"I first discovered freezer cooking while on a stay at home mom group. I was pregnant with my second child then. I thought this would be a wonderful way for me to stock up on meals for when my baby was born. My husband agreed to let me try it and even invested in a small freezer to keep meals in.

Fast forward to today. I now have three children. My daughter is 3 1/2. My oldest son is 2 and my youngest son just turned 8 months old. I not only use 30 Day Gourmet on a regular basis, I'm also a big fan of the Advantage Cooking Software.

So, with three children three and under, my house can get pretty chaotic. I also am the coordinator of a moms ministry at our church as well as running my own business out of my home and starting to home school two of my preschoolers.

I was due with my 8 month old right around Christmas. In August and then for half of September, I had mini sessions, and cooked double whatever we were having that night and stored the extra in the fridge. After the baby was born, I did not have to cook any meals for two months! I was so excited to be able to provide home cooked meals for my family and not have to worry about eating out or blowing our budget.

30 Day Gourmet has also helped me to get organized in my meal planning. I recently finished mapping out our grocery store. For about six months now, I have been following a meal plan that I created for the whole year! This plan is on a three month rotation and I left spaces for us to try new recipes every month (one of our favorite things to do). Depending on how busy the month is looking, I will either do one big session or just have several small sessions.

This month, a freezer cooking friend and I will be speaking to the moms ministry at our church about freezer cooking and menu planning. You better believe we will be promoting 30 Day Gourmet. I have been able to share with several friends how to freezer cook and meal plan and I believe it's been very helpful for them. I am excited about this opportunity to share how to freezer cook with a larger group of ladies!

Thanks for all you do."
 

I heard back from Abbie about how her mom's group presentation went. Here's how it went:

"As a follow-up about our mom's ministry speaking engagement...we had about 34 ladies present. All of us were mothers of preschoolers! They were super excited about the information we provided. We had nothing but positive feedback!"

We're glad that cooking the 30 Day Gourmet way has helped you to get organized and has given you the opportunity to share this information with others. Thanks for sharing your story with us! 

So, how do you make 30 Day Gourmet work for you?  How do you use it to help you deal with a challenge in your life?  How do you use it to help others?  Do you have a funny cooking story to share? Email me at  carol@30daygourmet.com to be entered in our contest.