S15: E6: The Art of Cooking for a Crowd
Cooking for larger groups used to stress me out SO much, but over the years, I've honed my skills in putting food on the table for big groups WITHOUT spending all day in the kitchen. In today's episode I'm sharing a few of my favorite old-fashioned strategies for cultivating community with food. Podcast Episode Highlights How cooking for large crowds is an old-fashioned idea Goal #1: Staying in the action despite being in the kitchen Goal #2: Not expensive, still tasty, and not stressful Tip #1: Investing in certain tools Tip#2: Food inventory and types of meals Tip #3: What to skip... Strategy #1: Keep a repertoire of group meals Strategy #2: My thoughts on freezing meals ahead of time Strategy #3: Maximize your mornings and evenings Strategy #4: Using a self-serve buffet style Strategy #5: The stone soup approach Final thoughts Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Episode: Learn more about Meal Craft here: https://mealcraftmethod.com/meal-craft-main177846-9453 My Old-Fashioned on Purpose book: http://oldfashionedbook.com/ OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD: Sign up for weekly musings from my homestead: https://jillwinger.substack.com/ Get my free homesteading tutorials & recipes here: www.theprairiehomestead.com Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application Did you enjoy listening to this episode? Please drop a comment below or leave a review to let us know. This can help other folks learn about this podcast and we also really appreciate the feedback!