We had been running low on hamburger meat, so I ordered some from our great Nebraska source, North Star Neighbors. I figured that while I was ordering and paying a delivery fee, I might as well order some stew meat and cube steak. And while I was at it I should get some chickens too. So…last week two great big boxes of meat showed up on my door step!
PLUS…Smart Chicken brand boneless skinless chicken breasts have been on sale at our grocery store for $2.49 a pound (WOW!) so I bought the entire shelf a lot of packages. Here’s part of it:
P.S. Matt looked up from his work at the computer while I was taking this picture and said, “Oh, did you get a good deal on chicken?” It was at this moment that I realized that only a weird food blogger such as myself takes a picture of her chicken before she puts it into the freezer. Oh the stories my husband could tell.
AND…it just so happened that this very same week, the lamb I ordered was ready to be butchered.
So, now our freezer is very full of meat. I love having so many choices for meals!
Sunday, March 8
Oatmeal, toast
Beef stew, cornbread
Leftover homemade pizza, cantaloupe
Monday, March 9
Whole wheat waffles
Homemade chicken nuggets and fries
Grilled salmon, stir fried rice and veggies
Tuesday, March 10
Mini breakfast pizzas, oranges
Cheeseburger mac, steamed carrots
Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas
Wednesday, March 11
Applesauce bread, bananas
Sloppy joes, deviled eggs, carrot sticks
Roasted chicken, ranch potato wedges, green beans
Thursday, March 12
Kefir-fruit smoothies, toast
Alphabet soup, homemade soft pretzels
Leg of lamb, baked potatoes, steamed broccoli and carrots
Friday, March 13
Blueberry muffins, applesauce
Bean dip with tortilla chips, pears
Lamb-burgers on homemade buns, onion rings
Saturday, March 14
Giant breakfast cookies
Mashed potato pancakes, cottage cheese and peaches
Lasagna, tossed salad, corn
Well…it seems that Ranch Potato Wedges wins the vote for the next High Five Recipe you’d like me to share. Be watching for that this week!
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Hello,
Good job on the freezer full of meat. Doesn’t it feel great to have it well stocked?
My husband is bringing home a bunch of fish for the freezer so we are trying to eat some of the existing meat items this week to make room for the fish.
Take Care,
Trixie
Oh my goodness! Your soft pretzels look so amazing!
Thanks for the step by step instructions too!
I am definitely going to try these :)
I’m sure we will LOVE them….and I can’t wait to eat one right out of the oven!
Although we don’t eat huge amounts of meat every week I do love to vary my meats, so am always happy to find a sale! I loved your post on making mozzarella from raw milk!
YOu are not the only one who opens her freezer and sighs with pure delight…shhhh…I am a food blogger too.
I would LOVE to see more pictures of your freezer! We just butchered 2 hogs with my brother, so we have lots of ham loaf (so delish!!!) and pork sausage and chops and more sausage!!!!
“I realized that only a weird food blogger such as myself takes a picture of her chicken before she puts it into the freezer”
That’s so funny!
We are expecting a half side of cattle in the next month. I would love to see a post about the lamb you’ve just butchered. Have you done cattle or hogs? I too would love to see a picture of your freezer.
That is such a funny story – My husband always laughs when he sees me taking pictures of me latest “store finds”!