Jan 29th 2021

I was reading some "news"

On the internet the other day

When I happened onto

An article about 28 menu ideas

For February.

That would mean 1 new recipe

Every day if we agreed on them.

Surprisingly

They were family favourites

With a twist... so out of the 28

John agreed to 27

While only 25 appealed to me.

Still not a bad average!!!!!

So,

Wednesday I wrote out the recipes.

Thursday I made a list of groceries

And then cross referenced them

Against what we had in the house

And made an accurate list

Of what we would need.

Today was shopping day.

I started at bulk barn

Because I knew this would be

A costly thing. I had some

Of the necessary spices

But still needed 15 or so.

They had all but 3 on my list

And my total came to...

$4.07

What? I was expecting waaaay higher.

Happily I trotted off to dollar tree

Where I stocked up on freezer bags

And managed to find

A few more items on the list...

Like balsamic vinegar!

My next stop was superstore.

Although I had a list for these recipes,

I also have a house to keep going

And the only place for the cat

Food and litter we use is there.

So I once again,

Attacked my list.

Found out beef short ribs 

Are SUPER expensive !!!

I also managed to find the sesame oil

And the Asian dressing I needed.

Loaded the car,

And took a moment to rewrite

The list which was very messy by now.

Off to freshco.

I KNOW that store,

So I made quick work

Of loading up on list items.

Then I found my buddy loading

Up the shelves and he helped me

Find a bunch of obscure items.

Gotta love that our store 

Has a great guy who knows

Where stuff is.

Alright.

Now I wish I could say I was done...

But I had a bunch of misc items

That I managed to find

At my last stop at food basics.

I also bought mom a flowering plant.

Now it was 3pm.

Time to do 2 pick ups

Before I could pop over to

Give mom her flowers and the

Disney puzzle I picked up,

And then off to pick up

A bottle of red wine

A friend did not need but was

On my grocery list!

Finally

I got home....

Now i faced the real job

Of emptying the car,

Putting all the groceries SOMEWHERE

And portioning the proteins

For the 27 meals.

That meant straightening cupboards

And reorganizing Freezers and fridges!

John got to work cutting down meats

And I put everything away

After cooking 6lbs of ground beef

For the freezer (easy when making dinner)

Tonight we made the first meal.

Honey glazed pork chops,

Bacon roasted potatoes,

Carrots and my homemade apple sauce.

Amazing...

John was stuffed.

And no nap... he had to head to work.

I managed to straighten the kitchen

And get the dishwasher running.

Tomorrow is a cauliflower

And pork stir fry.

Stripped our bed 

And now I get to sleep

On fresh clean sheets.

Laundry away,

Meds taken and a book in my hand.

Good night from John Street