It's October! Holy cow!
Sunday morning I was
up really early. Apparently my body had
had enough rest because there was no way I was going be able to sleep in, not
that I ever really do, so I got up and got started. I made myself a fresh pot of coffee and began
my day.
Pizza dough ready for the freezer |
After meal prepping
on Saturday evening I still needed to finish up by making six pizza dough balls
for the freezer. I took my bread machine
out of the pantry and got busy making three batches of whole wheat pizza
dough. I divided each batch in two,
shaped it into balls and put each one into a sandwich bag labeling it with the
date. I put all of these bags into one
larger bag and out to the garage chest freezer they went. It only took me about 20 minutes to get this
done, plus washing up.
I still had that
extra 3# package of ground beef in the refrigerator so I decided to make a
meatloaf for Sunday supper and six stuffed bell peppers. I baked them all together at the same time
putting two of the peppers into a dish for the refrigerator and the rest of
them into freezer containers for later on.
I'll enjoyed the two in the refrigerator for supper throughout the
week. I served up the meatloaf with
carrots I roasted in the oven with the meatloaf and peppers as well as a
package of cheddar and sour cream Idahoan mashed potatoes. My kids love them and they don't have a lot
of ingredients in them that I need to worry about. Homemade mashed potatoes are still the best
option, however.
This was really good |
I also made a gelatin
dessert that was a recipe from the 1950s using a large box of lime gelatin and an 8 oz.
package of cream cheese. This was super
simple and I think it took me longer to clean my blender than to make the
dessert. It was really delicious
too. I'll share it on my keto blog soon
so if you are interested in making it you can find it there.
I was very grateful
that I had a meal plan and had prepped everything over the weekend. I was late getting home from work Monday and
when I did get home the girls told me they were starving. Poor things.
I turned the oven on to 400° and slid the pan of Spanish Rice in before
it was even preheated. While it baked in
there for an hour I was able to help the girls with their chores and get a
couple things done myself. They ate
dinner and then got to work on their homework and I didn't feel rushed or
stressed at all.
The girls enjoyed the Spanish Rice topped with salsa & sour cream |
Tuesday night after
getting home from picking them up from band and cheer practice it was another
easy supper of reheating Sloppy Joe mix while tater tots baked in the oven for
20 minutes. By the time they got their
chores done dinner was on the table and they were pretty darn happy about it
too. Apparently they were starving again.
Sloppy Joes! |
Wednesday was
leftover Spanish Rice and Thursday was leftover Sloppy Joes which were a quick
reheat in the microwave. Friday morning
I pulled out a dough ball and some pizza sauce from the freezer to thaw all day
in the refrigerator. They made
themselves a pepperoni pizza for supper and I didn't cook anything. I enjoyed meat loaf, stuffed bell peppers and
taco meat throughout the week with various vegetables and a big salad I had
made up on Monday. It was a very good
week of eating. Lots of fresh fruits and
vegetables to add to our meals.
A nice big salad to go with our meals Tomatoes and cucumber from our garden |
Saturday was a day
spent as a family just hanging out together.
We watched some movies, visited with friends and just enjoyed a bit of a
slow down after a crazy busy week.
The girls mad this pizza |
We gave our kitchen
scraps and some stale bread to the chickens and they gave us plenty of eggs
throughout the week. Edith and Matilda
are molting and not laying at the moment.
They both look pretty scrappy right now too. But the little girls are keeping us in eggs
at the moment.
I made Egg Roll In A Bowl on Saturday |
I picked tomatoes
and a cucumber from the garden. I have
loads of green tomatoes and I'm hoping our weather holds out for a few more
weeks before we get a big frost. Same
with my mums. They are blooming now and
I'm hopeful we get to have them around for a while before it freezes.
I cut back one of our house plants that was getting pretty straggly. I shared some of the cuttings with a co-worker.
I mended one of our
shopping bags that had torn at the grocery store. Sometimes those cashiers get a little carried
away when they are sacking up your groceries.
I was able to stitch the tear closed and then reinforced it with a zig
zag stitch.
Not a lot going on
this week. No big projects or anything
like that. Just busy with the kids
activities, school and work. I did get
some 2019 planning done this week and I'll be sharing some of that with you
before too long. Next year is going to
be a big year for us and loads of activity as well as some changes.
I played with this little darling A LOT last week! |
How was your thrifty
week?
I've been wanting to make an eggroll in a bowl recipe - I'll have to find a winner. We did our standard stuff. Line dried most of our clothes, made dinner at home, ate through our stockpile, I listed a few items on eBay. Right now, I'm researching tax reduction strategies for 2019, including changes to our health care savings & a back door Roth IRA
ReplyDeleteI can't believe we are talking taxes already, but its that time again. This year is flying right by!
DeleteI just wanted to share that I pick all my green tomatoes now and layer them in a box.They will turn red in a few days to weeks!!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea. I usually line them up on my windowsill, but right now I've got Halloween decorations there.
DeleteEverything looks delicious! You mentioned the gelatin dessert is from a 1950's recipe - there are depression era and war time/food rationing recipe blogs out there that are really interesting. I'm tempted to try some.
ReplyDeleteD.
I've looked at a few of those myself. I find it very interesting. Not overly keto friendly recipes, but things I can make for my girls.
DeleteBunny!!!
ReplyDeleteYou had a great week for stocking the freezer! That's something I'd love to get better at (but so often, my weekends are dominated by activities with my daughter and husband, and occasionally my son, and what little time in the kitchen I do have is taken up by making my son's breakfasts and lunch cookies/etc, which do go in the freezer. So I guess I'm kind of doing something similar, just for the mornings! :D).
I have a few reusable bags I need to repair as well. I *was* going to do them soon, but my daughter has changed her mind about what she wants to be for Halloween again, so I might not need to sew anything. We'll see. ;)
It is such a busy time of year right now. I get up early each day, even on weekends, to get stuff done. Otherwise I wouldn't get it done.
DeleteYour meal posts make me hungry! We love eggroll in a bowl and usually make it once a week. I buy the finely chopped cabbage mix and it just soaks up the flavors. Yum!
ReplyDeleteIt is so good, isn't it? We have it a lot too.
DeleteYour bunny is adorable!
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