We have a hungry family and like to prep all our own meals at home so we grocery shop twice a week.
Weekends we hit the farm market.
Many of the meals start with whatever is good and fresh at the market. Once I have that, whether it's a nice piece of lamb or some fresh veggies or a fresh loaf of bread , I get other parts of the meal at the grocery if they're not available at the farm market.
I like to think in terms of full meals when I am at the grocery store. We don't have time for a lot of creativity or extra shopping, so when I come home from weekend shopping I have a good idea what's going into mulltiple meals during the week. Down to the sides and sauces.
We also raise our own hogs so there's always plenty of pork (and venison) in the freezer but that's whole 'nother story.
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