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Freezer Cooking

Have I ever mentioned how overwhelmingly, hecticly busy my life is? With three kids, a full time job (with an hour commute each way), household chores, horses and homework, baths, boo boo's, sharing, it's not fair, I had it first, what's for diner, I dont want to eat that, can I have a cookie... I could go on and on. My stress level it close to 10 most of the time, and the one thing I really want to do, I mean REALLY, REALLY enjoy doing is making goodies. But I rarely find time to do that. There is something about making something from scratch. Reading recipes, trying new things, buying groceries, mixing ingredients, cooking, baking and the best part... the oohs and aahs. The imense pleasure of knowing that someone is enjoying what I made!!
So...

to create a little "me time" I'm going to stock my freezer with lots of home cooked meals. Instead of worring about whats for dinner, I can throw something in the oven and then...
MAKE A SWEET, TRY A NEW RECIPE, or BLOG!!!

Have you ever heard of OAMC? Once a month cooking. I came across it last year, and liked the idea. I did it for several months and it was really a time saver. There was always something available. There are several reasons for this type of cooking. To save money or in my case, to save time.

Happy Cooking!
Sweetie
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