Now that I am officially a blogger, I find myself constantly thinking of all the different things that I can blog about. I had 3 choices for today. One was a rant, and one was pretty deep, and I think it is a bit to early in this process for either of those options. So, today I am blogging about my menu for the week. Thrilling, I know.
I have been menu planning for as long as I can remember. I sit down on Sundays, plan out what we are going to eat for the week, and make out a shopping list for Monday, which is always grocery day. For a long time it was 10am sharp at the walmart, and believe me, I caught plenty of crap from friends and coworkers for being on such a tight schedule. Now that I am boycotting Walmart, (and no, that isn't what the rant was about) it is 9:20 am at the locally owned grocery store.
I am really trying to rein in my grocery spending. Food prices are climbing , and we are trying to live on a budget, so I have been trying to put a lot of thought into the meals that I prepare for my family.
This is what our week will look like
Monday: brown rice with sauteed vegetables.
Tuesday: Left over turkey dinner
Wednesday: Special retirement dinner for my mother. Lemon rosemary chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, green beans, and for dessert , lemon pound cake! Can't wait!
Thursday: Turkey gumbo. made with Left over turkey, and my home made stock. I only had to buy a green pepper and the andoullie sausage!
Friday: Mac and cheese
Saturday: Left over Gumbo
Sunday: taco dinner at church!
What meals do you serve when you are on a budget?
Monday, February 28, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Adventures in Turkey making
Today is one of those days when I realized that I am truly an adult. It happened when we bought our house, bought our minivan and it happens when ever I find myself sitting in the waiting room at the dentist. Only an adult drives themselves to the dentist. No child would do that on their own.
Well, this morning I baked my family a turkey for the very first time. Well, not the very first time, there was that one time, just after we got married, when I tried to do thanksgiving all by myself, and it was a total disaster. That day was erased from the record books, making today the first. Baking the turkey is the mom's job. It's MY mom's job. She does it every year. Well, at some point I was going to have to figure it out, because some day that job will fall down to me.
I used a recipe handed down to me by my favorite sister in law, that was handed down to her by the internet, and it turns out that making a turkey really isn't as hard as everyone makes it out to be! It turned out brown , crispy skin, juicy meat... Yummy!
Now, carving it was a different story. After watching instructional videos on youtube, ( you can learn how to do ANYTHING on there) I proceeded to mutilate my beautiful bird. Guess I will still need my mom for some things!
Baking the actual turkey was not the only adventure of the day. I carved it, reserving enough meat for 2 meals, I deboned it, reserving more meat for a large pot of turkey gumbo that I plan on making later in the week, and right this very moment I have my very first pot of stock cooking. No more canned stock for me!
Tonight I will feed my family a home made feast, with ingredients I can identify and pronounce. It feels so good to know that I am giving my family the best!
Well, this morning I baked my family a turkey for the very first time. Well, not the very first time, there was that one time, just after we got married, when I tried to do thanksgiving all by myself, and it was a total disaster. That day was erased from the record books, making today the first. Baking the turkey is the mom's job. It's MY mom's job. She does it every year. Well, at some point I was going to have to figure it out, because some day that job will fall down to me.
I used a recipe handed down to me by my favorite sister in law, that was handed down to her by the internet, and it turns out that making a turkey really isn't as hard as everyone makes it out to be! It turned out brown , crispy skin, juicy meat... Yummy!
Now, carving it was a different story. After watching instructional videos on youtube, ( you can learn how to do ANYTHING on there) I proceeded to mutilate my beautiful bird. Guess I will still need my mom for some things!
Baking the actual turkey was not the only adventure of the day. I carved it, reserving enough meat for 2 meals, I deboned it, reserving more meat for a large pot of turkey gumbo that I plan on making later in the week, and right this very moment I have my very first pot of stock cooking. No more canned stock for me!
Tonight I will feed my family a home made feast, with ingredients I can identify and pronounce. It feels so good to know that I am giving my family the best!
Friday, February 25, 2011
So, I guess I'm cool now
Blogging. All the cool kids are doing it. I'm not sure what I need to blog about, not sure who cares to read it, but here it is, and here I go! If you are inclined, let me know what you would like to hear about!
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