StuffIMakeMyHusband Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I hope that it is okay to post a link to my site; I thought that this might help some folks out. I was introduced to the concept of once-a-month cooking (OAMC). The idea is that you spend one day cooking a month's worth of meals that you freeze. Then you barely have to cook for the rest of the month. I thought it would be perfectly suited for the Whole 30. I mean, it's easy to stay on track if your freezer is already loaded up with yummy meals. So I devised an OAMC menu and posted it here: http://blog.stuffimakemyhusband.com/p/whole30-oamc-freezer-menu.html There are directions for grocery shopping, cooking, freezing, and re-heating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derval Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Thanks for sharing , will look fwd to having a look later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate LeKites Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 That is great! I'm going to need to start making some meals ahead, as I will soon be working three 12-hour shifts each week and know my husband will be short on time to feed the family. Plus, he always seems to forget to include vegetables with dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 This is incredibly awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrustdc Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I really do not have the words to thank you for this. My family MUST eat Whole30 due to various food allergies, and the time involved is so hard for us with two young kids. My life may be dramatically different with this, even if I don't do the whole thing. Just knowing how to prep the fish in advance is a lifesaver as we have fish 2-3x/week. You rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatork Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I think I need to invest in a huge freezer. This is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrustdc Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I juist bought one yesterday! Woo Hoo! (Gator, I'm in DC and selling my smaller one - PM me if interested.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuffIMakeMyHusband Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 I really do not have the words to thank you for this. My family MUST eat Whole30 due to various food allergies, and the time involved is so hard for us with two young kids. My life may be dramatically different with this, even if I don't do the whole thing. Just knowing how to prep the fish in advance is a lifesaver as we have fish 2-3x/week. You rock! Ha, I am so glad that someone appreciates the fish recipe because it took me three tries to get that one right! I also want to try this recipe from OAMM that involves freezing it after cooking: http://onceamonthmom.com/gluten-free-dairy-free-tilapia-with-lemony-spinach-and-mushrooms/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Ha, I am so glad that someone appreciates the fish recipe because it took me three tries to get that one right! I also want to try this recipe from OAMM that involves freezing it after cooking: http://onceamonthmom...-and-mushrooms/ Just a note on freezing cooked fish. I had a personal chef business for 3 years. Basically I cooked fresh meals for families and then froze them so busy families could have good food that was convenient. I always used the fish dish as the one dish for the night of the delivery so that I didn't have to freeze it. Cooked fish does not fare well in the freezer. Please do try it in case it was just my experience, but I tried it many times and I was never happy with the texture. You could cook and freeze everything else though and just cook the Tilapia when it was time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrustdc Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Yum! I subscribe to OAMM, but don't usually read it because I was assuming there wasn't much that would work for W30 (we only eat poultry and seafood, no red meat, which makes things more complicated). I will do that Wednesday night instead of my usual spinach/tomato salmon. Yay for variety! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrustdc Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Just a note on freezing cooked fish.... Cooked fish does not fare well in the freezer. Right but the prepping fish frozen and putting it back in the freezer is BRILLIANT. I will do that next week. For this week, in terms of the tilapia (which will be some other white fish, I think, as I don't think I have tilapia) on Wednesday, I will either cook it Tuesday night and reheat or cook it Wednesday night for a late dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Right but the prepping fish frozen and putting it back in the freezer is BRILLIANT. I will do that next week. For this week, in terms of the tilapia (which will be some other white fish, I think, as I don't think I have tilapia) on Wednesday, I will either cook it Tuesday night and reheat or cook it Wednesday night for a late dinner. As in not cooking it? Yes, that is a very good idea. It will cook in the time the rest will re-heat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MingoNW Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Oooh.... I need this. I hadn't seen that website before - just added it to my reader. There are some INSANELY yummy-sounding recipes there. Going to have to try one tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLC1968 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 This is SWEET! I have a month of make-ahead freezer meals from another source that was made suitable for 'paleo', but as you mentioned in your post, there was a serious shortage of non-starchy veggies. And your menu looks so much more interesting! Thanks so much for sharing with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuffIMakeMyHusband Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 Oooh.... I need this. I hadn't seen that website before - just added it to my reader. There are some INSANELY yummy-sounding recipes there. Going to have to try one tonight. Thank you!! BTW I put all of the Whole30 recipes from the blog on one pinboard: http://pinterest.com/ericasimmh/whole30-compliant-recipes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrustdc Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 GLC, can you link to the other source? I need all the easy recipes I can find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuffIMakeMyHusband Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 GLC, can you link to the other source? I need all the easy recipes I can find! Not GLC, but I know that OAMM did two paleo mini-menus: http://onceamonthmom.com/10-day-specialty-paleo-2012-menu/ http://onceamonthmom.com/paleo-mini-september-2012-menu/ ...though they are nearly devoid of non-starchy veg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLC1968 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 It's from this website: http://savingdinner.com/ Under 'shop' there is a selection of paleo tools. I bought (yes, paid for!) the '20 for the freezer' paleo menu. It's ok, but not great. Honestly, I haven't even made any of the recipes yet because none of them wow-ed me like I'd hoped! The concept is obviously sound though, so I'm thrilled that SIMMH is willing to share her version with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emily Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 This is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceRF Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I had a feeling if I didn't find something like this I was going to go off the rails! I don't normally like cooking and I need to be prepared too, so this is perfect. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhmomi Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 As in not cooking it? Yes, that is a very good idea. It will cook in the time the rest will re-heat! I used to go to "Dream Dinners" with a friend of mine when we had little babies keeping us busy. It was one of those meal assembly places. We would prep all kinds of meals - uncooked. A bag for a side dish, a bag for the protein and or sauce, etc. To make the dinner meant to assemble and heat/cook it all. Everything TASTED fresh because it was freshly cooked but it only took a few minutes to do and there was hardly anything to clean up. I loved the crockpot roast meals. Cut onions, celery, carrots, etc and add all the spices and a little broth. When it's time to make the roast, just put the whole bag of stuff in the pot with a fresh roast. The cool thing is you can prep all the stuff for TWO roasts at the same time and just thaw them out the night before you want to cook it. I would pull a Dream Dinners meal out once or twice a week. After that experience, I used to put raw chicken breasts in individual bags with marinade and freeze them for future use. My husband would just thaw one out when he wanted it. let in marinate a little while and throw it on the grill. Adding veggies or a salad takes only minutes. I need to perfect a good marinade and begin doing that again. The marinade I used to use has HFCS! I think I might do a little meal prep a la Dream Dinners. I sort of did it this week with a TexMex soup I made. It's veggies only so I can add either chicken, beef or shrimp to it and change it up. I had it last night with a ground beef, jalapeno sauce plus chopped avocado on top and it was good and quite different from the bowl I had the day before with added chicken. Good luck planning out your meals everyone! The greatest thing about cooking the foods we eat when doing a Whole30 is that they freeze well. We avoid all the problem ingredients that freeze poorly like potatoes, pasta, rice, sour cream, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 This is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo24 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 This thread is so awesome! I'm starting my Whole30 on Monday and doing planning/groceries today and cooking tomorrow. I love the idea of OAMM but haven't done it before. Thanks to all of you for taking the time to provide all these resources- not feeling so overwhelmed now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbrabbin Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Thank you for posting this menu!!! It has helped me take on the Whole 30 without dread. I spent Sunday cooking up a storm and my freezer is filled with deliciousness! I had the Meatza today for lunch, and was a bit scared of the name, it was sooooooo yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuffIMakeMyHusband Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Thank you for posting this menu!!! It has helped me take on the Whole 30 without dread. I spent Sunday cooking up a storm and my freezer is filled with deliciousness! I had the Meatza today for lunch, and was a bit scared of the name, it was sooooooo yummy! Oh awesome!! I freaking love meatza, I make it all the time...takes less time to cook than meatloaf, less messy/annoying than making meatballs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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