Whole Foods Mini October 2012 Menu

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What are Mini Menus? Mini menus are a fraction of the meals you would see on a normal menu and can be completed quickly and efficiently in a few short hours, in the evenings when you are preparing the meal for dinner or during small bursts of times like naps. Mini meal plans are designed for the busy family who wants freezer meals in their freezer but doesn’t have time to do a full months worth of meals. If you are new and not sure how to get started we have a wonderful series starting with 5 easy steps to get you on your way to once a month cooking. Good luck!
If you like this menu you might want to check out all our past Mini menus.
Dinners
- Chicken and White Bean Enchiladas
- Teriyaki Chicken**
- Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon**
- Butternut Squash Lasagna
- San Francisco Chops**
**Indicates meals that require NO COOKING on your OAMC BIG DAY aka “throw and go” meals, perfect for the family who needs to adjust to just do the quick meals!
Recipe Cards
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Grocery List
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Instructions
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Labels
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Pinterest:
Are you a person that likes to see the menus visually? Perhaps you should check out the Whole Foods October 2012 Mini Menu via Pinterest to see the yummy goodness you will be cooking up on this menu. Not sure what Pinterest is all about, check out what Once A Month Mom has to say about it.
Test Cooks
Each month we have some wonderful volunteers who “test” out the menu prior to publication. They do an amazing job of helping to eliminate confusion and mistakes. They may not catch everything but they sure do catch A LOT! If you are interested in test cook, feel free to volunteer. Here is a little bit about this month’s test cooks:
- Melody Junk: I am married with 2 daughters. We have recently relocated to the Dallas, TX area from Central Florida. I am a full time Speech-Language Pathologist. In my free time, I enjoy singing, baking, cooking and “do it yourself” crafts.
Get Started
Are you new to Once A Month Mom or once a month cooking (oamc) in general? If so, you might want to spend a few minutes (or hours) on the Get Started Series. If you are in a real hurry to catch on we have written some simple steps for getting started. Welcome!


MMMM, these were great. When is the November mini menu going to be out?
All menus debut on the first of every month http://onceamonthmom.com/whole-foods-november-2012-menu/
The mini menus will be out on the 5th and the 10th of the month. Hope you enjoy!
Hi Kelly,
So, the November menus look fabulous but if I’m only up to doing a mini menu of 5 meals, is there a way to choose 5 meals from the November list with the grocery list and recipe cards and everything the way its set up in the monthly mini menus?
We are working on it! But we do not have that feature in our monthly menus yet. Please bear with us through our growing pains. But we do have two Whole Food Mini menus available. http://onceamonthmom.com/whole-foods-mini-october-2012-menu/ and http://onceamonthmom.com/whole-foods-10-day-mini-june-2012-menu/. And of course you’re always able to adapt our full length menus to your needs. See our “create your own menu” series (http://onceamonthmom.com/category/resources/create-your-own-menu/) for help in doing that.
Hi Kelly,
New to once a month. I have a silly question. I’m afraid to leave a slow cooker on during the day when away at work. Could I possibly cook the slow cooker meals and then freeze. Then all we need to do in the evening is warm up in the microwave???
Absolutely Jenny!
Tried the butternut squash lasagna and teriyaki chicken and they were DELICIOUS! This is my first time using this website and so far I’m loving it! Thank you!