{"id":3274,"date":"2009-10-04T23:03:17","date_gmt":"2009-10-05T04:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=3274"},"modified":"2009-10-10T22:05:10","modified_gmt":"2009-10-11T03:05:10","slug":"once-a-month-cooking-family-favorites-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2009\/10\/04\/once-a-month-cooking-family-favorites-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Once-a-Month Cooking Family Favorites Giveaway!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Once-a-Month.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Once-a-Month.jpg\" alt=\"Once-a-Month\" title=\"Once-a-Month\" width=\"535\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Once-a-Month.jpg 535w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Once-a-Month-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><center><strong>The winner is #19, jessica c!!  Congratulations, Jessica.  I&#8217;ll be emailing you.  Thanks to everyone who participated!<\/strong><\/center><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><br clear=\"all\">If you didn&#8217;t know, I&#8217;m pretty excited about menu planning.  I&#8217;ve talked about <a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/menu-planning\/the-art-of-menu-planning\">how we plan our menu <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/menu-planning\/why-plan-a-menu\" target=\"_blank\">why we plan a menu<\/a>, and I share the <a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/category\/menu-planning\/the-monday-menu\" target=\"_blank\">weekly menu<\/a> each Sunday.  It is definitely something that makes it easier to juggle sports schedules, homework and our own social commitments.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.once-a-monthcooking.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Once-a-Month Cooking Family Favorites<\/a> is the follow up to the original <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0312366256?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=fooformyfam-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0312366256\" target=\"_blank\">Once-a-Month Cooking<\/a> and takes all the work out of menu planning.  It offers complete menu plans for entire months and in two-week cycles with shopping lists and assembly tips to make putting the meals together as easy as possible.  There are a large range of features meals, ensuring your menu is full of variety, everything from classic recipes like Grandma&#8217;s Chili and Chicken Wild Rice Soup to choices like Orange Beef and Adobe Chicken.  <em>PLUS<\/em>, they have seasonal gluten-free, summer and gourmet two-week cycle plans to choose from!  There is definitely something for everyone in this book.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>A bit about the authors:<\/strong><br \/>\nMary Beth Lagerborg and Mimi Wilson&#8217;s original bestseller Once-a-Month Cooking\u2122 started the bulk freezer cooking phenomenon from recipes made for their own families. Both live in Colorado and continue to share a passion to help today&#8217;s cooks save time and money while building family relationships over delicious meals.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">Mary Beth is the creator of the website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dwellingspace.net\/\">dwellingspace.com<\/a>, providing tools on creating a home full of acceptance and creativity. She is also the former media director for MOPS International (Mothers of Preschoolers). Mimi travels extensively to regions like Jordan, Ecuador, and Rwanda, and teaches Once-a-Month Cooking principles and benefits internationally.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"><strong>One reader will win a copy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0312534043?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=fooformyfam-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=0312534043\" target=\"_blank\">Once-a-Month Cooking Family Favorites<\/a>!  To enter:<\/strong><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\"><strong>1. Leave a comment.<\/strong>  Let me know if you plan your meals weeks at a time or on a day-to-day basis.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\"><strong>2.  Subscribe to my <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds2.feedburner.com\/foodformyfamily\" target=\"_blank\">RSS feed<\/a> or through <a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=foodformyfamily\" target=\"_blank\">email<\/a>.<\/strong>  Leave another comment letting me know you have.  If you already subscribe, let me know that in a separate comment.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\"><strong>3. Tweet about the giveaway on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/olmanson\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong> and leave a comment with a link to your tweet.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\"><strong>4. Sign up for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Once-A-Month-Cooking\/90210468194\" target=\"_blank\">Once-a-Month Facebook group<\/a><\/strong> and let me know that you did.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\"><br \/>\n<center><strong>The contest closes Friday, October 9th at 11:00 p.m. PST.  I&#8217;ll be choosing a winning comment using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.random.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Random.org<\/a> and updating the post with the winner on Saturday!<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The winner is #19, jessica c!! Congratulations, Jessica. I&#8217;ll be emailing you. Thanks to everyone who participated! If you didn&#8217;t know, I&#8217;m pretty excited about menu planning. I&#8217;ve talked about how we plan our menu and why we plan a menu, and I share the weekly menu each Sunday. 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