Last weekend we made a pot of chicken stock. To the pot we added a picked over chicken carcass (this was from a rotisserie chicken), quartered whole onion, 3 carrots, 3 celery stalks, garlic cloves, bay leaf, and salt and pepper. Once the stock had simmered for 5-6 hours we let it cool and then put it in individual containers to freeze (variety of 2 cup, 1/2 cup, and 1/4 cup silicone muffin cups that after frozen we place in a ziploc bag). Chicken stock used to be something we always bought in bulk at Costco but we have completely eliminated that purchase by making our own like this and freezing it.
Meal Plan for Monday January 5 - Sunday January 11
Monday - Salmon cakes, macaroni and cheese, roasted broccoli
Tuesday - Sweet potato lentil chili
Wednesday - Meatloaf, potatoes, honey glazed carrots, roasted broccoli
Thursday & Friday - Whitney out of town; Patrick being a bachelor
Saturday - Salmon & lentils
Sunday - breakfast Crepes
dinner Thai turkey chili
Starting today we are embarking on a 14 week challenge that is aimed at eliminating processed foods from your diet. We'll be following this challenge from the 100 Days of Real Food blog. I'm particularly excited because it also focuses on food sustainability and supporting local farms. Week 1 is to eat a minimum of two different fruits or vegetables (preferably organic) with every breakfast, lunch, and dinner meal.
Wish us luck and feel free to join along!
We are going to do the challenge too. Thanks for the info.
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