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Even during lean times when we\u2019re trying to save money<\/a>, we can still share with others from a frugal and thrifty kitchen. By learning how to make the most of ingredients, anyone can create delicious, satisfying meals for themselves and their loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From cleverly preparing food ahead of time to making the most of leftovers and utilizing pantry staples, you can create budget-friendly, nutritious meals. These tips and strategies will help you stretch your dollar while still enjoying delicious, home-cooked meals with those you care about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of our favorite frugal recipes include spaghetti and homemade meatballs<\/a>, homemade pizza<\/a>, and our always-popular Potato Chip Chicken<\/a>. (On those nights when you simply can’t bear<\/em> the thought of cooking dinner, be sure to check out our Desperation Dinners<\/a>!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But two cookbook authors came up with a unique method of planning ahead that promises to simplify the nightly dinner challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Cookbook To Make Dinner Easier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We all have our favorite cookbooks — books we actually cook from, books with stained, dog-eared pages and good recipes that come out the way they’re supposed to and make our families happy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Years ago I bought such a book, “Once a Month Cooking<\/a>: A Proven System for Spending Less Time in the Kitchen and Enjoying Delicious, Homemade Meals Every Day”<\/em> by Mimi Wilson and Mary Beth Laberborg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The authors’ premise is that by carefully planning, shopping and preparing, you can make a month’s worth of frugal and thrifty meals in one day — saving a significant amount of time and money in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I’m still working my way up to the all-day cooking marathons the book promotes, I often do mini-marathons and stock our freezer with a week’s worth of great meals. So you can imagine my excitement when I was at an event a few years ago and ran into one of the book’s co-authors Mary Beth Lagerborg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Beth generously agreed to guest post for us today, and I think you’ll enjoy her thoughts about how thriftiness and a generous heart can co-exist in the kitchen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Joy of Giving from the Frugal Kitchen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Frugality gives us a heady sense of accomplishment. We\u2019re creatively using our resources. We\u2019re realizing that we really can spend leaner and cleaner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But being thrifty takes a hard edge if we pull back from giving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we visited my husband\u2019s grandmother in her vigorous years, she always had spritz cookies on hand for us, to serve with coffee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later, in a retirement home, she invariably saved cookies off her meal tray, wrapped them in a napkin and stored them in her bedside table so she would have something to give visitors. When I unwrapped that cookie I wanted to slip it discreetly into the trashcan \u2013 but I knew that it was important to her to know she still had something to give.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Value of a Home Cooked Meal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Two<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A meal is a simple, valuable gift \u2013 whether it\u2019s delivered to a family facing a crisis, or served to company in your home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Too often we think the meal has to measure up to an imagined standard of culinary perfection, and this restrains us from giving simply. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I slide into this thinking, it helps me to imagine that my family has been invited as guests to a friend\u2019s house for dinner on Saturday. Do I really care what my friend is serving? Of course not! I\u2019m honored that she is going to the trouble for us. In fact, if she keeps it simple, I\u2019m relieved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly everyone enjoys the gift of a warm meal and good conversation — and we all know some people who sorely need it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remembering this helps me give or share a meal more often. I like to keep track of a menu that went together well, was colorful and delicious, so that I don\u2019t have to reinvent the wheel another time we have company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When my friend Mimi Wilson created the Once-A-Month Cooking (O.A.M.C.) method more than 25 years ago, she did it to save money on their food bill, but also to have food on hand for guests, or to extend what she calls \u201chospitality-to-go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The OAMC concept is that you shop once for your dinner entrees and assemble 30 of them \u2013- or 14 if you use a two-week menu — to put into your freezer.\u00a0 You save money by buying in bulk, shopping less often, and by eating out or ordering in only when you choose to, not because there\u2019s nothing on hand!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OAMC is one big day of cooking that saves many more hours of cooking during stressful pre-dinner hours. It\u2019s freeing in that with the entr\u00e9e on hand you can give more attention to preparing a side dish from a seasonal fresh vegetable or a dessert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s most fun if you cook with a family member or friend, with whom you split the bounty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, of course, there is the euphoria of a well-stocked freezer. You\u2019ve used your time and resources wisely. And you have a rich store of meals to share. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What has been your experience in sharing the bounty of your frugal kitchen?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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