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Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms

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Perhaps "Don't Panic, dinners in the freezer" would be a better selection. This book is a misnomer- it doesn't help you plan ahead for more than 24 hours. Anyone can figure out to do their prep work in advance then store the food in the fridge. Other negative aspects
1. no photos
2. recipes include things like "Cheese Whiz"
3. directions are for one meal at a time, (to save time- I like to make more than one meal)
4. very large type (could be a plus for some people- it make me dizzy)
5. baking instructions are for odd sized pans

I will donate this book to the library- not worth the shelf space.

This book is not what I need. It gives you recipes that are partially made a day ahead. I am looking for recipes that come out of the freezer. If I have time a day ahead, I'll just make the recipe. The recipes themselves are the usual ones that we have had forever and if you cook, you know what you can do ahead of time. There is not one recipe in this book that I am glad I have.

If you have kids, or a job or even just a life you are most likely a busy Mom! When you are on the run and don't know what to make for dinner, this is a great cookbook with simple yet satisfying meals to prepare
that your kids will be begging for seconds. We also love that it has conversion charts in the back of the book for those days you just can't think straight with kids screaming in the background!
So many delicious recipes to make for quick meals or a treat to take
to the new neighbors moving in. We have loved all the recipes we have tried in the book so far... to name just a few we made her delicious Chicken Cordon Blue and chocolaty melt in your mouth fudge! I am so not
a cook, and my presentation is far from spectacular but all that matters is that it tasted fabulous...right!The kids love to be in the Kitchen whenever I am cooking, and love to help. They had fun making
the Fudge with me..(their request) and watching it transform from a sugar & marshmallow mixture to some sweet tooth goodness!Its great when you can find a good recipe like this one you aren't afraid to share with your
friends & neighbors...and it will never go to waste! We had it gone by the next day! A great cook book to have on hand, and I love that it doesn't have lots of unusual ingredients that I don't keep on hand, or can not find in our small town, definitely a great buy!

We all know moms are busy. And it doesn't matter whether you have a full time job or you're a stay at home mom - there's never enough time in the day. Wouldn't it be nice to sit down to a quick, easy, and delicious meal at the end of your busy day? Jane's cookbook Make-Ahead Meals For Busy Moms can help! It's full of savory, family-favorite recipes she's tested one-by-one and are:

* Simple to prepare.
* Simple to assemble ahead of schedule.
* Simple to freeze ahead.
* Simple for the whole family to enjoy.

Simple, right? Jane can help you put together a fabulous dinner every night with no fuss and tons of flavor! Jane includes her best recipes for breakfast, appetizers, soups, main courses, side dishes, and desserts. You're sure to find something the whole family will love.

My favorite recipes from Make-Ahead Meals For Busy Moms are Taco Lasagna, Cheesy Layered Zucchini, Stir Fried Asparagus, and so many, many more. I am still working my way through Jane's cookbook and even though we're on a strict diet right now, I am still able to cook several of the recipes in this wonderful cookbook. I highly recommend Make-Ahead Meals For Busy Moms for all you busy mom and dads out there! It makes dinner time so much easier.
peanut butter cookies

Please visit Jane's Make-Ahead Meals For Busy Moms blog where she often hosts giveaways, posts new recipes, and more! You can even link up your own recipes which is wonderful!

Disclosure: I would like to thank Jane Doiron, author of Make-Ahead Meals For Busy Moms, for providing me with a cookbook for this review as well as a cookbook for one of my blog readers. The opinions posted in this review are 100% my own.

I love the variety of recipes! I love the tips on how to freeze the meal, or how early to make it ahead! GReAT BOOK!

Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms is a cookbook, packed with 140 delicious recipes that can be prepared ahead of time and cooked when needed. What I like best about this book is that the only ingredients that the author recommends freezing, are the ones that will taste just as good thawed as fresh. She recognizes that some foods do not taste as good when they are thawed, so in those instances she helps us understand how to get the chopping, dicing, and other basic prep out of the way before storing foods in the refrigerator. The book isn't so much about SAVING time as it doing the work when you HAVE time. That way, when you need a meal, it can be whipped up quickly and easily.

With being a wife,mom to 5, full-time student, and an active member at my Church, I lead a busy life. Dinner is an important family event for us but there are times when I wonder where my day has gone when dinner-time is approaching and I have nothing made yet. I love simple and economical meals that my entire family will enjoy.

Enter Make-Ahead Meals for Busy Moms by Jane Doiron. With the help of this great book, you can find several options of meals that are not only easy, but are also perfect for freezing and/or making ahead of time. You can prepare your meal the night before or in the morning and have it ready for the oven when you get home. Every mother needs time in her life and this is one way to get some back.

I haven't found a recipe in the book that isn't delicious. Jane herself tested these recipes and you can guarantee they are going to be good.

I was very new to the concept of freezing meals, and making meals ahead of time. This book has very clear directions and made it very easy for me to understand. Each recipe includes the necessary extra directions for 'day before' work and freezing instructions. I would highly recommend this book if you are new to meal planning!
Also, there is a great variety of meals that you can use for breakfasts, family dinners, parties, or potlucks!

I love this cookbook! My problem isn't that I work or don't have enough time, its that I have an 18 month old (who is a job in and of herself) and a picky husband. I was excited to open up this cookbook and find some recipes that my husband will actually eat.

We tried the Mini Cheesecakes and the Baked Manicotti, both of which we loved! This cookbook has such simple and yummy recipes for the cooking impaired like me.

The writer Jane Doiron also includes tips on things that you can do ahead of time or even the day before. One of the suggestions was to cut all the vegetables and to combine different ingredients them put them in the fridge. I also love that she includes ways on how to freeze and reheat the meal, which is perfect for us because we don't eat very much so we aren't wasting any food. I would recomend this to anyone!

When Make-Ahead Meals for Busy Moms first arrived in the mail I sat down and marked all the recipes that I knew my family would like. I marked quiet a few pages! With everything from Bacon Tomato Mini Cups, Hawaiian Cole Slaw, Chicken Cannelloni and Lemonade Cake Jane has recipes that everyone in your house will love! I never would have thought I could make something like Chicken Piccata but with Jane's easy to follow directions I did, and it was yummy. I have also made the Honey Mustard Chicken Fingers which are a great family friendly meal. You can make a large batch and take out however many you want from the freezer and cook them. When my Moms group said we would be having a cookie swap over the holidays I was delighted to find a Snickerdoodle recipe in the Make-Ahead Meals for Busy Moms cookbook. I doubled the recipe and was able to freeze some of them to take to my parents for Christmas.

This book is perfect for busy Moms (which is all of us!). I sure wish I had learned about this cookbook before baby number 2 was born, I would have had my freezer stocked with delicious meals. I can't wait to try out some more of the recipes and provide my family with great food that doesn't break the bank or take all day to make.