OAMC: Plan for September

Over the summer months, we didn't do much once-a-month-cooking.  We mostly did batch cooking and did a lot of "winging-it".  Our freezer still has a pretty good stockpile and I really need to defrost it.  My friend Jodi came over a couple of weeks back and she thought I was kidding about the frost in there.  Nope, I don't try to exaggerate on my blog.  I try to keep it as real as I can.  There is probably a layer of about 5" thick ice and frost in the freezer.  I know!  It's really terrible, but it's our $100 Craigslist freezer and it does a pretty good job of storing frozen food.  So, like I was saying, it needs to be defrosted and I'd like to make a chalkboard chart on the door.  I love that idea and think it might save me some memory cells since the inventory will be on the door and not in my brain.  

Here's the game plan for September:

Pancakes x 2 meals

Black Beans x 6 meals

Pizza Dough x 4 meals

Bacon - baked and then frozen for meals

Meatballs for Sub Sandwiches x 3 meals

Hamburger Patties x 1 meal (I already have some Taco Burgers in the freezer so I only need to pat out enough burgers for one more meal)

Ground Beef for Spaghetti

Chicken Breasts x 5 meals (BBQ Chicken Pizza, Chicken Nachos, Chicken Soft Tacos, Chicken Salad, Southwest Chicken & Rice)

Banana Muffins x 12

Blueberry Muffins x 12

Mini Blueberry Scones x 16

Crunchy Granola x 4-6 cups

Tuesday Prep and Baking:

Last minute purchases of pantry items we don't already have on hand

Soak black beans overnight
Bake the bacon in the oven, bag and store in freezer
Poach chicken breasts on stove top, shred, bag and store in freezer

Bake muffins and granola

Thaw hamburger meat 

Mix scones and flash freeze unbaked, bag and store in freezer

Wednesday Cooking:

Start beans in the crock pot

Mix the pancake batter and heat skillet to start working

Bake the bacon in the oven, bag and store in freezer

Mix Hamburger Patties, flash freeze, bag and store in freezer

Brown ground beef, drain, bag and store in freezer

Poach chicken breasts on stove top, shred, bag and store in freezer

Mix Meatballs and bake, flash freeze, bag and store in freezer

I think that's gonna do it.  

Have a great month! And be sure to check out what others have planned for September at Money Saving Mom.