Ahh Saturday morning, how I love you.
Eastern Market was rather slow today. I think some of the vendors must be taking time off because of the holidays. We ended up breezing through the main sheds for some fruits and veggies, and also stopped by DeVries for a hunk of Gouda. I love stopping in to sample (and purchase) all types of cheese, wonder if they are catching on yet?!
Eastern Market was rather slow today. I think some of the vendors must be taking time off because of the holidays. We ended up breezing through the main sheds for some fruits and veggies, and also stopped by DeVries for a hunk of Gouda. I love stopping in to sample (and purchase) all types of cheese, wonder if they are catching on yet?!
Eastern Market
Weekly Food Prep
Check out our haul from Eastern Market:
Not bad!
Once we returned home, we dedicated a half hour to our weekly food prep.
Not bad!
Once we returned home, we dedicated a half hour to our weekly food prep.
Food prep consisted of:
I have learned the hard way, that if I don't dedicate a little time to prepping my food on the weekend I will get lazy during the week and 'forget' to cook the food I have at home. (Usually turning to picking up food or heading out to a restaurant.)
- julienning a zucchini (for future zoodles)
- julienning and dicing 3 sweet potatoes (for breakfast
hash browns) - chopping up a pineapple (for easy grab-&-go or
green smoothies) - shredding a rotisserie chicken (we usually put
some in the refrigerator and some in the freezer to use later for either salads or stir-fry) - using the chicken bones to make chicken broth (we will
either make chicken soup with veggies, or my favorite-egg drop soup!)
I have learned the hard way, that if I don't dedicate a little time to prepping my food on the weekend I will get lazy during the week and 'forget' to cook the food I have at home. (Usually turning to picking up food or heading out to a restaurant.)
On occasion I keep a log of what I have and what I can make with those ingredients. I try to come up with as many ideas as possible with the ingredients on hand, so that when I get home from work no real planning needs to take place. I hide this notebook in a bin in our kitchen and pull it out from time to time for a little inspiration.
This week I am looking forward to cooking pulled pork, crab cakes benedict, and egg drop soup. Recipes to follow!
This week I am looking forward to cooking pulled pork, crab cakes benedict, and egg drop soup. Recipes to follow!
How did you spend your Saturday?