SO I have been trying to do good about planning meals for the week and sticking to them! This helps keep the McDonald and Sonic runs at bay!! I did pretty good last week. I have found that the hardest part for me is thawing my meat. It makes me so nervous to sit it out a couple days before we need it because our plans tend to change a lot. We will randomly do things with friends and family and before I know it the meat has been sitting in my fridge too long. I am sure most of the time it is still fine to eat but I get so nervous about stuff like that! So in order to keep from wasting food I started taking it out to thaw in the morning when Micheal gets leaves for work. But it typically isn't completely thawed by the time dinner rolls around...ugh! I know this is a totally easy and random problem but it drives me crazy!
I really love cooking and trying out new recipes and I definitely do alot more cooking when I plan ahead and know all of the ingrgedients are in the house!
Anyway, here is what we have planned for dinner for the days ahead:
Tuesday: Hamburgers and Tater Tots
Wednesday: Chicken Quesadillas with beans and rice
Thursday: Date Night
Friday: I will be out of town (AKA Micheal will eat whatever he wants)
Saturday: Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Rolls, Salad
Sunday: Left overs from the week
Monday: MeMaw Tacos, beans, and rice (My great-grandmother had a wonderful recipe for tacos that you fry in oil...they are to die for! We call them MeMaw tacos) I am having my parents and brother over for dinner on this night.
Tuesday: BBQ Chicken, Salad, vegetable, rolls
So we will see how good I do with this over the week! :-)
You can always finish thawing or defrosting your meat in the microwave, just be sure and put it on defrost or a low setting and watch it closely so it doesn't start cooking. You can also fill the sink with warm water and put the package of meat in there and it thaws pretty quicly. Last tip is if you do thaw it go but don't use it as planned, go ahead and cook it and refreeze it for later.
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