OAMC

The Five-Day Freeze: Batch Cooking for the Rest of Us

Posted August 4, 2009 - 10:00 by Linsey Knerl

Frugal Living, Food and Drink

ice cubes

I’m a work-at-home, home-educating, mom of 4 little ones. I can rarely find time to sweep and scrub, much less create 30 days’ worth of frozen meals on my days off. Here is how I’ve achieved basically the same results as a traditional batch cooking plan, with the spare 30-minutes to an hour I have each day.

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Assembly Cooking for Newbies

Posted January 7, 2008 - 11:15 by Myscha Theriault

Shopping, Food and Drink, Budgeting

Bulk Cooking, once a month cooking (OAMC), assembly cooking . . . Whatever you call it, the concept remains the same: doing a certain amount of prep work in advance in order to enjoy the convenience of meals on the fly later. This article covers the strategies and infrastructure you will need to tackle this at home.

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Once a Month Cooking for the Bar

Posted September 3, 2007 - 09:15 by Myscha Theriault

Food and Drink

Think O.A.M.C. strategies only apply to the casserole crowd? Think again. Following are two beverage ideas for getting a jump on party prep that you can make ahead and store in the freezer. I’ve even included a couple of ultra affordable recipes to get you started!

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What's Cooking? Make - Ahead Bread Mixes

Posted August 5, 2007 - 00:01 by Myscha Theriault

Food and Drink

multiple bread loaves from Tel Aviv Yemeni market
Gourmet bread prices getting you down? Salivating for a nice hot loaf with dinner tonight? At the suggestion of a fellow Wise Bread blogger, today’s post provides sample bread machine mix recipes and suggestions for incorporating these pre-made mixes into your meal and party menus.  

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