Ready, Set, Cook

I promised myself I would try one of those freeze your meals and eat for a month plans. So, I headed out to the grocery store and stocked up on all the items I needed to make my life easier, take some stress off and just be prepared.

The first step at the grocery store was well, a little harder than I thought. The amount of food I had to buy weighed down the cart so much that turning the aisles proved to be quite a challenge. Then, I really needed to rent another shopper to push a second cart because the first one was overflowing. I had to stop at fewer recipes than I wanted.

Next, I guess I had not planned ahead too well since I didn't have enough room in the pantry once I got home with the groceries. After looking further at the book I choose it did have all that in the first chapter, but I thought "I don't need that chapter, that's probably for someone who has never cooked." Who knew?

Finally, I got ready to cook two of my recipes and I was off and running. Reggie took Rhett to the park and I had the whole kitchen to myself. It's a good thing because I found out quickly I needed it and every square inch I could find.

Look at all the canned goods I needed for just 2 recipes! And, since I am much better at art than cooking I gave Rhett a little art lesson with stacking cans .




Here's the kitchen during the cooking marathon. Yikes! My mom always taught me that a good cook cleans as they go. I don't think I will be getting that good cook award anytime soon.




I did finally get 2 recipes finished, which gave us a grand total of 8 meals. The only problem with that is we will be eating chicken enchiladas and meatloaf everyday for the next 2 weeks. Here's to good eating!