Common Mom

Wednesdays are my day off from work, and while I’d planned to go golfing and get a massage, neither of those things happened. It rained and I had to take my dog to the vet, so I got to cancel both Jodie Day outings. I did, however, get to spend a cool rainy day in the kitchen cooking - cooking enough food to make 6 meals of terriyaki chicken rice bowls! Do you know how much rice you need to cook to make 6 meals for families of 4-5? Do you know how many peppers, carrots, and onions you have to slice and chop? Do you know how many pounds of sugar snap peas you need to buy? Do you know how long it takes to cut up enough chicken breasts to make those meals? After yesterday, I do And I’m excited about it! I felt like a lunch lady!

Some friends and I formed a group called Dine In Divas (thank you Oprah!). While this is only our second meal swap, we hope to do this once a quarter. The 7 of us each makes 6 meals that you can freeze. Then, we get together, have some drinks and snacks, pack our coolers full of each other’s food, and VOILA - we each have 6 ready-to-bake meals in our freezer for those days when you don’t want to cook and don’t want to eat out. The first swap was awesome - we got to try a lot of different recipes, like turkey and spinach lasagna, beef enchilada, pizza hoagies, and a variety of casseroles. All the meals were great!

I can’t wait for our swap this weekend, and I’m even more excited to know those meals are down there waiting for me when my hubby, the chef in the house, is gone flying.

What’s your life-made-easier-for-mom event?

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