Why buy when it is easy to make?
This week has been the first with the fully operational butcher’s block and much cooking has been done. From a tasty carrot and corriander soup, enjoyed on Tuesday evening after work and for lunch on Wednesday, to chocolate cookies.
It has fulfilled its promise. Indeed, it’s almost too easy to cook from scratch.
Since we have someone in the house who will have some free time, there’s a great deal we can do between us.
A whole chicken, circa 1.5kg is £4.50 in the UK in September 2024. A pair of chicken breasts, 380g is £4.40 – and if we portion the chicken we get the legs for use too, and the fillets and the bones for stock.
Since lockdown, I’ve been making bread. Yet to venture into sour dough, but my insulin works so much better with my home made bread, it is well worth the washing up. The french bread I make is dreamy.
Not every meal needs to be a feast…
I watch cooking shows – but listening to the professional chefs is not the way to have good nutrition and keep your waist line in check!
Last night, I microwaved a chicken breast for the both of us for tea – it was a late tea and that was a way to keep the time down. I served it with a home made ratatouille made earlier in the week. A lovely home cooked snack that cooked in less than 7 minutes. Cheap on the power too.
Our roast today will do three meals. I have a stock ready for a small chicken pie for too, some rice for a special egg fried rice, and probably some curry. Team with a home made soup (probably carrot and corriander) or some baked potatoes for the last couple of meals in the week and that’s food for the week for two people.
The original chicked served 3 people for a hearty Sunday roast. 1 meal for three, 3 meals for 2.
It’s harder work than bung-em-in-the-ovens. But it is all tasty. No ultra processed foods here, either.
Posted: September 1st, 2024 under 42, Diabetes.