Podcasts about month meals

It's almost time for the kids to go back to school, which means it is about to get BUSY, so I thought I'd revisit my interview with Erica Kiefer, formerly with Once a Month Meals, a company that is built around intentional meal-planning through freezer meals. We talk about how setting aside some time for meal planning, and stocking your freezer so you have an inventory of food to pull from, makes life a lot less stressful when comes to mealtimes during this busy season.The meal plan that I walk you through in this episode is a simple meal plan with some meals that can do double duty. Baked Pork Tenderloin with Garlic Butter is used for a Pork Fried Rice later in the week. Head over to COOKtheSTORY.com/MealPlans to get the meal plan with links to recipes, and the printable grocery list that goes with it. This one is Meal Plan #97.Have a great week!Christine xoLinks from this episode:Once A Month Meals

Do you want to meal plan but you're not sure how to start? Start here by figuring out why you even want to meal plan in the first place!What are your intentions behind meal-planning? If you begin by figuring out what your goals are, it will make it easier to find a meal-planning system that works for you.The community interview this week is with Erica Kiefer, who works at Once a Month Meals, a company that is built around intentional meal-planning through freezer meals. Learn more about freezer cooking and learn how Erica uses it to help with her family's dietary needs, and also how she does it in a transitional kitchen to boot!The Meal Plan: If you’re wondering what to make for dinner, Christine’s meal plan this week features all one-pan meals that freeze well so that you can double up.For the links to the recipes in the meal plan and a grocery list to go with it, subscribe to the newsletter at https://cookthestory.com/newsletter. Have a great day! xo

Today’s lesson is 423 words, a 1 min 41 sec reading time. It is the ninth lesson of How to Hack Your Freezer.📍 Introduction: Whether you are heading out on vacation, or simply want to minimize trips to the grocery store, a little knowledge about freezing dairy & egg products can go a long way. While virtually all milk products can freeze safely, most lose their creamy texture in the process. Eggs fare similarly. The following notes & tips will help you determine what to freeze, why it’s worthwhile, and how to make the most of things after the thaw. 📝 Notes, Tips & Tricks:General: What makes freezing dairy tricky is that its components (e.g., fat, water, dairy solids) freeze at different temperatures. This leads to separation and crystallization (e.g., grainy ice cream). Sugar & salt help preserve flavor and texture - hence why ice cream and frozen yogurt store better than milk or yogurt alone. Before going on a trip, transfer dairy items into freezer-safe containers (learn more here); you can always decide later if you need/want the item.Remember - freezing does not reset the expiration point. Don’t wait until something is close to expiration before freezing. Thaw dairy & eggs in the refrigerator to reduce bacterial growth. Do not refreeze these items. Freezing Dairy: *In loose descending order of “freeze-ability”Butter: wrap in foil or plastic; can be frozen for six monthsIce Cream: lasts longer if airtight (e.g., with saran wrap under the lid); if partially melted, it’s particularly prone to freezer burn (think bigger, crunchier crystals); don’t store in the door (warmest part of the freezer) Cheese: may become mealy or crumbly; best for use in cooked dishes; pre-grate block cheese for easier use later; lasts four months Cream: freezes okay if whipped (e.g., ice cream, whipped cream), not recommended otherwise Milk: okay to freeze but likely to separate & have an odd/grainy texture; make sure to leave room for expansion; stir or shake vigorously upon defrosting to restore texture; lasts one month Sour cream, yogurt, buttermilk, cream cheese, cottage cheese: all may separate and lose their smooth texture; can still be used in cooking; worth trying if going on a trip; aim for < three months storage  Freezing Eggs: Egg Whites: freeze very well in containers or ice cube trays Mixed Eggs: can be frozen in small containers or ice cube trays; blend thoroughly, minimize bubbles and add a little salt to improve texture  Whole Eggs: Do not freeze. Will crack if left in the shell. 🎓 Further Study: Gear for Freezing [Life School] Freezer Stocking Reference Guide [Life School]Freezing Dairy Products, Eggs & Other Foods [North Dakota State]How to Freeze Dairy Products [Once a Month Meals]——————————————————🙋‍♀️ Got feedback? Fill out this form. (This helps make us better 😄)🎧 Prefer to listen? Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, or Overcast.📚 Want to learn more? Check out other lessons in the Table of Contents. Get full access to Life School at www.trylifeschool.com/subscribe

Tired of being on the meal planning treadmill? Learn how you can have healthy meals planned, and prepared ahead so you have more free time to spend with your family having fun, or just relaxing.  You can build your own meal plan or have them designed for you with the variations offered from Once A Month Meals. To learn more about them and how they can help you save time and money go to NaturallyRecoveringAutism.com/meals.  Meet Tricia Callahan In 2009, I started a hobby, freezer-meal-planning blog (Once A Month Mom) to empower busy mothers, like myself, to make meals ahead. Fast forward 10 years, and my personal “mom” blog grew to be a thriving meal planning site, filled with an amazing team ready to help families make meals ahead and learn to freezer cook. Our mission is simple: help you never have to plan daily meals ever again! I use my “I don’t have to cook dinner nightly” time to play Minecraft with my 10-year-old Asperger’s son, craft with my 9-year old daughter and travel the world! Learn more, and sign up for once a month meals at, NaturallyRecoveringAutism.com/meals Listen to my live radio show interview with Tricia. It’s radio show #71. Click Here for more details.

  One of the most powerful decision-making tools is using your intuition. Intuition in business is a superpower tool that successful entrepreneurs like Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, and multiple business entrepreneur Richard Branson say they have used to catapult their success. The most important thing we can do in our careers and businesses is to make great decisions that can propel us forward to reach our goals. The best way to make those decisions is to follow your intuition. Today I have a guest who has done just that.  Our special guest today is Tricia Callahan. She discovered that much of her success in business was a result of using her intuition to make business decisions. She is here today to share with us her discovery. If you would like to check out Tricia's meal plans you can go here: https://onceamonthmeals.com/ Tricia Callahan, owner and founder of Once a Month Meals. http://www.LMK88.com/meals Follow Lisa on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/lisak888/   About Lisa K. Lisa K., PhD, is a teacher, author and speaker specializing in intuition. Founder of Developing Your Intuition, and considered an intuition expert, Lisa has taught hundreds of people intuition development in workshops and seminars.  Her public appearances reach people around the world through guest speaking, online media and her popular radio show, “Between Heaven and Earth” on everyday spirituality. Learn more about intuition and sign up for weekly intuition tips at:  https://www.LMK88.com

Everything gets a little slower and a little disorganized in the Summer. This can be especially true of Summer meals...late nights, long pool days and heat that makes you stay out of the kitchen. But today I have meal planning expert Ricki Youngkin from Once a Month Meals. Ricki has all kinds of simple meal ideas for summer to help you save time, money and clean up. And we have a delicious Peach Bourbon Arnold Palmer...perfect for poolside sipping. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cocktailsandcontainers/message

Are you looking for a solution that isn't just take out or something from the frozen food aisle...again? Meet Tricia Callahan...founder of Once a Month Meals. Once a Month Meals is an amazing freezer cooking site that not only gives you the recipes but all of the tools from shopping lists to labels to make cooking for your family easier, quicker and even healthier. And we chat all about it while sipping very festive Cranberry Lemon Martinis. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cocktailsandcontainers/message

In this episode we chat with Tricia Callahan of Once a Month Meals about all things Freezer Meals, and we ain't talkin' TV Dinners! You can learn more–and see our menu–at https://www.walletwin.com/freezermeals We have a new online training where we share the secrets to how we got out of $25,000 of debt in only 7½ months–without a huge income or hating our lives–and it's totally free! Check it out at https://www.walletwin.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/walletwin/message

Happy 4th of July to everyone! Happy Birthday to our country and to our podcast too! As the podcast turns one year old, I would like to sincerely thank each of you for being loyal listeners. This is our 41st episode and we have just reached over 50,000 downloads! That is incredible! To keep in touch, and never miss out on an episode, don't forget to subscribe to our email newsletter as well! I will send you direct links to our top 3 episodes right away! Our 41st episode is super fun. We have some exciting Life Updates from Carrie and Miss Bonnie MD since it has been a while since we got together. In this episode, you will learn: Baby Jack is now in daycare and he and Bonnie are both battling non-stop colds. How doctors seem to be the only profession where you still have to go to work when you're really sick. Carrie will meet baby Jack in person for the first time in Philadelphia when she goes to the Podcast Movement Conference in July. Bonnie is trying to start meal prepping to save time during the week and Carrie had some great suggestions she tried after she had her daughter. Carrie and Bonnie are now bullet journalers! Hear all about how they got started. Carrie is leaving her full time position to pursue a locum tenens career to free up her life to do her podcast and other side gigs more efficiently. Carrie hired a Virtual Assistant to help her stay on track with everything. Thank you to this week's show sponsor: The White Coat Investor's Brand New Course Fire Your Financial Advisor! Only until July 7th, use promo code INDEPENDENCE for 15% off this fabulous course.   Links to things we discussed in the show: Our top episode so far is about the important topic of disability insurance. Check it out here: Ep 08 Disability Insurance with Stephanie Pearson, MD. Check out more about Carrie's suggestion for meal prepping at Once a Month Meals. She did this after she had her daughter along with Megan Oxley, MD. You can hear Megan's Podcast episode about her Ketamine Clinic Look up all the fun things you can do to create your own Bullet Journal. Learn more about the locums tenens life with Cheri Wiggins, MD here: Ep 32: Living a Locums Life with Cheri Wiggins, MD. Hear how Carrie negotiated her locums contract to increase her salary on Nii Darko, MD's Doc's Outside the Box Podcast Special Thanks to our Long Time Show Supporters: Cheri Wiggins Nisha Mehta, MD Physician on Fire Passive Income MD Nii Darko, MD and his Docs Outside the Box Podcast Miss Bonnie MD  Huge Thanks our Show Sponsors: Stephanie Pearson, MD from Pearson Ravitz Insurance. Lawrence Keller from Physician Financial Services. Peter Kim, MD from Curbside Real Estate. Johanna Fox Turner at Fox Wealth Management. Travis Hornsby at Student Loan Planner.com. Jon Appino from Contract Diagnostics. Thank you for listening to the Hippocratic Hustle! I know that time is your most valuable resource so I really appreciate you spending some of it with me. If you enjoyed today's show, please share it! If you'd like to help me improve and grow the podcast, send your suggestions to: Carrie@HippocraticHustle.com Lastly, don't forget to subscribe to the podcast, so you won't miss an episode, and please take a moment to leave an honest review and rating on iTunes as well. Ratings and reviews are so helpful to our show and we love to hear your feedback!

 Freezer Meals Click here to download the Freezer Meals Planning Worksheet Freezer meals have been saving us for years Until recently, Jamin's music studio and business were located in our living room. This meant we had clients coming in and out of our front door all day every day, and the kitchen was more or less off limits during business hours...which included dinner hour. It was during this season that I discovered freezer cooking, mostly because I was tired of eating frozen pizzas for dinner every night at 10:00 pm. We are so grateful these days to have a different studio setup. But I still love freezer meals! I'm totally sold on how batch cooking makes meal prep faster and cheaper; I'd much rather make a whole lot of something one time than make that same thing over and over again every time we eat it. And the best part is, having a stash of freezer meals means that I have a planned menu for each day, which eliminates the daily "what's for dinner?" decision. Resources are everywhere; find what works for you. For the first few years that I did freezer cooking, I had a Once a Month Meals membership. This was hugely helpful for introducing me to the concept of freezer cooking, and for finding recipes that worked well with bulk cooking and freezing! Their website did all the planning work for me, and provided helpful printables like shopping lists and labels for meals. The downside I found, though, was that almost all of the recipes were new for our family. This meant I was bulk cooking things my kids had never tasted before, and if your kids are anything like mine, you can probably imagine how that went down. We'd eat the first meal of the batch, several small noses would turn up, and I'd groan internally thinking about how many more of that same meal were in the freezer waiting to also be refused. Another drawback I found to the pre-made menu approach was that a lot of the menus involved fairly complex recipes. The menus came with step-by-step meal-prep day instructions, and I'd get to the end of my meal-prep day and still be on step 2 of 12. I think in the ideal scenario, their website suggested having a full day set aside for freezer cooking, minus kids and other interruptions. However, my scenario typically looked more like a few highly interrupted afternoon hours, which was just not enough. Over the years I found myself altering pre-made menus substantially, deleting meals I knew we'd hate, and substituting complicated recipes with more simple versions, which led me to just creating my own menus. I no longer do my cooking once a month either...a month is just too short! For awhile I did batch cooking once every twelve weeks, creating three menus and making each meal times four. That was a lot of meals and generally took me a few evenings to complete, but I loved how long it lasted. My current system has become much more streamlined. Since we started homeschooling, we follow a "six week on, one week off" school schedule, and I do my freezer meals on one of our break week days. I make one single menu that we will eat for the following six weeks; something like this: Mac'n'cheese Monday Taco Tuesday Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders Wednesday Leftovers Thursday Pad Thai Friday Turkey and Potatoes Saturday Soup Sunday The kids like to get involved with the menu planning, which sometimes leads to strictly alliterative or rhyming meals, but also helps insure that I'm planning meals they like. Since we'll be eating each meal on the menu six times, I want to be confident that I'm not going to have to battle small kiddos to eat said meal every single week. How to plan a simple freezer meal menu With freezer cooking, menu is really key.  Here are some significant things to watch for when you're planning which meals to include: I've found the batch cooking process to be much simpler and more inexpensive when I look for meals that have similar ingredients and/or processes. For example, if I'm planning to make tacos with ground beef, I'll try to include another recipe that also includes ground beef so I can buy bulk and complete the similar steps of those recipes at the same time. Since I know I'll be making each recipe times six, I typically will not do recipes that have long lists of ingredients or complicated steps. There are many easy prep recipes like marinades or slow cooker meals that only require adding all the ingredients to a ziploc bag before freezing. When I'm deciding on meals, I may choose one or two soups that involve cooking before freezing, but stick with minimal prep meals for the others. Having too many menu items that I'm going to have to fully cook or spend significant prep time on means that my bulk cooking day is going to take way too long. I try to keep my menus limited to recipes that I've made before so that I know we will like all the meals, and that they're all meals that freeze well. I've found that things like rice and pasta aren't quite the same after having been frozen, and veggies can be tricky to freeze well, so I prefer to add those items the day we eat them. If you're new to freezer cooking, a pre-made menu may be really helpful! It takes time to build up a good selection of recipes that work and that your family will enjoy. Look for recipes that are similar to things you already make. Experiment by trying the recipe just once before making it in bulk so you know whether it will be a win. If you have family favorites that you've not frozen before but want to try, I suggest playing with the recipe and trying it frozen one time before attempting it in bulk, until you're familiar with what does and doesn't freeze well. Here are some things that I've had good success with (find some actual recipes here on my Pinterest board!): Soups - chili, lentil soup, chicken noodle, curry, thai soup, etc. These recipes are usually the most work to prep but the easiest to serve since they're already cooked and only need to be heated For soups with noodles or rice, prep and freeze all but the pasta or rice and add  these just before serving If a soup calls for a large amount of broth, save space in the freezer by adding half of the broth on prep day and the other half just before serving Slow cooker meals – roasts, pulled pork, etc. Frozen meat can go straight from the freezer to the slow cooker! That makes these some of the easiest meals to prep. Just throw all the ingredients into a ziploc, freeze, and then dump into your slow cooker. There are loads of great freezer-to-slow cooker meals on Pinterest. Having a good slow cooker makes a really big difference! For years, I had one that ran really hot and it was difficult to keep food from being overcooked and dry. If you don't already have a slow cooker, do some research before buying to be sure you get a good one. Casseroles or pasta sauce Like soup, prepare without the pasta or rice, and add after thawing Unless the casserole is layered, I prefer freezing casserole ingredients in ziploc bags and then thawing and pouring the contents into a casserole dish before baking. Ziploc bags stack and store much smaller than gladware or similar containers, which helps when freezer space is at a premium. Already seasoned meat for tacos, salad,  burgers, etc. Marinades – stir fry, teriyaki, grilled chicken, etc. These are some of the easiest meals to prep because the ingredients are all dumped into a ziploc without cooking. However, they can be on the more time-consuming end to serve since they involve cooking the meat and typically any veggies that go with the meal. Marinating and thawing are all one step; it's helpful to put these meals in the fridge the night before you plan to serve them so they thaw slowly and marinate for awhile. Other helpful thoughts Label your ziploc bags before adding ingredients to them. Especially if a recipe is new to you, it helps to write the name and serving directions on the outside of the bag. That way you're not on Pinterest every Tuesday searching for that recipe to remember the oven temperature. Filling six open ziploc bags with multiple ingredients without spilling can be tricky to maneuver. These freezer bag holders are really handy for holding your ziplocs upright and open while you fill them. [caption id="attachment_676" align="alignnone" width="225"] Once meals are frozen, storing upright rather than stacked makes finding meals simpler.[/caption] Lay your filled bags flat in the freezer, trying to make each bag as flat as possible. Once your meals are frozen, the flat ziploc bags can be stacked on their side, which makes organizing and finding the meals you want a lot simpler. What about sides? In our current season, I add all veggies and sides just before serving. I do our shopping at Costco, and they have a super selection of bagged salads that we eat routinely, and pre-washed and cut veggies that are easy to throw in a steamer or in the oven to roast. I plan sides to go with each meal so I know what I'm shopping for each time, e.g., salads for Burger Wednesday or steamed green beans for Pad Thai Friday. My highest consideration in planning is whether I will be able to get the entire meal on the table in under fifteen minutes, but also of significance is whether I can prep all the pieces in my one prep day. Finding the balance to these two factors has taken some practice, but the pay-off has been well worth the investment. JAMIN RESPONDS: Okay - so I knew freezer cooking was a thing and I knew you cooked in batches, but I had no idea how involved and deliberate it was. I just thought you did a whole lot of cooking at once to save time and hassle...which would have made it a great idea on its own, but the thought and planning that you put into this is really impressive! Just another reason I think you're so awesome. I assume there are a ton more of these that I don't even know about that I'll get to discover. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RChMm-QNJHg

Welcome back to the sixth episode of my brand new podcast: The Homemaking Foundations Podcast –Where we give you the tools, inspiration, and encouragement you need to craft a Gospel-Centered Home. In case you missed it, you can listen in to the last episode here: Episode #005: Serving From Within Our Homes Through the Biblical Art of Hospitality. In the last several episodes, we have been covering the Biblical aspects of homemaking, how we can serve from within our homes, and more. But today I want to talk about something on the practical side of homemaking: Freezer cooking and how it can have a huge impact on your home and your kitchen! Right click here and save-as to download this episode to your computer. In This Episode, You Will Learn: How I came to fall in love with freezer cooking The different methods of freezer cooking Tips for a successful freezer cooking day A quick getting started guide And resources for recipes & meal plans [Tweet "The goal of freezer cooking is to cut down on your time spent in the kitchen, at the grocery store and to save money."] Episode summary My journey with freezer cooking started one night, early in our newlywed days as we went out on our favorite date: prowling around Barnes and Noble. My favorite section to hunt through are the bargain and discount books right up at the front. I always find awesome cookbooks and other practical books for awesome prices! And this night I came across I book called Once a Month Cooking: Family Favorites and my kitchen changed forever. Over the years my cooking has changed and I now cook more whole foods and try to stay away from things like white flour and processed foods. So while I don't use this cookbook anymore, and I've come across some amazing freezer cooking resources since then, I will forever be thankful to have come across this cookbook in the clearance section. In this episode my goal is to introduce you to freezer cooking and give you the courage to try it out yourself! I will share more details about freezer cooking, the different methods you can use, and how it can have an impact on your cooking, your kitchen, and your family! Links & Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Meet our newest twin boys: Remington & Ryder Once a Month Cooking: Family Favorites Once a Month Meals (AMAZING website full of freezer cooking resources) Pyrex Baking Dishes I use for casseroles/lasagnas Pyrex Storage Set I use for things like individual lunch portions Resource of the Week: Once a Month Meals Website Usually in the podcast I take a minute to highlight a book of the week. But instead, today I want to highlight what has recently been the most helpful thing to me: Once a Month Meals. They are a website devoted to freezer cooking meal plans and recipes! They have a TON of amazing free meal plans each week including a whole food meal plan, paleo, gluten-free, kid friendly meals and more! They do have a subscription option which gives you access to additional features (which I think are worth it in my opinion) but they also give SO much away for FREE and it's awesome! This is where I recommend you start for amazing freezer cooking meals and menus.  Thanks for Listening! Thank you so much for listening in to my podcast. If you want to ask a question (that I will try to answer on the podcast) please leave me a voicemail below so I can feature you on the podcast and so I can cover what you want to hear! (Find out more about submitting a question here)