Our winner this month is Michelle from West Valley City, UT. Michelle has a great story to share about her first cooking experience and how she was able to help others.

Let's hear from Michelle:  

"I am new to 30 Day Gourmet and decided to get a few recipes off the board prior to ordering the book. Well, I got three and tested all of them the day I printed them. The next day, I sat down to make three of each dish to freeze and see how they worked after the original assemble and freeze. While cooking the meals, I got a call from a lady in my church asking if I could take dinner into a family for several days. I laughed because low and behold, there were the meals they needed cooking along with mine. I froze them up and the next afternoon, took all three meals over to this family. I explained to them what they had to do and that they could keep the ones they did not use in the freezer until ready to cook. This sweet lady called me that evening and asked me if I could possibly give her the recipe and find out how I was able to make the meal and freeze it. She said her family loved the meal and wanted to make more of "this kind" of dinners for the future. Well, I gave her this web-site and I am now hooked. Because of this, I will be ordering the book this week and can't wait to try more. Thank you so much for giving me great recipes and an easy way to help others while making my life easier as well. I am HOOKED!!"

Thanks for the wonderful story Michelle. It is great to be able to help others in their time of need and learn something new in the process!.  

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.