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The Everything Meals for a Month Cookbook: 300 Smart Recipes to Help You Plan Ahead, Save Time, and Stay on a Budget (The Everything Books) Kindle Edition

by Linda Larsen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 66 ratings
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You don't have to order take out every time you don't feel like cooking - now there's an easier way to have breakfast, lunch, and dinner (not to mention dessert) right at your fingertips! The Everything Meals for a Month Cookbook is the perfect tool to help you save time in the kitchen (and money in your wallet) with practical shopping tips and food handling tricks for buying and cooking in bulk. Learn how to plan your menu, assemble the ingredients, and store and freeze a month's worth of dinners - without losing any freshness or taste. In addition to 300 mouth-watering recipes, The Everything Meals for a Month Cookbook explains how you can organize your kitchen for once-a-month cooking. Thanks to the easy-to-follow bulk-cooking model provided, it's easier than you think!
Features family-friendly recipes such as:
  • Cranberry Oatmeal
  • Quick Bread
  • Stuffed Mushrooms
  • Santa Fe Chicken Soup
  • Curried Turkey Casserole
  • Apple Glazed Pork Roast
  • Shrimp Pesto Linguine
  • German Chocolate Pound Cake

Whether you're serving up these delicious meals straight from the oven or freezing them for later in the month, you'll find everything you need to save time and money with The Everything Meals for a Month Cookbook.
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    July 1, 2005
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005DIASW4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Everything (July 1, 2005)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2005
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2015 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 642 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 66 ratings

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  1. Linda Larsen

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    I am a journalist and author. My blog is called "Linda's Best Recipes." I have developed and tested recipes since 1987. I have also written articles for Woman's Day magazine, my recipes have appeared in 'Quick and Simple' magazine and 'First' magazine. I have also been a columnist for 'First' magazine. I have worked for the Pillsbury Company since 1987 and have been a home economist for the Pillsbury Bake-Off contest since 1988.

    I hold a B.S. degree in Food Science and Nutrition with High Distinction. And I have a B.A. in Biology from St. Olaf College. I am the editor of Food Poisoning Bulletin, a Google News site.

    I've now written more than fifty cookbooks, have written one non-cookbook book (Medical Ethics for Dummies - surprise!) and am in the process of writing more. I love food and cooking and teaching people how to cook and get the most out of their time in the kitchen. Stay tuned!

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Kimberly Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023
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5.0 out of 5 stars Cannot Live Without Cookbook!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2007
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I requested this as a gift based on the reviews on the website, and I'm so glad someone bought it for me!! EVERY recipe I've tried has been delicious, the only complaints being that I hadn't doubled the recipe so they could eat more. The recipes are nicely organized according to type (meat base, breakfast food, slow cooker meal, etc.), and laid out well on the page. Ms. Larsen has also included some variety in cuisine, including Asian, Indian, Mexican, and Mediterranean styles as well as American favorites.

I especially love that ingredient lists don't give impossible ingredients or ridiculous measurements; i.e., it says "1 onion, sliced" instead of something like "3/4 cup sliced onion". Lists are also provided for tripling recipes, which makes composing a shopping list a little simpler. And I also like that Ms. Larsen provided instructions both for cooking the recipe right away and also for preparing ahead of time and freezing. This makes the book very flexible.

I've not yet frozen any of the meals for later - our freezer isn't big enough to handle it - but I did prepare a pan of Easy Lasagna the day before I needed it and I refrigerated it. I followed the "made-ahead" instructions the next and it was absolutely fabulous. (I also think the cream cheese in the mixture adds something to the taste and consistency. I never would have thought of cream cheese in beef lasagna.)

Something else I like is the use of herbs and the relative non-use of salt and sugars. I prepared the Chicken Cassoulet one day and the quick soak method for the beans did not work (but then I've personally not had any success with dry beans so far). However, the herbs and other flavors in the cassoulet were so wonderful, we ate all the leftovers, in spite of the crunchy beans. I'll probably soak beans overnight next time I try this recipe, but I was still impressed that the recipe tasted wonderful despite me flubbing it up. Some recipes do call for fatty things - like the Turkey Meatballs and Couscous which uses alfredo sauce and swiss cheese (and is divinely delicious) - but I imagine you could tweak these recipes to find what works for you.

Sometimes the prep can take an hour or so for a recipe; if you do the "marathon" (i.e. "once-a-month") cooking session, this might dovetail with other recipes you are preparing and be less time overall. Or, you could prep the ingredients one day and then cook the next, which I sometimes do. Regardless, the prep is definitely worth it.

In sum, I heartily recommend this book to anyone who wants delicious and varied homecooked meals. It is filled with quality recipes and has definitely given me more options for meal planning.
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cinbug
4.0 out of 5 stars Nicely organized and great recipes
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2010
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After looking at several meals-for-a-month cookbooks, I ordered this one and Once-A-Month Family Favorites. What I like about this book is that it is organized by cuts of meat, or ingredients, so that you can quickly find recipes to match what ingredients you plan on using. I also like that there are normal, everyday ingredients (for the most part, and the meals were budget-friendly. I didn't have to buy a lot of expensive or hard-to-find items in order to prepare a meal. The recipes were also easy to follow and had good instructions on preparing to eat now, or freezing and reheating later. A couple of weeks ago, I made 30 meals (most of them from this cookbook# to freeze. I LOVE the convenience of having a meal in the freezer when we've spent a day running and I do not feel like spending all night cooking. So far, the meals have been wonderful! My family has loved them all. The only thing I would have done differently, is to add some menus #like Once-A-Month Family Favorites), and include instructions for those menus. Being new to this way of cooking, it was a little difficult to figure out what to buy, what order to cook things and the prep. It would have saved time to have had this. Some of the other cookbooks out there include organization sheets, menus, and step-by-step instructions on what to do. Without comparing each recipe and making your own lists, you wouldn't have any idea of how much onions to chop up ahead of time, how many chickens to roast, etc. If you are looking for this type of book, then you should try Once-A-Month Family Favorites or The Monthly Gourmet cookbooks.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for freezer meals that just need to be reheated
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2011
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We are family of 4 with 2 kids under age 2. Dad works nights and needs to grab pre-fixed meals to take with him for lunches. Mom's home alone during the day and can not be doing actual cooking with 2 babies running around the kitchen. We love this book. We don't do the prep once a month. Instead we do it about once a week or once every 2 weeks, either after the babies are asleep, or with a babysitter present. We simply choose about 7-10 recipes that sound good and spend a few hours preparing them. Some go in the fridge and some in the freezer. There are few recipes that we haven't enjoyed, but for the most part they are delicious.

I have read reviews of other freezer meal books where there were complaints about the pre-cooked food thawing out as mushy and bland. I have not had this problem with any of the recipes. I like this book because the majority of the recipes are designed to be pre-cooked and then simply reheated when you need them. As I mentioned, for our lifestyle, this is exactly what we need. Unfortunately I can not do the type of meals that are simply pre-assembled raw and then frozen for cooking later. I am so grateful for this book!
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MagnoliaSouth
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book of it's kind that I've found yet.
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2007
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I've tried the Wilson & Lagerborg OAMC book, but that one wasn't what I was hoping for. While the recipes in that one are frugal, they're all too similar. I then tried a weekly cooking book by Theresa Albert, and that too was not what I was looking for. When I say a week, I mean seven days. When they say a week, they only mean five. Well I can plan that myself, thank you. Frustrated, I began checking out books from the library and of them all, this book is THE book. The tips alone are worth the purchase. There's a handy equivalents chart (ex: 1 whole chicken = 3-4 cups cubed meat), recipes for seasoning mixes (ex: spaghetti, onion soup, etc.), an easy planning method and plenty of recipes to choose from. The ingredients in the recipes have the standard amounts for a typical dinner, but just below that there are amounts to triple it, so you never need to do it yourself! The idea is to pick out ten meals, triple them and you have your monthly menu. I like that so much better. I currently have the library book, but I just ordered me a copy so that I can have my very own. I can't WAIT to get it!
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RAK
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything Meals for a Month Cookbook
Reviewed in Canada on May 4, 2011
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Excellent cook book! I love the ideas for planning a month ahead, getting everything prepared and packaged and put into the freezer. The instructions are thorough!
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