used bigger bread or ?? just checked the original recipe and it calls for twice as much cheese as this site’s..will probably add another cup of milk/couple of eggs when I thaw it…
the tortilla roll ups..mine came out much wetter..possibly because I pulsed in the food processer..added another block of cream cheese trying to alleviate moisture ..but that recipe is YUMMMY>>>>husband was test driving as soon as I got them rolled up..half are going in the freezer…the other half being sliced up this afternoon for an event my teenager “forgot” to mention…

the cranberry pork recipe has in the directions to add sugar..but no sugar in the ingredients list so I went back and read recipe…calls for cran sauce or cranberries and sugar..and 1/2 lemon in lieu of juice..we love the cran/orange flavor so I think I’m gonna add a half orange to the bag…

and…I had never cooked potatoes to mash in the crockpot..can’t say I was impressed with the way mine turned out..i had chopped in the food processor and maybe got too small as when cooked it was a gluey gelatinous mess..couldn’t get all the liquid to drain and thus has sloppy potatoes with chunks…kept mashing and ended up adding some instant to absorb some of the water..okay, to eat but won’t be pulling those out for thanksgiving..guess, I do well enough just doing it at the time..ditto for the bread stuffing..it is okay..but nothing to write home about..and will be used for a weeknight meal inclusion..but will remake some of our regular stuff for turkey day…

but thanks so much for your work..I’m not trying to critique too closely..just mention whatever I found after running through the list..and my freezer and mental health is happier for it..I’ve been working full time/plenty of overtime for the first time in a long while..husband out of work for 10 months..so just having the knowledge that any of us can grab and have a meal on the table in a short while is such a blessing..