Once-A-Month Cooking Family Favorites: More Great Recipes That Save You Time and Money from the Inventors of the Ultimate Do-Ahead Dinnertime Method

325 Pages·2009·2.69 MB·English

by  Mary Beth Lagerborg

ONCE-A-MONTH COOKING ™
FAMILY FAVORITES
O -A-M C
NCE ONTH OOKING ™
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AMILY AVORITES
MORE GREAT RECIPES THAT SAVE YOU TIME
AND MONEY FROM THE INVENTORS OF THE
ULTIMATE DO-AHEAD DINNERTIME METHOD
Mimi Wilson
AND
Mary Beth Lagerborg
ST. MARTIN’S GRIFFIN NEW YORK
ONCE-A-MONTHTM COOKING FAMILY FAVORITES. Copyright © 2009 by Mimi
Wilson and Mary Beth Lagerborg. All rights reserved. Printed in the United
States of America. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth
Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

www.stmartins.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wilson, Mimi, 1946– Once-a-month cooking family favorites : more great
recipes that save you time and money from the inventors of the ultimate do-
ahead dinnertime method / Mimi Wilson and Mary Beth Lagerborg. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-312-53404-2 (trade paperback) ISBN 978-0-312-60118-8 (comb-
bound) 1. Make-ahead cookery. 2. Frozen foods. I. Lagerborg, Mary Beth.
II. Title.
TX652.W567 2009
641.5'55—dc22
2009011939

First Edition: September 2009

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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
What to Expect
A Look at the Recipes
How to Get Started
A Few Days Before Cooking
On the Night Before Cooking
Equipment You’ll Need
The Buddy System
Freezing Tips
Thawing Tips
Making It Work for You
Welcome to the Table
Additional Resources
ONE-MONTH CYCLE A
Menu Chart
Pantry List
Shopping List
Assembly Order
Recipes
ONE-MONTH CYCLE B
Menu Chart
Pantry List
Shopping List
Assembly Order
Recipes
TWO-WEEK CYCLE C
Menu Chart
Pantry List
Shopping List
Assembly Order
Recipes
TWO-WEEK CYCLE D
Menu Chart
Pantry List
Shopping List
Assembly Order
Recipes
GLUTEN-FREE TWO-WEEK CYCLE
Menu Chart
Pantry List
Shopping List
Assembly Order
Recipes
SUMMER TWO-WEEK CYCLE
Menu Chart
Pantry List
Shopping List
Assembly Order
Recipes
GOURMET TWO-WEEK CYCLE
Menu Chart
Pantry List
Shopping List
Assembly Order
Recipes

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
MEASUREMENTS
TABLE TALK
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
INDEX
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ECIPES AND YCLES
RECIPE CYCLE
Adobe Chicken Gm
Apricot Chicken B
Apricot-Glazed Pork Roast B
Aunt Rosalie’s Stroganoff A
Baked Mediterranean Cod C
Barb’s Wild Rice Chicken Curry Salad Sm
Barbecued Roast GF
Barbecued Chicken for Buns D
Barbie’s Lettuce Wrap-Up Sm
Barleyburger Stew B
Beef and Barley Soup A
Beef Pot Roast C
Black Beans and Jasmine Rice A
Cashew Chicken GF
Chalupa B
Chicken à l’Orange GF
Chicken and Dumplings C
Chicken Broccoli Casserole A
Chicken Cheese Chowder B
The letters in the Cycle column are identified as follows
The letters in the Cycle column are identified as follows
A = One-Month Cycle A GF = Gluten-Free Two-Week Cycle
B = One-Month Cycle B Sm = Summer Two-Week Cycle
C = Two-Week Cycle C Gm = Gourmet Two-Week Cycle
D= Two-Week Cycle D
Chicken Dijon D
Chicken Durango C
Chicken Enchiladas I Sm
Chicken Italiano D
Chicken Naranja D
Chicken Scampi C
Chicken Supreme B
Chicken to Go Gm
Chicken Wild Rice Soup B
Chili Cheese Bake A
Corn Soup with Basil, Avocado, and Crab Gm
Coronation Chicken C
Country-Style Ribs B
Craig & Deb’s Easy Fixin’s D
Cranberries and Pork Chops A
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas A
Easy Spaghetti Sauce D
Egg Bake B
Fajitas B
Fiesta Dinner B
Five Cheese Spinach Quiche Gm
Foil-Wrapped Fish Packets Sm
Four Seasons Pizza C
Freezer Coleslaw with Ham Sm
Garlic Cheddar Chicken B
George Romney Meatballs C
Ginger Yogurt Chicken B
Gnocchi with Turkey Ragu D
Grandma’s Chili Sm
Green Chicken with Lemon Pistachio Rice Gm
Grilled Southwestern Chicken with Cilantro Sauce Gm
Ham and Winter Vegetable Potpie Gm
Hamburger Quiche A
Hamburgers Teriyaki C
Ham with Pineapple Sauce B
Honey Chicken A
Honey-Ginger Chicken Bites GF
Hot Chicken and Green Chile Salad Sm
Hot Open-Faced Sandwiches B
Italian Sausage and Spinach Pie A
Italian Sausage Soup with Tortellini B
Italian Slow Cooker Chicken B
Jerk Chicken B
Jerk Pork B
Juicy Cookout Burgers Sm
Lemon Chicken A