Come September- Be fruitful, Not Just Busy

Schools here in Virginia don't start till after Labor Day- your schools might already be underway. In any case, have a goal to start a cooking co-op in September- revolutionize your schedule to be fruitful and get dinner on the table in an affordable manner. Now is the time to show my DVD to your friends and propose the idea of banning together to get dinner on the table. Battles are fought by banding together to fight the enemy. The enemy is your schedule of busyness. I maintain that the joy of sitting down with your family at mealtime on a reular basis will help your week fall into place. So to get started, you need 3 other people to help with the cooking(remember 4 is the perfect #). Also go shopping now to get the equipment you need. You will need a slow-cooker(I think every family should have 2), a food processor, 2 large cooking pots, a large skillet, and a very large bowl(to mix dishes like home-made mac and cheese for 20 servings). Also get pyrex casserole dishes- some to use for baking and some 4 smaller pyrex dishes to deliver your meal. One friend found fabulous pots and pans on E Bay and I have found great skillets and large cooking items at Tuesday Morning stores. Map your way to the vineyard in these last weeks of summer.