Best use of a can of shortening ever! Fat burning machine if I ever saw one. I know I shared this before but for some reason, it makes me smile every time. I’ve always been big on preparedness and until recently used to keep quite a pantry.
Every day, google alerts brings to my attention stories etc. with the key words paleo and high fat + low carb. I seldom keep the emails, (mostly because I am rather disorganized about such things). The bulk of the information is the same stuff over and over again, occasionally there are some gems, which I bookmark.
Recently, on a forum, there was a rather long post from a pregnant mother, frustrated with trying to work, keep house and feed everyone in a new manner. I wish that I had bookmarked that link because I find that it’s been weighing on my mind.
The majority of her issues seemed to because she was overwhelmed by everything. She mentioned forgetting to take something out of the freezer to thaw as a chronic problem. Been there, years ago before microwaves, as a single mother with three kids. My solution was two fold. Feed everyone salad immediately, even if it was just carrot sticks. I have a secret love affair with '’bag o’ lettuce” and those silly mini-carrots. This accomplishes two things, gives you time and gets them to eat greens and veggies. Let’s face it, getting ourselves to eat salad is not often easy in this day and age but hunger is the best sauce. I am also a big fan of crudités, great way to eat veggies and get the edge off.
As for the frozen meat problem, my answer, in the stone ages,was stir fry. You can slice meat extremely thin when it’s semi-frozen. Paper thin meat slices cook up very quickly. These days I am more likely to serve cauliflower rice than fried rice or noodles but it’s an almost instant dish too.
I am also a big fan of the slow and pressure cookers because they are both time savers.
Tomorrow, more ways to eat fast with out fast foods on part two of being prepared.
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