Dinner Exchange?

Have you ever heard of a dinner exchange?  With an exchange, you only have to cook dinner once or twice a week. My friend started this up with 3 of her other friends and they LOVE it! 

Their families are about the same size (about 3-4 kids each). They get together at the beginning of the month to make a meal plan. They each choose a day of the week, which day would work for them. (Stacy has every Tues of the month, Camille has every Monday, etc.) They usually plan a main dish and one side to go along with it. They also write down the pans/dishes that the other person will need each day and set up time to have dinner done. Each family will then go pick up dinner at the time assigned (unless it needs to be cooked at your own house, then you pick it up early). 

Example of dinner calendar:

Of course there is always something that comes up in your schedule where you may not need dinner that night, but that is why you have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on your own. You can make your own dinner or have leftovers.

Your group can be as extravagant as you want and make up your own rules (dessert, budget, etc.).

I thought it was a pretty fun idea, now if I can find 3 other people to join in with me! :)

-Megan