Cooking group

I finally get two hands to type with and so I'm taking advantage of it. I just wanted to tell people about this great thing I get to be a part of called a cooking group. A lady in our ward started it years ago and different families move in and out creating openings and last spring I was asked to substitute for a couple of weeks and now I'm a permanent member. There are 4 families of equal size and you each take a night a week that will be your day to do the dinner. So for 3 days a week I get hot, fresh, nutritious meals delivered to my door at 5:30pm. On my night of the week I do the cooking and delivering. I do spend the afternoon on my day cooking but it all balances out because I don't have to worry the other nights, and we usually get enough food to have a leftover night. So then I only have to come up with three meals a week and the temptation to get the quick easy stuff is no longer there. The menus are planned a month in advance and all food is made from scratch with fresh ingredients. Planning ahead as a group also keeps a bit of variety, no chicken for 4 nights in a row. Not only that but the women I'm in with are great cooks. For example Farfelle pasta with fresh mushroom, asparagus with burnt citrus butter, home made french bread and brownies were dropped off at my door and I was able to have a fabulous dinner and still get laundry folded and homework done! Another perk is that I'm forced to plan my menus ahead and shopping is much easier and I use everything I buy fixing for 20 people, I also make good use of my Cooking Light Magazine. When my mom was here she loved it and is trying to get it going with some of the empty Nester around them. You and your spouse have to be willing to try new things and Matt and I definitely will eat most anything. It is also great because the kids get to eat some foods that I might not ever fix otherwise and there is no complaining about what's at the table because mom didn't fix it and there is nothing else to eat. It's a great idea for those who don't have time to cook a good healthy meal every night but certainly like to eat one!