Happening in the kitchen

[Nancy]

LM / Thanks for that idea of putting pizza sauce in the freezer.
I got a few things at the market.
Needed cheese for the pork burritos I had meat left over so I"LL make up some of those to have on hand and freeze up.
Got some of those made up and in the freezer now.
Thanks for this thread it is inspiring.

I have corn bread mix on the counter to inspire me.
Woke up thinking of biscuits & gravy yesterday but did not make that,
I got blue berry muffin mix too.
I use the jiffy ones they are smaller works for me.

[Lady Maverick]

Ingredient prep today =
** Shrimp sauteed in sauce
** Chicken breast roasted

Ready to eat -
Protein -
Country fried steaks
Yogurt Greek, protein powder, blueberries smoothie
Chicken Nuggets
Eggs, hard boiled
Chicken breast roasted
Ham, slices sandwich
Hamburger patties with cheese
Hot Link
Shrimp - cook with butter & bbq
Yogurt, Greek plain
Yogurt, lemon
Shake Chocolate Protein

Cheese
Mozzarella, shredded
Cottage Cheese
Flaming Jack Colby/Monterey shredded
Cheddar, sharp, shredded
Pepper Jack
Parmesan cheese, grated
American Slices

Carbs
Pizzas Supreme & cheese
Biscuits
Braums Cheeseburger
Chocolate milk
Potatoes, mashed from scratch
Rice, Jambalaya
Bread, braums low carb
Tortillas, Xtreme low carb

Fruit
Apples
Cranberries
Strawberries
Blueberries
Raisins
Bananas

Vegetables
Lettuce romaine chopped
Tomatoes from garden
Onions, Chopped
Veggie mixture sauteed -Cabbage, spinach, cauliflower, okra, tomato, pepper, mushrooms

Ideas for meals -
Pick a protein, carb and fruit/veg, add sauces & cheese
Rice bowls
Sandwich
Salad with toppings
Wraps- fill a tortilla with your favorites
Loaded baked potato

Drinks -
coffee
tea

This information in kept in spreadsheet that includes date purchased and date expired. I don't attempt to show that here because too much information to put into easy-to-read phpbb format. Having knowledge of what date a food will expire helps keep the inventory rotating and lets me know when to remove it from the available items to eat.

[Nancy]

Not a cooking day per say for me.
Cleaned kit. sinks.
Got an idea of foods for today from made ahead options
those are thawing now / one choice is not froze will be my lunch.

[Lady Maverick]

Spreadsheet updated and removed items that were eaten yesterday. Reviewed what foods will expire in the next few days.

Ingredient prep today =
** Lettuce, romaine chopped
** Asparagus washed

[Nancy]

I cooked an egg for my breakfast.
I put half of my 2 serving meat pie for a meal today.
I have soup thawed up.

Made up the cornbread this morning , it's for the dog treats for her.
So pleased that she came and got me when it was done I had turned off the oven but
she could smell it was done!

[Nancy]

Found chicken I bought the other day in the freezer so thaw that out and cook it up is
my meal plan for this weekend.
Gotta luv having a plan.

Chicken / thighs are in the freezer frozen.
Fish / need to get that when I'm at the store got em.
Beef / get more patties not out yet got sine,
Pork / saw roasts on sale at the other market got one!
bfast for dinner got eggs.
Take out meat balls from Subway.
Sandwiches or made ahead meals in the future.

Bought a mini cheese bread loaf at a craft fair made from
Bisquick should be interesting.

[Lady Maverick]

Spreadsheet updated and removed items that were eaten yesterday.
Reviewed what foods will expire in the next few days.

We have a suitable selection of protein, carbs, fruits, and vegetables ready to eat. I'm not cooking anything additional today.

Ingredient prep today =
** Asparagus washed

[Lady Maverick]

Daily maintenance=
** Spreadsheet updated by removing items that were eaten yesterday and adding food that came into our home in the last 24 hours.
** Sort foods in categories so they can be reviewed as individual groups. Protein, cheese, carbs, fruit, vegetables. Does each category have a good selection of ready-to-eat foods?
** Sort foods by expiration date. Review and create plans to use food before expiration.

Ingredient prep today =
** Asparagus washed. Eat some and put the rest into the freezer
** Blueberries repackaged so they are easily accessible since they are used daily
** Tomatoes out of freezer and packaged for easy access.
** Tuna prepared
** Chicken tenderloins cooked
** Romaine lettuce chopped
** Vegetable medley assembled and sauteed - spinach, cabbage, cauliflower, okra, onion, tomato, mushrooms, beets. apples, peppers. Package into individual servings.

[Nancy]

Success! Yea! the pork roast turned out so good!
I added veg. at the end.
Cut it in 3 pieces to fit in the cast iron dutch oven better.
Now I am letting it cool off too freeze up for meals later on.
Some other things to put in the basement freezer in the morning
after I do this separating & shredding part.
I think it's the first time I've done one of these.

[Lady Maverick]

Nancy - Glad the pork roast and vegetables turned out so well.

Component cooking = preparing the building blocks of meals.
Daily maintenance=
** Spreadsheet updated by removing items that were eaten yesterday and adding food that came into our home in the last 24 hours.
** Sort foods in categories so they can be reviewed as individual groups. Protein, cheese, carbs, fruit, vegetables. Does each category have a good selection of ready-to-eat foods?
** Sort foods by expiration date. Review and create plans to use food before expiration.

Ingredient prep today =
** Asparagus harvest, wash, eat some and put the rest into the freezer
** Romaine lettuce chopped
** Chicken Nugget
** Waffle fries
** Hamburger patties with cheese
** Potato patties using the NTBE mashed potatoes.