Chicken and turkey stock, plus the meat I picked off the bones. Yes, that's a layer of fat you see on top. I leave it on until I'm going to use the stock, then I decide how much to keep/discard.
Soup (there was more, but I had given some away already), cooked chicken (there were three packages), winter melon (again, I gave away half), and marinated chicken. I figured on some night when I didn't know what to cook, I could pull out the chicken and do a quick stir fry.
The winter melon is from my mom. She gave it to me last year and I finally decided to cut it up (yes, they really do last for months). It was stored in the garage. I didn't end up cooking any since I made the other soup. If anyone wants some seeds, let me know.
Last, but not least, a container of washed and chopped salad greens and another of washed Swiss chard. Cleaning the veggies on the weekends makes it so much easier to eat healthy during the week.
I was exhausted, but pleased with the day's work. Like I said, the only bad thing is my freezer is overstuffed. It is ice cream season and there's no room for any.
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I keep saying I'm going to do this, yet I never do. I did manage to cut up a whole chicken this weekend and prepped various dishes. But I want to do so much more. Le sigh.
I managed to get a 7 cubic feet freezer at the ol' Home Depot (free delivery!) for $219. I know you can get them much cheaper via Craigslist, but I didn't have a way to haul it. Anyhoo, it fits plenty of ice cream. :)
I actually was gifted a new freezer, but decided to sell it because at the time, I wasn't as into freezer prep as I am now. Oh well. Live and learn.
Holy moly! I'm just so impressed with how orderly your freezer and fridge is! Of course, it just goes without saying how impressed I am that you can cook and store so much in advance... :)
The fridge and freezer definitely aren't orderly. Every time I need pull something out of the freezer or put something in, I have to take apart the puzzle that it is and hope I can find/find room for it. It is actually kind of scary how long we could eat from our freezer and pantry.
Wow! Look at how busy you were! Now, how about you come here and tackle filling my freezer, okay? ;)
Angie, I love cooking for others. I wish we were closer.
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