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December Dinners
Whether you choose to eat out a different restaurant every night in December, a sit down meal each night or something in between, it is important to plan. During this holiday season, you will need to come up with between 30 and 37 different meals. It does not mean it has to be meals that you cook yourself but you do need to fill in on your calendar what is for dinner each night or where you are eating. Personally, I like to do freezer or batch cooking in order to prepare myself for the holiday season.
Beginning in the fall, either I have one big cooking session or I just double dinner for a month or so in order to fill up my freezer. Then I have all my meals planned out and many of them started or even finished so I am not slaving away in the kitchen while everyone else watches the beginning to my favorite Christmas movie! Not only does planning your meals save you time cooking but also can help you save money. With just the knowledge that dinner is already cooked and waiting for me in the freezer at home I will choose to spend the 10-15 minutes preparing it from the freezer rather than the 30-45 minute wait at the restaurant!
One great site for freezer cooking information and recipes is the Friendly Freezer yahoo group site. This is where I learned all the basics to help me have an easy time with December Dinners. The files section has lots of recipes and information, including homemade laundry soap!
