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Beat the Heat and Still Eat

July 6th, 2007 at 04:31 am

Okay, so as I was complaining about earlier this evening, it is freakishly hot right now. So I've dusted of ye olde crockpots and borrowed one from Mom. That gives me three to work with. I have my three prong indoor/outdoor extension cord hooked into an outdoor outlet and I have the three crockpots lined up on my porch.

In crockpot number one we have potroast with potatoes, carrots, turnips, hubbard squash and parsnips. Out of this will come the regular potroast dinner, beef sandwiches, fajitas, and beef hash.

In crockpot number two we have two whole chickens with water, onions, garlic, carrots, parsley, and celery (including tops), salt and pepper, to make a nice stock that will be soup and the chicken will be used for quesadillas, sandwiches, enchiladas, tacos, a bit back into the soup, and added later in the week to a crockpot cacciatore.

And in crockpot number three we have beef ribs and barbecue sauce. No magic extra meals from this, but it will be a great melt in your mouth lunch tomorrow.

When the house is cool enough, at eleven or so tonight, I will cook up enough broccoli and cauliflower to use as sides for the week and roast some asparagus and some bell peppers. I'll also cook up some of my homemade sausage patties, so they will just have to be nuked in the mornings. I've done 3 pounds of salmon on the barbecue grill. Everything is going to be packages up into divided trays and meal-sized servings. Anything more than three days worth will be frozen and thawed as needed.

After tonight, I shall not have to cook again during this heat wave other than to nuke stuff, except breakfast time when I may do eggs, and a lot of breakfast is nuked anywho. So I will be a happy camper and will not have to heat the house up with the stove, a very important thing when you have no AC and only fans and the shade of trees to keep you cool.

Posted in Meal Planning | 7 Comments »

7 Responses to “Beat the Heat and Still Eat”

  1. Mrs. Thrifty Says:
    July 6th, 2007 at 12:37 pm 1183725445
    1183725445

    That is such a smart way to keep from heating up the house and to save time and money.

  2. scfr Says:
    July 6th, 2007 at 03:28 pm 1183735728
    1183735728

    Very, very, very clever! I am going to try to remember this for when we are in Texas ... Should be a good way to keep the AC costs down!

  3. PauletteGoddard Says:
    July 6th, 2007 at 05:09 pm 1183741776
    1183741776

    One can make beef fajitas with leftover pot roast? Awesome! (I have leftover pot roast from our crockpot.)

  4. fern Says:
    July 6th, 2007 at 06:30 pm 1183746635
    1183746635

    Wow...i commend you. that's what i want to do.

    I'm going to walmart after work today to see if i can find a hamilton beach 6 qt stay or go slow cooker. $30.

  5. LuckyRobin Says:
    July 6th, 2007 at 07:54 pm 1183751654
    1183751654

    Paulette--Yes, just cut the cooked beef thin, soak it in lime juice for about ten minutes, sprinkle it with fajita spice mix and warm it up with some cooked onions and bell peppers, and spoon it into some tortillas (I use whole wheat ones). It may not taste exactly like fajitas made from scratch using flank steak or since it was orignally cooked with veggies, but its a decent substitute.

  6. terri77 Says:
    August 6th, 2007 at 12:20 am 1186359631
    1186359631

    You're so organized with your meal planning. I'm learning a lot from your posts.

  7. LuckyRobin Says:
    August 10th, 2007 at 12:12 am 1186704777
    1186704777

    Thanks, Terri. I wish the rest of my life were as organized as my food.

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