Ryan and I have been doing a lot of home cooking lately, and I've managed to capture lots of pictures along the way. Unfortunately we've both been so caught up in the "cooking" that we've only managed to capture parts of each meal and not enough for stand alone meal posts. So, today I thought I'd share some of my favorite meal prep tricks that save us lots of time in the kitchen the rest of the week.
On Sundays we try to prep a lot of ingredients that keep well in the refrigerator so we can add them to recipes or make up meals on the fly. You will typically see me roasting some veggies or a whole chicken while Ryan is kneading away at bread dough. By having veggies already roasted meals become super quick to prepare; sometimes they turn into soups and other times they are mashed as a side, or reheated in a skillet to be served with whatever entree we prepare.
I just finished reading the book An Everlasting Meal and it has revolutionized the way Ryan and I see the food in our pantry. The book is full of delicious recipes, and cooking tips that help you use the resources you have at hand to make truly delicious, wholesome meals at home. I'm completely engrossed by this style of waste-nothing cooking and part of our embracing of this new found lifestyle we've started a "tails bag." We keep all of our chopped heads and unwanted veggie bits in a gallon sized Ziploc, and then, at the end of the week we empty our tails into a boiling pot of salty water to make stock. We have an over abundance of homemade stock available all the time now and our soups, rice, and pasta dishes love us for it.
I'm so excited for the coming spring and all of the fresh produce that will suddenly come available. I have big dreams of canning and preserves making this summer. big kiss, bekuh
I've been trying to cook more too! It saves so much money. Hopefully I can keep it up so I can indulge in my shopping habits haha.
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As much as I love to eat out, there really is nothing better than eating a meal that you've cooked with or for someone you love!
ReplyDeletethose veggies look delicious! that is an awesome idea to prep things like that before hand. i have trouble these days because my husband and i cook meals over skype, so we have to try and align two times where we are both at our apartments and have like 2-3 hours to cook. we haven't eaten until like 10 or 11pm because of this!
ReplyDeleteThat first photo belongs in a cooking magazine! I just want to eat it all.
ReplyDeleteAnd oh my gosh, I finally discovered Cholula only one year ago because I used to hate spicy food. Now I love it and wonder how I made it this far without it.
Love this. I'm all about saving time, when it comes to making meals throughout the work week (I don't mind spending a little more time on the weekends). I can't wait for spring either! It's the start of all these delicious fruits and veggies coming into season again. Summer fruits are my favorite.
ReplyDeleteHummm this looks lovely !
ReplyDeleteYum! Everything looks so tasty. And I love the Cholula! The chipotle garlic is my favorite hot sauce of theirs.
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