Today is the Day After The Grocery Shop and the Day of Prep and the Day of Relaxation.
No, it doesn’t exactly make sense…
We are in the midst of a shift in seasons which leads to a shift in the weather which tends to lead to some uncomfortable joints. Translation: Put my feet up.
Yesterday’s grocery shop netted a very large flat of chicken breasts that needed to be prepped and cooked to get them ready for a relaxing stay in the freezer until needed. I admit I fussed a bit as I was contemplating what I wanted to do with them but in the end I put a liner in the slow cooker, added some chopped onion and then the chicken, put the lid on and set the thing on Low for 6 to 10 hours.
I now have enough for several casseroles and some chicken and rice. I might even make some chicken salad to go with the excellent sourdough that was part of my order.
One of the plusses to those big flats is the number of parts included. If memory serves there were at least 5 if not 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts, each amounting to at least 1 cup of meat. So that means 5 to 6 different meals. Not bad for less than 15 minutes of actual work and a few hours letting the slow cooker do its thing. 😀
Tomorrow, after everything has cooled in the fridge overnight, I will put things into freezer bags and tuck them away for safe keeping, being sure to hold one out for a pot of chicken and rice.
I’ve been craving some chicken and rice.
Otherwise, the laundry is done, trash is in the bin and I’ve settled down for a nice afternoon of Antiques Road Trip.
The weather shift will continue through tomorrow, hopefully my joints will be less inclined to be painful and we can contemplate (again) tackling a project or two in the craft room.
Easing into the cooler, quieter months can often be under appreciated but I think many of us are tired of perpetual Summer.
Now, I have to make plans for that bag of apples and bunch of bananas that were in my order.
Ideas anyone?
