i am blessed with creative friends who like to cook, and really like to cook together. we recently had our second sunday girls’ cooking night, and i think it is an awesome solution to the dilemma that is dinner. this particular evening we were helping betsy get some food ready to freeze in preparation for the birth of her child. here’s what happens…

it is way more fun to cook with friends.

do you like these aprons? whitney makes them.

once the dishes are ready, everyone divides their dish among 4 loaf pans,perfect for storing or freezing, then reheating in the oven.

the great thing is that everyone goes home with 4 pans full of deliciousness for the week.

this time we had real mac and cheese, penne pasta with ground turkey and vodka sauce, mini-meatloaf, and zucchini bread. the zucchini bread was gone at my house by the next morning, but we made the rest last for several meals throughout the week.

maybe next time we’ll have a few more folks, and a few more dishes to take home. so, if you are in desperate need of a girls’ night AND a dinner solution, invite your friends over to cook with you.

Such a fun and clever idea! Here’s a button for sharing your ideas with us.

We would love to hear YOUR ideas.

What worked well for you this week — is there a special recipe you can share? Or a time saving idea? We would love to know. You can leave a comment here and also if you have something that you have posted on your blog — link up at the Tatertots & Jello Forum — it’s nice to have a place where the ideas are stored.

I am going to try to link them all over to the Tatertots BlogFrog Community soon – that way anyone who searches for dinnertime solutions can find YOUR blogs and read about what works for you!