e-Books
- Meal Time … On Time eBook - A fantastic reference book about meal planning and freezer cooking which includes some amazingly yummy recipes!
- 4 Meals 4 Minutes Recipe Cookbook - Would you believe you can make 4 meals in 4 minutes? (No way!!) Well, you can. Check out this great guide from Homemade Gourmet and be on your way to making meals faster than you ever thought possible!
- Fit Yummy Mummy - I wasn't sure which category to post this in. Yes, it's an e-book. All about how to change your lifestyle to help you lose weight and get healthy, but it's also a community! Discover how to exercise for maximum effectiveness, why your current exercise routine isn't cutting it, how to eat a balanced diet and see the results of other fit yummy mummies!
Programs
- Meal Planning Central - We all know that meal planning is an amazing idea, but sometimes following through is more of a challenge. This membership site is the answer! This tool offers you full monthly meal plans, complete with grocery lists. Choose from family favourites, the "healthy" or vegetarian menus. Customize options for special needs and tastes. This site is a goldmine for the busy working family. Check it out!
Websites
- Kraft Canada - This site is awesome! Sign up for your free What's Cooking magazine, find easy, tasty recipes, join the message boards, take lessons in Cooking 101, grocery shopping guidelines and more!
- Microwave Cooking - How much do you know about cooking in the microwave? Carolyn Dodson is the leading expert on microwave cooking and this website is devoted to sharing her knowledge. Find tips, recipes, cookbooks and answers to many FAQs.
- Better Homes & Gardens - A web extention to the popular magazine, this site has lots of great reference articles and interesting reads for your kitchen, like storage solutions, checklists, inspiring photo galleries, product guides and more!
- Campbell's - Information about Campbell's Soups, the company and a second area filled with recipes and easy-on-the-budget meals for the whole family.
- Muffin Tin Mom - A weekly challenge to use a theme and muffin tins to create a meal for your kids. For example, if the theme of the week is green, you need to fill your muffin tin with green foods! Fun and creative way to get kids eating!
- StillTasty.com - Want to know if that bottle of ketchup is still good to use, even though it's after the expiry date? How long DO spices last anyway? Should you keep those chocolate truffles in the fridge, the pantry or the freezer? This website explains it all and makes it easy to find out all the information you need!
Groups
- Frozen Assets Yahoo! Group - The original e-mail resource for recipes, encouragement, tips and discussion for once-a-month cooking (OAMC), make-ahead meals, feeding the freezer, bulk cooking, freezer-meals, mini-sessions, Mega-cooking, or just general cooking ahead.
Local FREE stuff
- Durham's Food Budget Kit - The Food Budget Kit was created to help you and your family eat healthy when on a budget. It includes information and tools to help you learn about menu planning, smart shopping, following Canada's Food Guide, cooking at home and using leftovers. (If you try to order this and get an error, lower your household income)
Other Sites
- CakeWrecks - This is a "just-for-fun" website, featuring cakes from around the world that are hilarious finds. Varying from grammatical errors, odd situational cakes, poor colours and pictures and so much more - you will laugh for a long time, and possibly be inspired to join the cakewreck hunt.
- Canadian Contest - a FREE website that lists contests that Canadians can enter!

