Aaron and I like to get out of the building at lunchtime, so today we drove to Brookside park to soak in some of the sun. If you've ever been to Brookside, you might know that the road curves around the baseball fields. (We were parked along the side of the fields - for reference.) We saw a car approaching, but there's a short stretch where you can't see the car because of the trees. We were sort of car-watching, similar to people-watching, but different, so when the car didn't appear after the trees, we wondered what was going on, because there's nowhere to park in that area.
Then we saw the car slowly creeping forward. We had no idea what they could be doing, until about 30 seconds later when we saw 2 dogs trotting behind the car. She just kept idling along with the dogs walking behind her. She turned the corner, sped up and turned around, met back up with the dogs, who also turned around, and they went slowly back down the side. Then she stopped, got out and opened the back door, and the dogs climbed in.
It was apparently this woman's version of dog walking. Now, walking our boys isn't the most fun ever, because they are big and they pull and they get easily excited and run circles around us sometimes. My calves hurt for 4 days last week because of all the resistance from Nick pulling on his leash, but I would never "walk" them via a car. I guess "to each their own" though.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
"How many people live at our house?!?"
Aaron asked that question several times over the weekend...
On Saturday, it was because we bought over 45 pounds of produce - fresh, frozen and canned. A lot of it came from Sam's Club where we bought frozen broccoli, mixed veggies, corn and fruit for about a dollar a pound as well as 5 pounds of apples, 3 pounds of bananas and 6 pounds of tomatoes. The rest came from Fareway in the form of potatoes and onions. You might be thinking, "What could two people possibly need 45 pounds of produce for?!?" We asked ourselves that same question, even knowing the answer, because we did feel a little crazy.
Well, on Sunday we "cooked for a day," so we can "eat for a month" - the title of the cookbook was something like that at least. By the time it was all said and done on Sunday, Aaron and I had produced, portioned off, and frozen enough food for the two of us for about 45 meals. (The recipes are intended for families, so when we realized just how many meals for two we'd made, Aaron started asking, "How many people live here??" again.) A lot of the recipes have similar ingredients - which made for easier grocery shopping - and there's even a few recipes that all use the same ground meat mixture, so you can prepare a whole bunch and easily put together a few dishes. The cookbook tells you the order to do things in as well, so you end up with something baking, while a soup is simmering and you're preparing something else, so it took us less than 4 hours, including cooling times. In case you're wondering, we made:
Even after cooking 45 meals, we still have about 30 pounds of our purchased 45 pounds of produce. We've been trying to work more fruits and veggies into our diets, and we're to the point where we honestly go through about 12-15 pounds of produce a week, so we should be set for a few weeks at least. We're looking forward to having a garden again this summer so we can enjoy lots of fresh veggies (and fruit if Aaron gets his way). At least that way we won't have to buy 45 pounds at a time to be economical about it...
On Saturday, it was because we bought over 45 pounds of produce - fresh, frozen and canned. A lot of it came from Sam's Club where we bought frozen broccoli, mixed veggies, corn and fruit for about a dollar a pound as well as 5 pounds of apples, 3 pounds of bananas and 6 pounds of tomatoes. The rest came from Fareway in the form of potatoes and onions. You might be thinking, "What could two people possibly need 45 pounds of produce for?!?" We asked ourselves that same question, even knowing the answer, because we did feel a little crazy.
Well, on Sunday we "cooked for a day," so we can "eat for a month" - the title of the cookbook was something like that at least. By the time it was all said and done on Sunday, Aaron and I had produced, portioned off, and frozen enough food for the two of us for about 45 meals. (The recipes are intended for families, so when we realized just how many meals for two we'd made, Aaron started asking, "How many people live here??" again.) A lot of the recipes have similar ingredients - which made for easier grocery shopping - and there's even a few recipes that all use the same ground meat mixture, so you can prepare a whole bunch and easily put together a few dishes. The cookbook tells you the order to do things in as well, so you end up with something baking, while a soup is simmering and you're preparing something else, so it took us less than 4 hours, including cooling times. In case you're wondering, we made:
- Spaghettie Pie - 4 meals
- Sloppy Joes - 2 meals
- Poor Man's Casserole - 4-5 meals
- Broccoli Quiche - 4 meals
- Texas Style Chili - 5-6 meals
- Lentil and Rice Soup - 5-6 meals
- Mix and Match Chicken Soup - 5-6 meals
- Black Beans and Rice - 5 meals
- Chicken Curry - 4 meals
- Pasta w/ meat sauce - 4 meals
Even after cooking 45 meals, we still have about 30 pounds of our purchased 45 pounds of produce. We've been trying to work more fruits and veggies into our diets, and we're to the point where we honestly go through about 12-15 pounds of produce a week, so we should be set for a few weeks at least. We're looking forward to having a garden again this summer so we can enjoy lots of fresh veggies (and fruit if Aaron gets his way). At least that way we won't have to buy 45 pounds at a time to be economical about it...
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