OAMC – A day in the kitchen
What a day! A whole day in the kitchen cooking up a storm. OAMC or Once a Month Cooking requires attention to detail and to planning but I have found it hugely rewarding.
Here is what I made today:
6 liters of chicken stock.
6 servings of meatballs in a homemade tomato sauce.
600 grams of homemade fusili pasta
600 grams of lasagne pasta for the
lasagne which shoud have 16 portions at least
400 mls of a rough pesto.
2 chickens roasted, halved and frozen
Somethings to remember from the day.
Comfortable shoes. When you are standing on your feet all day, good support is imperative.
Planning. Write down your plan and the order you want to go in.
Shopping. Do it the night before and lay it out in groups on the day.
Lunch and breaks. Make sure you have something prepared for lunch and take breaks and do something completely different.
Shortcuts. Dont be afraid to take shortcuts. Instead of making my great but time consuming tomato sauce, I could use a canned bolognese sauce. Instead of making the lasagne sheets from scratch I could have used bought sheets. But it is not the same.
Tags: oamc, once a month cooking
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April 26th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Do I understand OAMC to be a day of cooking up a whole lot of meals and freezing them?