Challenge Day 5

Cornish Cross broiler chickens, raised on organic, non-GMO

pasture and feed.

Breakfast:
My youngest daughter was home sick today, so while she watched Moana, I made breakfast and prepared dinner. First, I started with breakfast.  I sauteed potatoes in chicken fat and added salt and garlic powder.  While those were cooking, I made two eggs over-easy.

Breakfast of two eggs and pan-fried potatoes. 

Since we seem to have back-to-school germs floating around the house, I thought it would be a good day for homemade chicken soup for dinner.  I already have a crock pot full of chicken broth because I made it from the chicken carcass after dinner Monday night.  All I had to do was add each of the ingredients and turn the crock pot on for the day.  I added leftover chicken, green beans, corn, carrots, peas and potatoes to the broth. The peas and carrots were previously frozen from earlier this summer, but all other ingredients were fresh from the garden.  This meal used up the last of the chicken that I cooked on Monday. We were able to feed our family good meals for an entire work week from one chicken.

Dinner prep for chicken soup. I added chicken, corn, green beans,

peas, carrots and potatoes to a crock pot of chicken broth.

Lunch:

I really wasn't hungry at all for lunch. It's possible that my sick little girls are passing their germs on to me. I did want to eat something though so I wouldn't just snack all day.  I peeled, sliced, salted and baked an eggplant in the oven for 30 minutes. I served it with a side of leftover tomato sauce from dinner last night. It was pretty good and held me over until dinner.

Baked eggplant slices with tomato dipping sauce.

Dinner:

I'm so glad I put dinner in the crock pot this morning.  It was nice to take a break from prepping a meal and have dinner all ready to go this evening.  The chicken soup was really fulfilling and I have lots of leftovers.  Most of those leftovers will go in the freezer for this winter. 

Chicken soup was a perfect choice for a crock pot dinner.

Summary:

This challenge actually gets easier every day.  I'm adjusting to my food choices and have a better idea of how much to eat at each meal so that I'm not looking for snacks in between.  I am spending more time preparing each meal, but that's partly because I'm cooking a meal for myself and a different meal for the rest of my family. It feels very gratifying to sustain my body with the food that we worked so hard to grow.