once a month cooking

Assembly Cooking for Newbies

Posted 25 weeks 4 days ago by Myscha Theriault

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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Tackling Tofu: Survival Tips from a Meat Lover

Posted 48 weeks 5 days ago by Myscha Theriault

Food and Drink

For those not active in vegetarianism, tofu can be a tough sell. That said, whatever your reasons for considering the inclusion of more soy in your diet . . . health, a relationship with a vegetarian, curiosity, affordability . . . or because you just plain like the stuff, having some strategies to make it easier is a good thing. Here are some ideas, suitable for once-a-month-cooking, given to me by the woman who owned my favorite Thai place on Guam.

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