Working on Wednesday

With the prediction of the snow storm coming Monday night.  I have been working in the kitchen, yes the NEW kitchen.  It's so much fun with a place for everything and everything in its place.  I had a few things that needed to be cooked or frozen so they didn't spoil.  First, was a butternut squash that had been laying around during the remodel.  It got cut in half, and baked in a water bath.  Then I let it cool, scooped out the cooked center and froze it.

Second, I like having cooked chicken around for casseroles, chicken n' dumplings, and soup.  So while my husband was snowed in at work, I got extra busy.  I cooked six chicken breasts in the crockpot overnight.  They are falling apart tender.  I freeze two breasts to a bag for future use.  I also cool the broth, strain it and then put it in freezer bags.  I try to freeze them flat so they store easy in the freezer.

Third, I made a double batch of Chewy Molasses Cookies and put them in the refrigerator overnight.

I baked them off the next day.  Its tempting to eat the dough but I baked them.

Fourth and final, I browned up a large batch of hamburger.  Next I mixed up a double batch of chili.  This will be dinner one night this week and then freeze the rest for a sew day in the future.  I am to bring chili for lunch and then we will have a baked potato bar for dinner.  This chili will serve as one of the potato toppers.

I like to cook this way, once a week if possible.  That way I have easy meals to heat up the rest of the week.  Check out the book by Jennifer Wood, Jenny's Country Kitchen Making Homemade a Little Easier.  It's where I got the recipe for cooking chicken breasts ahead and the recipes on how to use them.

I have also started Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt, Grand Illusion.  It will be my new shower curtain.

Here's a sample of the colors.

Have a great hump day!

Yours in quilting,

Terry

Yours in quilting,