Meat Meat Meat (Cross Post from my other blog!)

So, in this house, we always know when there is a sale on meat. This week, it was ground beef for 1.17 a lb. That isn't the best I have ever found, but it is darn good! I ended up with 15 lbs of meat total between two stores that had it on sale.


Here is what we did.

I browned 5 lbs of meat with tomatoes, onions and spices to make a taco meat mix. Once it was browned, I let it cool and divided it into three bags, which when added into a meal with beans, lettuce and all the other fixins will make tacos for our five kids who eat (baby doesn't) and the two of us. 3 meals down!

I took another 2.5 lbs and started a crock pot meatloaf, still cooking as I type. I mixed it with a cup of spaghetti sauce, some fresh garlic, a dash of chili powder(trust me on this one) and salt / pepper. Toss in some bread crumbs, blend with some onion.....and place in a foil lined crock pot on low for 8 hours. I plan to split this in two for two meals, since it is quite large! I also added some chopped carrot this time to sneak some veggies in it! 2 more meals down!

Then I took another 2.5 lb and made 16 hamburger patties. They are small, because we have young kids. This will get us another 2 meals, paired with some sweet potatoe fries and we are good! 2 more meals down!

So far, we have 7 meals made and frozen. Now on to the chili. I took 1.5 lb of meat and browned it with onion and garic, and then added all my chili fixin's. After I added it all, and a ton of fresh roma's from another sale this weekend, I had two big ole' batches of chili! That is another 2 meals! So we have 9 down!

So, what did I do with the other 4 lbs? Well, I split it into 2 and froze it:) I am not sure what project that will turn into. Possibly enchiladas? Or even a cassarole with potato and cheese? Who knows!


I will be back to post the details of each meal I made and what I plan to add to it, along with the cost work up. Just getting my feet wet for the evening!

I suck, totally!

So, I have been MIA for a long time! I have a good reason, I PROMISE!

Back in Jan, I got in big trouble with my pregnancy, and landed in the hospital. He came early and spent some time in the NICU. My pantry challenge became less important when all that happened. To worsen the situation, my grandmother, who I was very close to, passed in the middle of Feb. We have been in funeral mode since then, and I have been helping my mom cope. It has been a rough start to 2010!

I can say though, I have a beautiful baby boy to show for it all, and we are truly blessed to have added another member to our family! Now that we are adjusting, things should start to normalize....G-d willing!


I am back now, and starting tomorrow, I am going to start posting again! I am determined to have a normal month! So, my apologies, I hope to have some great reading in the next few weeks!