For the last few weeks, there hasn't been much exciting going on in my kitchen. We've been too busy getting back into the swing of our homeschool routine and fall activities. My freezer and pantry are looking a bit bare. Over the next week or two, I have some catching up to do.
Here's what WILL be going on in my kitchen soon, my "Real Food To-Do List" if you will:
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I'm SO excited to try my hand at making homemade raw cheese! This is something I've been wanting to do for several years and I'm finally taking the plunge! Raw cheese is just not in my meager grocery budget, but we have an affordable source of raw milk so I'll try my hand at making my own. I doubt I can make enough to supply all of our cheese needs, but I can provide some of it anyway! My kit came in today and I'll report back soon on how it goes.
We're completely out of homemade butter, and our dairy hasn't had cream available for the last few weeks! I'm hoping I can get some cream this order and get another batch made!
I also used my last container of Homemade Condensed Cream of Chicken this week, only have two of my Easy Homemade Pizza/Pasta Sauce, and only have a handful of my chicken broth cubes left. Time for a "Make Ahead Meal Makings" day to restock!
Lastly, I'll be inventorying the meat I have on hand because our meat coop order is due next week.
Hopefully next week I can report progress on most of these "to-do's".
Visit Food Renegade's Fight Back Friday to see what's happening in other kitchens, and visit Amber to Shoot the Breeze.
I have always shopped at grocery stores and am now wondering about coops and buying in large quantities from nearby sources. Is it less expensive? Is it harder to come up with meals? I'm wondering how this works for every day.
ReplyDeleteHere from Fight Back Fridays. I'm excited to see all these recipes! We're just getting into Real Food and it can be overwhelming. :)
ReplyDeleteNoel,
ReplyDeleteIt actually is! I wrote a post about this very thing not too long ago:
http://homewithpurpose.blogspot.com/2009/09/surprising-way-to-save-on-your-grocery.html
If you come over and teach me to do some of these things I'll make you supper. ;)
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine and I are going to be opening a drop off location for a local produce coop soon, she’s been a member for a long time, I’ll be joining for the first time. In addition to locally grown and organic produce, they also have sources for raw milk, local organic meats, fresh milled (upon order) grain and some other things. It’s not my end goal, but it will be a good place to start to begin getting some healthier and more natural foods for my family. I can’t wait!