Planning Ahead...Part Deaux...

So my last post involved lots of cooking and lots to eat! You may have noticed I commented on that post, my thoughts about the recipes I made. Overall, I wasn't impressed with the chicken recipes. I thought they really lacked flavor-and truthfully, all tasted the same. Blah!

Well-lots has happened since that last post. Mainly, and most importantly, my crockpot set my kitchen on fire.
Uh-yea.  To recap, here was my Facebook Post

So today,  I am back at. I found myself with a free Saturday (What! Who has those?) and Meat BOGO at Kroger. WooHoo. So at the grocery, I stocked up on all the BOGO's, Pork Chop, Cube Steak, Bottom Round, Roast. Also picked up a 5 pounder stick of ground and some Italian Sausage.

Couple Veggies to add to it (totally winging it of course, because I don't make a list and remember it)

Back at the homestead, I split up the chop chops, cube steak, and meat into individual meal servings. Wrapped in foil-then bagged in the freezer bags to make quick cooking meals. Stick o'beef went like this : 2 lbs in sauce, 2 lbs in meatloaf and 1 lb for burgers to night.

Yep-that's mine. 15 years young
and falling apart.

Meatloaf, that's new...I didn't do that one last time. But it's my standard meatloaf. Nothing fancy. I'm pretty basic when it comes to my meatloaf. It comes from the classic "Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book" A staple every household should have. Even if, like me, most your crap comes off the internet.
It goes like this (adapted of course, and I double to make 2)
1 lbs ground beef
1/2 lb ground pork
3/4 c. bread crumbs
1/4 c. chopped onion
1/4 water
1 egg, beaten
some basil, oregano, garlic powder, parsley

mix all ingredients in large bowl (with hands of course). Watch out, it's cold and gooey. Shape into a rectangle about 1-1.5" thick. (I have been known to shape in a heart or other things depending on the holiday)
Freeze
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

So while my trusty side kick is "mixing" the meatloaf ingredients. I use the term "mixing" lightly. It was mixed into a microphone, a snowman, Mt. Rushmore - you see where this is going.

Again, while the art lesson is happening, I sliced up the bottom round for 2 meals of French Dip and put together the sausage for the recipes I really liked from the previous post. Hey-look what I found while chopping green peppers!


Pepper Boobs!

Onto the next "New" recipe, the Roast. Basically the same as what I do on any given day, just frozen instead of cooking right away. It goes as follows.

4-ish pound roast

Carrots

Onion

Packet o'onion soup mix

can of cream of whateveryoulike soup (mine is potato)

 

Insert into Ziploc back in that order, release air and wah-la, ready for the freezer. 
Cook 8-10 hours. May add some potatoes day of-if I have them of course.

 

Sauce is cooking, as last time (and smelling -and tasting- mighty good)

 

Now.....I should have SOME chicken. One can not live off beef alone....or can they.....hmmm

I think I will try some recipes I found on The Krazy Coupon Lady's blog for Brown Sugar and Honey Garlic Chicken. I'll break open the Christmas gift and let you know how they turn out!
Freezer is full and the remainder of the month is planned! Yeah.
Check back on comments for reviews of new recipes.