Bulk Cooking Archives - Marine Corps Nomads

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In order to make my nightly cooking easier, I try to do most of the prep work ahead of time. I buy most our of meat in bulk when it’s on sale. Once I get it home, I divide the meat into dish size portions. I divide ground chicken/turkey into 1 lb portions and put in vacuum seal bags using my FoodSaver. For the boneless, skinless chicken breasts, I place 3 in each vacuum seal bag. Half of the bags have seasoning added and the other half are plain. Adding the seasoning before freezing causes the chicken to absorb more…

OAMC – Wrap Up

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I’d love to say that I got all of my Once A Month Cooking done as planned, but things changed ~ adjustments were made. The main thing is that we have a freezer with lots of good eats, and we ate well during the process. I learned that I only do true once a month cooking on a few meals. I lean towards doing once a month prep work and freezer cooking (making double/triple batches of things as I go along). Several of our regular meals are dump in the crockpot type meals, so getting the prep work done is…

In the Kitchen: OAMC Part 1

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My March Once A Month Cooking (OAMC) has begun. I do mine a little differently than many people. I tend to get things done over a series of several days. What I’ve done so far: 25 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken breasts have been vacuum sealed and placed in freezer. (half with seasoning, half without) 10 lbs of ground turkey have been divided into 1 lb vacuum sealed packages and placed in freezer. (still need to purchase more ground turkey) 5 quart sized bags of gluten free blueberry granola have been made (based on OAMM Crystal’s Lazy Granola recipe) 2…

Once A Month Mom Cookoff: Gluten Free Version

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Sherry over at Lamp Unto My Feet posted that she was going to do the Once A Month Mom Cook Off. It’s been a while since I’ve done Once A Month Cooking (OAMC), but I use to really like the freedom that it gave me. So, I decided to check out what she was talking about. The Once A Month Mom Cook Off is designed to motivate and inspire you to dive into once a month cooking (also referred to as power cooking, freezer cooking, oamc and bulk cooking)…. Throughout the month Amy from Amy’s Finer Things and I will…

Frozen Assets: Calzones

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These calzones can be made ahead of time and individually frozen. If you do not want to make your own bread for the calzones, just use some frozen bread dough from the store. Ingredients: 2 Tbsp yeast2 C warm water5 C flour2 C corn meal2 Tbsp5 Tbsp olive oil Recipe:1. Dissolve yeast in warm water until foamy. 2. Stir in flour, corn meal, salt, and olive oil.3. Let rise 1 hour4. Divide into 12 equal balls and flatten into 12 8-inch rounds5. Put filling in rounds and fold in half6. Pinch edges to seal7. Prick tops several times with fork.8.…