Cooking Among Friends Guidelines
| Members will: 1) Prepare 8 meals (4 generous-sized servings per meal) by the given meeting date. Enter meal idea on Google Docs or contact the host at least two weeks before the meeting if unable to participate so a sub can be found. 2) Be at the meeting 15 minutes before the start time so meals can be exchanged before the meeting and the meeting can begin on time. If unable to be at the meeting on time, members will arrange for meals to be brought to the host home before the exchange. 3) Try to spend between $65 - $85 for the 8 meals. Items can be added to enhance the meal (i.e., noodles, bread, rice, etc.) 4) Bring to each meeting: a cooler, 7 prepared and labeled meals (with instructions and recipe enclosed), calendar to schedule future meal exchanges, and possible recipe ideas picked out for the next exchange. 5) Use Ziploc brand freezer quality bags. (Glad bags with the zipper top have caused problems.) 6) Label all meals with the following information: name of dish, your name, date (e.g. February, 2007), recipe, and cooking directions. Labels can be written on the outside of the bag, printed on labels, or inserted in the bag in clear view, and without chance of getting soaked. 7) All bags should be together -- if unable, then label and number all parts (i.e., "CAF February" or "Bag 1 of 2"). Double check that all bags are sealed tight with as little air as possible and flattened. Clean off bags if necessary. 8) No seafood. 9) No members require precautions for food allergies. 10) Use yellow onions rather than white onions, unless specified by recipe, as they keep their color when frozen. 11) All-meat meals should include approx. 2 lbs. of meat. 12) Meals should be assembled but ready to bake (rather than already cooked) to improve quality of the meals and ease of preparation (e.g., chop/mix ingredients, prepare sauces, etc.) 13) Enter meal preparation instructions on the Google Docs page (look for the link in host's email) at least 24 hours before the meal exchange, so the information can be printed and handed out at the meeting. List parts of the meal (e.g., "1 frozen bag, 1 can, 1 fridge dough") 14) Take turns being the meal exchange host. The host expectations are listed below. |
Substitutes will:
1) Follow all of the guidelines listed for members.
2) Member may assign a recipe to the sub for the first month of participation, to guide the sub, avoid repeats, and coordinate with other meals for the month.
The host will:
1) Host and lead the meal exchange for the given month.
2) Have 8 laundry baskets set up outside and labeled with members/subs names on them before the exchange begins.
3) E-mail the group during the time before the exchange with links to Google Docs, confirmation of date, and home address.
4) Coordinate meals made for the month, to make sure there are no duplicates, including a variety (e.g., chicken, beef, pork). Identify any needed subs, with help of members.
5) Edit list of meal preparation instructions on Google Docs. Make 8 paper copies to distribute at the meeting.
Meeting Agenda
1) Exchange meals and extras before meeting begins.
2) Set up dates and hosts for future meal exchanges.
3) Pass out current month’s meal list with instructions. Members add comments if needed.
4) Discuss if subs are needed for the upcoming month(s). Ideally, potential subs are identified ahead of time on Google Docs.
5) Agree on meals for the next month. Each participant will at least decide on the category of meal to be made for next month (e.g, pork, chicken, beef.)
7 comments:
2. Sauce was not too sweet, which we loved! Amazingly good with the mashed potatoes we made which was another great surprise. (I put the potatoes in another crock pot, covered with water, and they were ready for whipping just before dinner.) For some reason, the chicken was dry before I served it. I recommend that you serve the chicken in a dish/bowl with some of the sauce to maintain moisture until it hits the plates.
2. Our chicken was a little dry too. Seems like everything should turn out in the crop pot! Don't know how I screw it up. Good flavor though.
3 Loved this. Chicken without bones does dry out in the crock pot so don't cook too long. With the sauce it is still good. Loved it over the mashed potatoes. I think if we do it again maybe do bone in breasts to keep moistness.
2 Mine was dry too- I think the cooking time is too long. Shorten it up or just cook it in the oven until the sauce is bubbly and the chicken is done.
2- I should have read your comments. Mine was dry, too.
2 -- Good meal.
2 - Nice meal. Quick and good.
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