Since we are tightening the budget saving money for our adoption, we are only grocery shopping every other week (instead of every week and every time I say, "Can you stop at the store on your way home?"). I've tried to use menu planning and coupons to keep the cost down.
So I was brave one day at the grocery store and bought an entire chicken. I consulted The Joy of Cooking
and decided to roast it. I just rub with salt and bake away! I do it early in the morning when the house is the coolest because it roasts for an hour and a half (ish).Lee used to work at Boston Market, so he's a pro at cutting it up and "picking" it. (Side note, I just put "chicken picking" into Swag Bucks and it's a country music guitar style. Who knew?) We get about four meals from each chicken. It's much more economical than just buying chicken breasts!
Have you tried anything new in the kitchen lately?
We have been saving by eating wild meat. It's a challenge to learn to cook it well but cheap and organic.
ReplyDeleteYes, and be sure to stock up on whole turkeys when they go on sale around Thanksgiving and Christmas:-) I've got one in my freezer right now. After you've cooked the meat, you can also divide it up into ziplock bags and freeze...and don't forget to make chicken/turkey stock from your carcass! Can be used as a soup base or as a flavorful liquid in cooking.
ReplyDeleteI'm experimenting with baking bread in my crockpot. I wrote about it in my WFMW post:
http://homeschoolheartandmind.blogspot.com/2010/06/wfmw-crockpot-sourdough-bread.html