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Leto · 04-21-2011, 04:03 AM

like eribrav, we have a hungry family (3 sons) and so must shop every week. Tomorrow is Friday, our usual shopping day and I am trying to figure out what to do as we are literally on fumes as far as food goes in the fridge - and this Friday being a serious Stat holiday (Good Friday) NOTHING will be open. This is after dropping approx $250 last Friday on groceries.

We buy the usual stock items, beef, chicken, pork, pasta, lots and lots of veggies. IF there is anything on sale, such as Blue Menu frozen lasagnas (emergency meals) we buy and put into the chest freezer. Also, rice is purchased in the 5 KG bags - one white basmati, and one brown basmati, which we mix (a cup of each) when we cook it. So rice lasts for a while.

Menus tend to be cyclic. we just try to mix up the meals through the week based on what we purchase, i.e., Monday night: baked chicken breasts, Tuesday: beef stir fry, Weds - pasta with chicken alfredo, tonight - not sure yet: maybe pork chops. All meals have a hefty veggie component. I like to steam broccoli & carrots mixed. At least once per week. Bok choy is blanched in boiling water with ginger slices added then salted and mixed with a drop of oil, choyote squash sliced and stir fried with water (braised?) or a bag of frozen vegetables , steamed. Since American asparagus appears to be in season, we've had that once a week as well.

I do know that this Sunday we are having a leg of lamb (fresh Ontario - not frozen NZ) as an Easter meal.

04-21-2011, 04:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
Leto Junkie Location: The Danforth	like eribrav, we have a hungry family (3 sons) and so must shop every week. Tomorrow is Friday, our usual shopping day and I am trying to figure out what to do as we are literally on fumes as far as food goes in the fridge - and this Friday being a serious Stat holiday (Good Friday) NOTHING will be open. This is after dropping approx $250 last Friday on groceries. We buy the usual stock items, beef, chicken, pork, pasta, lots and lots of veggies. IF there is anything on sale, such as Blue Menu frozen lasagnas (emergency meals) we buy and put into the chest freezer. Also, rice is purchased in the 5 KG bags - one white basmati, and one brown basmati, which we mix (a cup of each) when we cook it. So rice lasts for a while. Menus tend to be cyclic. we just try to mix up the meals through the week based on what we purchase, i.e., Monday night: baked chicken breasts, Tuesday: beef stir fry, Weds - pasta with chicken alfredo, tonight - not sure yet: maybe pork chops. All meals have a hefty veggie component. I like to steam broccoli & carrots mixed. At least once per week. Bok choy is blanched in boiling water with ginger slices added then salted and mixed with a drop of oil, choyote squash sliced and stir fried with water (braised?) or a bag of frozen vegetables , steamed. Since American asparagus appears to be in season, we've had that once a week as well. I do know that this Sunday we are having a leg of lamb (fresh Ontario - not frozen NZ) as an Easter meal. __________________ You said you didn't give a fuck about hockey And I never saw someone say that before You held my hand and we walked home the long way You were loosening my grip on Bobby Orr http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Leto_Atreides_I Last edited by Leto; 04-21-2011 at 04:08 AM..