Lord said:
Thanks Michael, I do many of the things you suggest. For instance, I like
the multigrain bread such as Earthgrains produces. When I go to a client
in the downtown area, I go 2 blocks off the path and stock up on several
loaves of various breads directly from the bakery. Price is $1.19 per loaf
while at the store it is about $3.79.
I stock up on canned and frozen veggies.
Save-A-Lot has a house brand bag of frozen sliced peppers and onions
for stir fry. A one pound bag of red, green and yellow peppers, with
thick slices of onion for 99 cents. I love to use it in my chili. I
make the chili in one of those new large oval crock pots, and cook it on
the lowest heat all day to get the best flavor.
I also buy frozen peas, corn, green beans, mixed vegetables and lima
beans for my homemade vegetable soup. i cheat when it comes to the
potatoes. I either use a bag of frozen shoestring cut fries, or instant
mashed potatoes. Carpal tunnel has made it too painful to slice
potatoes into tiny chunks. I also buy a restaurant supply bottle of
chopped, dried onions for the same reason.
I get the bags of skinless boneless
chicken breast and if I make spaghetti sauce, I portion it into serving
sizes,
zip lock those and freeze them in a bowl to shape the food into a pot
friendly form. I groove my ground meats so I can snap off a serving
size and I usually cook all the bacon at one time. I have yet to make a
good
soup but I'm getting close. Beans are hard for me too...usually not much
flavor.
If you mean soup beans, you need onions. Sweet onions, or if you can
get them Vadillia onions, when they are in season. There are no burning
eyes or strong odor with Vidallia onions. They are so sweet that I've
seen people slice and eat them.
I keep powdered drinks and bottled water on hand.
I found that a frozen chicken breast on a white plate, covered by a large
salad
bowl will cook in the microwave oven in 6 to 8 minutes. The food can be
seasoned
while it is still frozen as well.
I never stored much canned meat except tuna & a manual can opener if needed!
I definitely won't go out of my way to get groceries but I do stop when I'm
already
in the area.
It sounds like you're on the right track. I just thawed and cooked a
couple pieces of Tyson Boneless Skinless chicken breasts for supper. Its
about $2.05 a pound at Sam's Club in a 6.5 pound bag. ten minutes on
defrost, and ten minutes to cook. I have to take a lab sample in two
days so I can't have red meat or almost anything else I normally eat for
a few days, so its just chicken and potatoes for a few days.
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Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.
Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida