Oh well, the one with all the pieces can be donated to the library now. LOL
2. I did a rough inventory of the chest freezer. I had a sale turkey from 2024 holiday season in there taking up a good portion of the space. I decided to bite the bullet and roast it and use the FoodSaver to prepare small, usable amounts of the meat, and freeze them ready to use for casseroles and salads and sandwiches.
Additionally there is 20 pounds of flour in the freezer, along with several packages of bacon, sausages, a couple of large bags of pecans from Costco, various bags of frozen vegetables, and three Dreamsicles.
In my opinion upright freezers are much more efficient to organize and access, and the most useful thing about a chest freezer would be a scenario where you might have a dead body that need's hiding. I would dearly love to have an upright freezer, but as long as this one does the job it can stay.
3. Grocery total this month is lower than expected. I'm not sure why, but I've been a little creative in cooking with what we have. Mostly because I don't want to go out into the heat to restock.
4. Frugal fail: Carey took the new car in to get an estimate on replacing the passenger side external rearview mirror. Wish I didn't have to claim responsibility for that one...it was sheared off by the menu board/speaker while I was backing out of a Sonic parking spot. $1,200+.
5. Frugal fail: I caved and resubscribed to Audible. I have projects to do, but I need to be reading! I checked the library for the audio book, but I was something like 21 on the waiting list. :( Now if I can just find my earbuds. Found 'em! :)
On the menu this week:
Saturday: Family supper at Kasey & Beau's
Sunday: BLTs
Monday: Quiche (red onion, bell pepper, broccoli, cheddar & parm)
Tuesday: leftovers
Wednesday: Turkey Penne Casserole
Thursday: out for Tex-Mex
Friday: leftovers
Ha ha about the puzzle pieces but I notice he told you after he helped put it together😁 I’ve never had a separate freezer but have wondered if having a white board next to it or some other way to keep an ongoing list would work. Ouch about the car mirror.
ReplyDeleteYes, he was a little slow on the uptake too. You notice when I said it was a head-slap moment, I didn't say WHO'S head got slapped. LOL
DeleteOuch! on the Sonic mishap. ): But good job on finding and roasting the turkey - I bet the house smelled amazing.
ReplyDeleteBoy was I mad at myself about that mirror! The house did have a yummy turkey aroma! :)
DeleteI agree with you about the chest freezer! What I do love about the food saver, is that you can take something bulky like a turkey, then cook and package it into more easily storable portions.
ReplyDeleteI had to replace my mirror too. The accident was my fault. Boy is it expensive!
Absolutely agree about the food saver, and that is exactly what I did with it!
DeleteSorry you lost your mirror too!