Comments on: Just Call Me the Miss Manners of Freezer Swapping http://www.kathilipp.com/2009/09/just-call-me-the-miss-manners-of-freezer-swapping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=just-call-me-the-miss-manners-of-freezer-swapping projects for your soul Mon, 21 May 2012 12:12:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Amy Hudson http://www.kathilipp.com/2009/09/just-call-me-the-miss-manners-of-freezer-swapping/comment-page-1/#comment-11110 Amy Hudson Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:40:44 +0000 http://blog.kathilipp.com/?p=698#comment-11110 I've got to get "my girls" on this!!! I’ve got to get “my girls” on this!!!

]]> By: Annie http://www.kathilipp.com/2009/09/just-call-me-the-miss-manners-of-freezer-swapping/comment-page-1/#comment-11102 Annie Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:05:58 +0000 http://blog.kathilipp.com/?p=698#comment-11102 Just checking in for my daily dose of Kathi. Or, today, Miss Manners! Just checking in for my daily dose of Kathi. Or, today, Miss Manners!

]]> By: Gena http://www.kathilipp.com/2009/09/just-call-me-the-miss-manners-of-freezer-swapping/comment-page-1/#comment-11094 Gena Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:17:28 +0000 http://blog.kathilipp.com/?p=698#comment-11094 Our group would meet together to plan what meals we would each make. We would bring recipes that we thought we might like and we discussed the ingredients, etc... before deciding if we, as a group, wanted to try it. Sometimes the new dish was great; sometimes not. I feel that the open discussion BEFORE making any recipes helped tremendously. Also, we were careful to make sure that the difficulty of the recipes was considered before dividing up who would make what. One person should not be stuck with four labor-intensive recipes while another simply puts Pappy's seasoning on a tri-tip and marinates some chicken. We are not currently doing food group, but it worked well for many years. Our average cost per meal was between $5.75 and $7.10 each month. One member kept the pantry items so that we wouldn't have to buy a new jar of oregano (or whatever) each time a recipe called for it. We would just take the ingredients (that belonged to the food group) from her pantry after we knew what dishes we would be making. I still have all of our menus and most of my recipes. Perhaps I should kick off another group! I'll think about that. Thanks for your tips. Our group would meet together to plan what meals we would each make. We would bring recipes that we thought we might like and we discussed the ingredients, etc… before deciding if we, as a group, wanted to try it. Sometimes the new dish was great; sometimes not. I feel that the open discussion BEFORE making any recipes helped tremendously.

Also, we were careful to make sure that the difficulty of the recipes was considered before dividing up who would make what. One person should not be stuck with four labor-intensive recipes while another simply puts Pappy’s seasoning on a tri-tip and marinates some chicken.

We are not currently doing food group, but it worked well for many years. Our average cost per meal was between $5.75 and $7.10 each month. One member kept the pantry items so that we wouldn’t have to buy a new jar of oregano (or whatever) each time a recipe called for it. We would just take the ingredients (that belonged to the food group) from her pantry after we knew what dishes we would be making.

I still have all of our menus and most of my recipes. Perhaps I should kick off another group! I’ll think about that.

Thanks for your tips.

]]> By: Tonya http://www.kathilipp.com/2009/09/just-call-me-the-miss-manners-of-freezer-swapping/comment-page-1/#comment-11093 Tonya Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:43:45 +0000 http://blog.kathilipp.com/?p=698#comment-11093 "citrus-infused venison" hahahahahahaha. (and eww) “citrus-infused venison”
hahahahahahaha. (and eww)

]]> By: Ashley http://www.kathilipp.com/2009/09/just-call-me-the-miss-manners-of-freezer-swapping/comment-page-1/#comment-11091 Ashley Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:32:21 +0000 http://blog.kathilipp.com/?p=698#comment-11091 Love it! Thanks for all your GREAT tips!!! Love it! Thanks for all your GREAT tips!!!

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