The Day after Resurrection

Happy (day after) Easter!

I'm posting this a couple days late, but I started writing it at the right time lol.  I spent the day doing my usual Sunday things...cleaning, cooking and prepping meals for the week. This process usually takes at least half the day, but for some reason I was in the kitchen significantly longer this time.  For this marathon session, I had two packs of chicken breast, 1 whole chicken, 1 pack of ground turkey, 1 pack of ground beef, beans, 2 red peppers, 2 green peppers, mushrooms, some broccoli slaw, a bunch of onions, a cucumber and some tomatoes.  I used every slow cooker at my disposal, including the small red one I had but away in the cabinet.  I made Salisbury steak (for yesterday's dinner), Slow Cooker Baked Beans, which I will use to top some baked potatoes later in the week.

Chicken strips of the Greek and cilantro lime variety grilled, sliced and individually frozen for future sandwiches and salads, Crepes, Greek Pasta Salad and Veggie Quiche with a hash brown crust.

BEWARE of the "cheap" bags of bulk onions that seem like a good deal at a time.  $1.29 for 3 lbs. of yellow onions, but only half of those were unusable.  I forgot to get a red pepper from this store, which was on sale for $1.  I was upset as I really needed it and had to pay $1.99 per pound for one at another store, but it turned out that one pepper weighed half a lb. so it came out to be the same price and the per lb. pepper was actually a larger, greater quality.  I will be buying all my produce by the pound from now on.

I broke down the whole chicken, slow cooked then shredded the breasts for chicken salad and Bbq pulled chicken, which also topped those baked potatoes mentioned earlier. Cooked the legs and thighs, along with a sweet potato for Charlie and make stock with the back.

The two packs of chicken breasts were used to make these three bagged meals:

Chicken Cheese steak Melts

Lemon Chicken and Chicken Hash

Chicken Hash (cooked)

My lunches this week consist of Asian Salad, Chicken Salad with grapes, cranberries and apples, Greek Chicken Pita and the Veggie Quiche.

My full weeks menu including what I planned for snacks is available here:  Menu Plan - Week of 04/06/15.  And with this post I am reinstating:  Today I am thankful for... Having food to plan and prep these meals for this week and weeks to come.

My Morning Routine

I don't know why I wanted to post this, maybe just as a reminder to myself, but anyway, this is what I do (almost) every day.

Wake up, look at the clock and determine whether or not I have time to go pee and go back to sleep or just get up, usually the latter. 

Let Charlie out, try to wait for him to come back, but can't, go pee.

Let Charlie back in, feed and water him.

Take lunch out of the fridge, which usually includes breakfast too.

Wash my face, brush my teeth, get dressed, brush (at least) my hair.

Take my meds/vitamins etc.

Kiss charlie bye, which usually results in him turning his head away because he's mad I'm leaving.

Put on the appropriate pre-selected outerwear.

Grab my perfectly organized bags, phone, keys and I'm out!

I did not mention shower, because...no I am not a "dirty" girl, unless asked to be. I just do as much as possible at night, including making sure my outfit, shoes, accessories, glasses and outerwear match and are ready to go so I get as much sleep as possible... See above.  I plan meals weekly so I know what I'm taking what day.  I have OCD as most people know, so my whole life is a series of lists and plans.  I will be posting my weekly meal plans again on my other blog:  The Frugal Organizer very soon.