Posts Tagged ‘meat’

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.

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.

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
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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]