7 Cooks in a Kitchen

As all mom's (and daughters who cook a lot) know, sometimes making dinner, is just not fun. :) There isn't time, you're exhausted, you're gone all day, and so on and so forth.

To remedy that frusterating feeling, I love having freezer meals available. But that also just doesn't work out. So, six other gals from our church decided to spend a day together, cooking 8 difference recipes, splitting the cost, and having meals available when we needed them. :)

After all, it's more fun if you do it together, right? :)

We were able to meet together at the Windmill, and cook, cook, cook, all day. Some of the ladies were unable to stay all day, but it worked out pretty well.

When we do it again, we will simplify things a bit more. Like, less recipes, more teamwork. Plan for a longer day, and maybe only a couple ladies do the shopping. But we live and learn, and we had fun.

Janice and Althea putting together a Chicken Lasanga.

The meals that were made were:

Shepherd's Pie

Chicken Lasanga

White Chicken Chili

Italitan Tortalleni Soup

Sweet and Sour Meatballs with Rice

Mexican Lasanga

Beef Stew

Chicken Pot Pie

(now doesn't that make you wish you were here. :)

Deanna working away on her delectable Shepherd's Pie.

Krissy poaching her chicken for the Chicken Pot Pie - super way to have tender chicken.

And here's the little mischief maker: Erik. :) He was strangely quiet in the corner, before I discovered him in my casserole, and some of the casserole (in the making) on the floor. He was greatly enjoying himself.

Two casseroles in the making - Mexican Lasanga and Shepherd's Pie

Some of the cooks.

Ben even got involved mashing the potatoes.

Dear Steph, who litterally spent the whole day cutting up chicken for the chicken chili. (I think it was 35 lbs of chicken-ness.) But she did it cheerfully and with love. :)

Janice and Steph came back after supper to help Diane and I finish cleaning up the diaster we made at the Windmill, which was a huge help!

And now we have, or had eight large meals in our freezer, either to save our skin/sanity or bless someone else with, on one of "those days"!