Make Ahead Meals For Busy Moms Cookbook – Review & Giveaway (closed)

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Make Ahead Meals For Busy Moms Cookbook – Review & Giveaway (closed)

What’s for Dinner?
It’s dinner time and you aren’t quite sure what to make. You go from the fridge to the pantry, back to the fridge and back to the pantry again. A stupor of thought sets in and you have hungry mouths to feed. What are you going to make for dinner? Does this scenerio I just described sound familiar? It is to me. Making dinner and other meals seems like a chore sometimes and takes more time than needed. What if you could have most of your meal prepared ahead of time? Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms is a cookbook by Jan Doiron that helps you do just that.

Pros: I really do like to cook. When I get a new cookbook, I sit down, leaf through the pages and decide what looks really good. The Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms is a cookbook that not only has great recipes, but gives you tips for preparing most of the meal ahead so that you can either freeze it, or put it in the refrigerator for the next day. I’ve always wanted to cook freezer meals but wasn’t sure where to start. At the front of the cookbook, helpful tips are included when it comes to freezing. A few helpful tips and I was on my way. The book is divided up into 6 different categories including:

Appetizers
Breakfast & Brunch
Dessert
Main Dishes
Side Dishes
Soup

After picking out a few recipes and including a family favorite of our own, I did a small cooking day for freezer meals. I ended up with chicken chimi’s for two meals, two chicken broccoli casseroles and a cream cheese chicken mix for pasta. All in all, I spent around 90 minutes in the kitchen and had 6 meals when I was done. (We ate set of the chimis for lunch that day )

Make Ahead Meals has 140 different recipes to choose from, and also includes a measurement equivalent guide and index. The instructions for each recipe include how to make the recipe a day ahead, cooking directions and freezing instructions for recipes when appropriate. I also felt like the recipes had a lot of everyday ingredients and were simple to prepare.

Cons: I prefer to have cookbooks that are spiral bound and hardback. I feel like they are more durable and will stay open to the recipe I am working on. This particular book is a paperback and isn’t spiral bound. I also like tabs in cookbooks for easy reference.

Price: $17.95

Where to Buy: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Make Ahead Meals website for E-book

Win It
One Babes and Kids reader will win a copy of Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms

Here’s How to Enter: (This entry is mandatory)

Visit the Make Ahead Meals blog and tell me a recipe that was recently featured there.

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Please leave each entry as a separate comment. Contest is open to US residents and will end at 11:59 MST on January 25th. Winner will be drawn via random.org and has 48 hours to respond to winning e-mail or prize will be forfeited and given away in a live giveaway.

The product reviewed in this article was a sample provided to me by the company or PR representative. These views and opinions are my own and I was not compensated by this review.

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Sun | 24.01.10

trixx said:

2 I’m a subscriber of theMake Ahead Meals blog!

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Sun | 24.01.10

trixx said:

1 I’m a subscriber Make Ahead Meals blog!

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Sun | 24.01.10

trixx said:

2 I’m a follower of Make Ahead Meals blog

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Sun | 24.01.10

trixx said:

1 I’m a follower of Make Ahead Meals blog

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Sun | 24.01.10

trixx said:

2 I’m an email subscriber

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Sun | 24.01.10

trixx said:

1 I’m an email subscriber

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Sun | 24.01.10

trixx said:

A recipe recently featured on her blog was Peppery Roasted Pork Tenderloin.

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Sat | 23.01.10

Stacey said:

I follow the Make Ahead Meals blog #2

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Sat | 23.01.10

Stacey said:

I follow the Make Ahead Meals blog #1

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Sat | 23.01.10

Stacey said:

I follow both on twitter #2

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Sat | 23.01.10

Stacey said:

Twitter entry #2

http://twitter.com/goobler08/status/8136953607

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Sat | 23.01.10

Stacey said:

I follow both on twitter

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Sat | 23.01.10

Stacey said:

Twitter entry:

http://twitter.com/goobler08/status/8136953607

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Sat | 23.01.10

Stacey said:

There was recently a post about Peanut Butter M & M Cookies…yum!

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Sat | 23.01.10

Miss Blondie said:

I follow you both on twitter.
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Sat | 23.01.10

Miss Blondie said:

Peppery Roasted Pork Tenderloin….YUMMM!!

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Thu | 21.01.10

bonnette said:

sausage vegetable medley

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Tue | 19.01.10

Ashley said:

I subscribe to babes and kids #2

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Tue | 19.01.10

Ashley said:

I subscribe to babes and kids #1

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Tue | 19.01.10

Ashley said:

Peppery Roasted Pork Tenderloin

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Mon | 18.01.10

Katie said:

follow on make ahead meals blog – entry 2
Katie´s last blog ..Make Time for Change – Frigidaire Spin and Win Campaign

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Mon | 18.01.10

Katie said:

follower on make ahead meals blog
Katie´s last blog ..Make Time for Change – Frigidaire Spin and Win Campaign

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Mon | 18.01.10

Katie said:

tweet entry 2

http://twitter.com/frankandkatie/statuses/7919168080
Katie´s last blog ..Make Time for Change – Frigidaire Spin and Win Campaign

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Mon | 18.01.10

Katie said:

tweet

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Mon | 18.01.10

Katie said:

follow you both on twitter, entry 2
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Mon | 18.01.10

Katie said:

follow you both on twitter as @frankandkatie
Katie´s last blog ..Make Time for Change – Frigidaire Spin and Win Campaign

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Mon | 18.01.10

Katie said:

The chocolate peanut butter cup cookies from January 2nd look absolutely delicious! I’m definitely thinking of making these….maybe right now if I have all the ingredients on hand!
Katie´s last blog ..Make Time for Change – Frigidaire Spin and Win Campaign

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Fri | 15.01.10

Monica H said:

Sausage Veggie Medleya nd a wondeful looking Mohegan chicken- yum1

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Fri | 15.01.10

Neas Nuttiness said:

Email subscriber to Make Ahead Meals blog.

Thanks
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Fri | 15.01.10

Neas Nuttiness said:

Sausage Vegetable Medley
Thanks for the giveaway.

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Wed | 13.01.10

Jeralee said:

What a great idea! It is always hard to tell what freezes well. I so need to get my hands on one of those cookbooks so I can freeze meals ahead and stick to my New Year’s resolution of cooking dinner for the family. Looks like a good purchase.

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Wed | 13.01.10

eve said:

the Mohegan Chicken looks yummy- I plan on trying that tomorrow! Looks like a great book and blog- thanks for telling us about it- I REALLY need to start cooking this way!

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Wed | 13.01.10

Clarissa Neiding said:

follow make ahead blog 2

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Wed | 13.01.10

Clarissa Neiding said:

follow make ahead blog 1

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Wed | 13.01.10

Clarissa Neiding said:

twitter following 2

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Wed | 13.01.10

Clarissa Neiding said:

twitter following 1

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Wed | 13.01.10

Clarissa Neiding said:

email subscriber 2

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Wed | 13.01.10

Clarissa Neiding said:

email subscriber 1

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Wed | 13.01.10

Clarissa Neiding said:

tweet entry 2 http://twitter.com/cneiding/status/7699304972

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Wed | 13.01.10

Clarissa Neiding said:

tweet 1 http://twitter.com/cneiding/status/7699304972

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Wed | 13.01.10

Clarissa Neiding said:

sausage vegtable medley

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Tue | 12.01.10

Becky M said:

email subscriber #2

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Tue | 12.01.10

Becky M said:

email subscriber #1

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Tue | 12.01.10

Becky M said:

They recently featured the Sausage Vegetable Medley.

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Tue | 12.01.10

jengd said:

I subscribe to Make-Ahead Meals through Google Reader #2

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Tue | 12.01.10

jengd said:

I subscribe to Make-Ahead Meals through Google Reader #1

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Tue | 12.01.10

jengd said:

I follow Make-Ahead Meals blog on Google Friend #2

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Tue | 12.01.10

jengd said:

I follow Make-Ahead Meals blog on Google Friend #1

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Tue | 12.01.10

jengd said:

I subscribe to you #2

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Tue | 12.01.10

jengd said:

I subscribe to you #1

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Tue | 12.01.10

jengd said:

The Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies posted on 2 Jan look fantastic! I’ll HAVE to try those!

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Tue | 12.01.10

Annie Lee said:

I am now a follower of make ahead meal blog #2

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Tue | 12.01.10

Annie Lee said:

I am now a follower of make ahead meal blog

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Tue | 12.01.10

Annie Lee said:

They recently featured a sausage vegetable medley. looks good!

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Tue | 12.01.10

Annie Lee said:

I subscribe to your emails #2

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Tue | 12.01.10

Annie Lee said:

I subscribe to your emails. (1)

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Tue | 12.01.10

Shana said:

Tweet #2 http://twitter.com/shanamama9197/status/7678137577

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Tue | 12.01.10

Shana said:

tweet #1 http://twitter.com/shanamama9197/status/7678137577

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Tue | 12.01.10

Shana said:

Subscribe via email (2)

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Tue | 12.01.10

Shana said:

I subscribe to make ahead meals (2)

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Tue | 12.01.10

Shana said:

I subscribe to make ahead meals (1)

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Tue | 12.01.10

Shana said:

I follow make ahead meals on blogger (2)

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Tue | 12.01.10

Shana said:

I follow make ahead meals on blogger (1)

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Tue | 12.01.10

Shana said:

#2 I currently follow both of you on twitter (@shanamama9197)

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Tue | 12.01.10

Shana said:

I currently follow both of you on twitter (@shanamama9197)

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Tue | 12.01.10

Shana said:

I subscribe via email

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Tue | 12.01.10

Shana said:

She recently posted the recipe for Mohegan Chicken. I have to say I never thought to pile carrots on chicken but it looks good!

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Tue | 12.01.10

Kelly Deaton said:

I’m an email subscriber (#2)
Kelly – secrets_girl23@yahoo.com

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Tue | 12.01.10

Kelly Deaton said:

I’m an email subscriber (#1)
Kelly – secrets_girl23@yahoo.com

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Tue | 12.01.10

Kelly Deaton said:

The Mohegan Chicken looks awesome!!
Thanks for the chance.
Kelly – secrets_girl23@yahoo.com

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Tue | 12.01.10

Sharon Rooney said:

2. Following Make-Ahead Meals blog.

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Tue | 12.01.10

Sharon Rooney said:

1. Following Make-Ahead Meals blog.

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Tue | 12.01.10

Sharon Rooney said:

2. I follow Make-Ahead Meals and Babes and Kids on Twitter.

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Tue | 12.01.10

Sharon Rooney said:

1. I follow Make-Ahead Meals and Babes and Kids on Twitter.

@jerseygirl137

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Tue | 12.01.10

Sharon Rooney said:

2. Existing e-mail subscriber.

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Tue | 12.01.10

Sharon Rooney said:

Existing e-mail subscriber.

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Tue | 12.01.10

Sharon Rooney said:

2. Tweet

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Tue | 12.01.10

Sharon Rooney said:

1. Tweet

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Tue | 12.01.10

Sharon Rooney said:

Mohegan Chicken was recently featured. I can’t believe how easy the recipes are to make.

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Mon | 11.01.10

Debbie P said:

#2 I follow the Make Ahead Meals blog by google friend connect.

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Mon | 11.01.10

Debbie P said:

#1 I follow the Make Ahead Meals blog by google friend connect.

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Mon | 11.01.10

Debbie P said:

Sausage Vegetable Medley was most recently featured on their blog.

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Mon | 11.01.10

Ed Nemmers said:

Sausage Vegetable Medley!

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Mon | 11.01.10

Sara Birch said:

I subscribe to make ahead meals 2

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Mon | 11.01.10

Sara Birch said:

I subscribe to make ahead meals 1
Sara Birch´s last blog ..Simple Joy

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Mon | 11.01.10

Sara Birch said:

I follow make ahead meals 2
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Mon | 11.01.10

Sara Birch said:

I follow make ahead meals 1
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Mon | 11.01.10

Sara Birch said:

I subscribe to babes & kids 2
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Mon | 11.01.10

Sara Birch said:

I subscribe to babes & Kids 1
Sara Birch´s last blog ..Simple Joy

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Mon | 11.01.10

Sara Birch said:

The Mohegan Chicken looks yummy! The blog is definately one I will return to often for recipe ideas.
Sara Birch´s last blog ..Simple Joy

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Mon | 11.01.10

Janaca Cann said:

I follow the Make Ahead Meals blog. #2

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Mon | 11.01.10

Janaca Cann said:

I follow the Make Ahead Meals blog. #1

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Mon | 11.01.10

Janaca Cann said:

Following Make Ahead Meals and Babes and Kids on twitter. #2

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Mon | 11.01.10

Janaca Cann said:

Following Make Ahead Meals and Babes and Kids on twitter. #1

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Mon | 11.01.10

Janaca Cann said:

Subscribe via email. #2

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Mon | 11.01.10

Janaca Cann said:

Subscribe via email. #1

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Mon | 11.01.10

Janaca Cann said:

Tweet #2.

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Mon | 11.01.10

Janaca Cann said:

Tweet #1.

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Mon | 11.01.10

Janaca Cann said:

Chocolate Peanute Butter Cup Cookies sound and look delicious!! I would love to be able to prepare meals ahead of time because the scenerio you described happens all to often to me!

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Mon | 11.01.10

Christine Marshall said:

I subscribe to babes and kids 2
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Mon | 11.01.10

Christine Marshall said:

I subscribe to babes and kids 1
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Mon | 11.01.10

Christine Marshall said:

chocolate peanut butter cup cookies
I’m interested! I like new recipes but hate it when they use weird ingredients, so I’m intrigued that you said they use normal ingredients. If I don’t win, I might buy!!
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