Posts Tagged ‘meat’

Works For Me Wednesday – Manager’s Special

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

One of my strategies for getting meat (and a few other products) cheap for our Once A Month Mom menus, is to find manager’s special’s. Here is a special trick I use for getting cheap meats.

Making The Most Of Meat

Friday, December 11th, 2009

You don’t have to follow the Once A Month Mom every month (but that would be silly). If you are looking for a simple way to “take off” this month here are some great suggestions for utilizing on sale cuts of meat at your local grocer for quick and easy meals.

Trying Some New Meat Recipes (8+months)

Monday, March 30th, 2009

I am going to try out some new recipes this week for Carter. Here is what I am thinking so far.  After browsing the baby food isle I definitely want to try a puree with ham (maybe with pineapple, peach and apple), a chicken with sweet potato and apple (since all of these are on [...]

Chicken Casserole (7+ months)

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Chicken Casserole
1.5    c.  carrots
0.5    c.  sliced leeks white part only
5    oz.  chicken breast cut into chunks
1    lb.   potatoes peeled and chopped
1    c.   peeled and chopped parsnips
as much as needed  boiling water
Directions:
1. Place chicken in pot and cover with water. Boil until cooked through. About 20 minutes.
2. Add the potatoes, parsnips, carrots and leeks. Continue boiling [...]

Chicken and Veggies (7+ months)

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Ingredients:
1 large Chicken breast, skinned and fat trimmed, cubed
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
4 celery stalks, quartered
1 lb. carrots
1 cup green beans (I use frozen)
Directions:
Place onions, celery and chicken in a small stock pot. Add water to just cover ingredients. Boil on medium heat for about 30 minutes covered. Strained desired amount of celery and onion out [...]

Beef Stew (7+ months)

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Ingredients:
.8 lb. lean cubed beef
1/2 of a yellow onion chopped in large pieces
4 celery stalks
5 carrots (diced)
2 parsnips (diced)
1 c. peas
2 potatoes (about a pound and diced)
1 c. low salt Trader Joe’s Chicken broth
Directions:
Place onions, celery and beef in a small stock pot. Add water to just cover ingredients. Boil on medium heat for about [...]

March Menu (6 to 9 months)

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

Here is my Once a Month Baby Food March Menu that I am planning on making for my son. He will be 7 months at the end of this month, so everything in this month’s menu is for an infant between the ages of 6 to 9 months. There are a couple of things I [...]

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