Whew! Another freezer cooking day under our belt - and this one was the most relaxing by far. Experience has taught us a few things. Most importantly: lower thy expectations.
Chicken pot pie (tripled)
beef tips
60 burritos (half beef, half bean)
pizza sauce
Ingredients prepared in advanced
15 cups carrots, celery - chopped
18 onions - chopped
12 cups broth
4 pounds dried beans, soaked and cooked
3 whole chickens
2 beef roasts
20+ bell peppers, chopped and roasted
Additional thoughts
1. I (Julie) feel quite confident about making chicken pot pie filling because I have made it so many times. Today I couldn't get the sauce (or soup) to thicken and I'm not sure why. HB reminded me that the last time we tripled the recipe that it was rather soupy then, too. I do not have this problem when making smaller batches. So - next time I will make either one batch at a time or make the cream of soup completely separately.
2. We both enjoyed today's relaxing pace and lower expectations. The last cooking marathon was too much. Starting roughly at 9am and walking out the door of a clean kitchen at 1:45 was a pace that this pregnant lady can keep. We even sat at the table for lunch!
3. I regret not having a picture of two dear friends that joined us - Lori (who writes here sometimes) and Kelly (who is on furlough from Uganda).
4. It was a great day. I hope to get one more cooking day in before the rush of the holidays - and before baby BOY comes, the first week of January.
Congrats! I'm having a boy too :)
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