It's been so stinking hot here that I put the crock pots to work. I really didn't want to heat the house up with the oven or the stove top. The crock pot keeps the heat down low. We've pulled a lot of food out of the freezer this past week, and I've made a huge pot of black beans. What we didn't eat, we froze into serving size portions. (Serving size portions for our family is a 16 ounce freezer container - it's enough to eat as a really good soup, and enough to add to something else.)
We hit up my favorite farm stand - where I could pick up a fresh chicken and watermelon, and peaches. I also got a couple of roasts delivered from the dairy. Everybody will be home for the next week, and I want food that's going to be able to feed all five of us - and KEEP us full! I see fajitas, pulled pork, and taco salad in the very near future.
The $15 chicken provided dinner for three nights. The first night, we had roast chicken. The second, I used the left overs to make chicken enchiladas. (I made a pan of black bean enchiladas for the lactose intolerant vegetarian) and the third night, I boiled up the bones and made a chicken vegetable soup. (Daughter had vegetable soup. I cooked up a separate pot, just for her.)
BTW, I used up some more of the chile in adobo sauce that I picked up when I was still really happy from the drugs after my procedure. It added a very nice flavor to the enchilada mix. Chiles in adobo sauce keep for a long time in the fridge. I ran mine through the mini food processor, and have them sitting in a jar in the fridge. I have been adding 2 TBSP to everything I cook that has a Tex-Mex flavor to it. I'm going to freeze whatever I don't finish off by the end of the week in little "dollops" on a cookie sheet. I'll keep them in a freezer bag and pull them out as needed.
Expenses for the week:
South Mountain Creamery: $58.39
Local Homestead Products: $ 36.71
Shopper's Food: $ 27.57
Total for the Week: $122.67
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