WIS, WWA | a week of chicken thighs
What I Spent
Four days this week involved chicken thighs, and I didn't even realize it until I typed this post up!
I spent:
- $7 at Safeway
- $11 at Chick-Fil-A
- $31 on a Hungry Harvest box
- $99 at Aldi
So, $148 for me this week; a little on the high side compared to the usual.
What We Ate
Saturday
I had three chicken thighs in the freezer, so I thawed them and made bourbon chicken and broccoli over rice.
Sunday
I pan-sauteed some chicken thighs, shredded them, and we ate the meat on buns, with barbecue sauce. Fruit salad and chips on the side.
Chiquita joined us because she always wants to be where the people are.
Monday
A longggg lecture day for me, and I had leftover chicken.
Zoe had a quesadilla when she got home from a shift that ended at 9:30 pm.
Chiquita had kibble, and also some salmon pate.
Tuesday
I pulled out a frozen pizza and that was our dinner.
I did not even serve any produce with it (though obviously I ate produce at other times that day. I often start my day with scrambled eggs and a side of greens!)
Wednesday
We both got home at 9:30 pm (Zoe from work, me from lab) so I picked up some Chick-Fil-A for us. I had an offer for a free chicken sandwich and a free brownie in my app, so my total was only $11. 🙂
Thursday
I made butter chicken with some chicken thighs (because it's the week of chicken thighs!), and we ate that with some naan from Aldi.
Friday
I've got an evening lab that ends at 9:00 (we party hard in nursing school!), so Zoe's gonna bake some ham and Swiss sandwiches for herself, and I don't know what I'm going to eat.
Peanut butter and honey on a quick break at lab?
I do eat a lot of peanut butter and honey sandwiches when I'm in school, but honestly, there are worse meals to eat. Peanut butter has protein, I don't use a lot of honey, and I use either 100% whole wheat bread, or Dave's Killer Bread.
This habit is gonna continue. 😉
Pet hair is usually the mark of good people, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much. 😉
@N, I gave up noticing or caring a looooong time ago.
@N,
Lol, my mom gave me a little pillow that says something like "no outfit is complete without cat hair". 🙂
And, well, peanut butter and honey sandwiches are...sandwiches. So, what's not to like?
WIS: 141.35 @Aldi, 20.60 on a box of wine, and 245.84 @a local restaurant for an anniversary dinner with children in tow, for a total of 401.79 this week. We had a child in tow when we got married, so it seems appropriate to have them around for our anniversary too.
WWA:
Fri: baby carrots, mummy focaccia (sourdough focaccia topped with leftover Sunday gravy, mozzarella cheese sticks pulled apart and arranged to look like bandages with olives for eyes). The cheese was low fat mozzarella, so it browned instead of just melting. It created a very aged mummy effect but it tasted good and it was a fun spooky twist on our Friday focaccia. Plus the frozen Sunday gravy was used up.
Sat: salad (spicy mix, trail mix, balsamic vinegar, honey) and gnocchi with jarred pasta sauce and feta cheese. The gnocchi was holiday-shaped and came from the freezer.
Sun: carrots and four flavors of hummus (original, garlic, roasted red pepper, and cilantro jalapeno), orange slices, leftover focaccia and leftover gnocchi.
Mon: celery and carrots with four flavors of hummus (original, garlic, roasted red pepper and cilantro jalapeno), freezer chili (a crock pot compilation of frozen Roma tomatoes, frozen homemade tomato paste, frozen red peppers, frozen green onions, a can of black beans, one onion and a roux of butter and flour plus assorted chili spices), cheddar cheese, salsa, sour cream, tortilla chip crumbs, chocolate cookie rolls for dessert.
Tue: salad (spicy mix and balsamic vinegar), leftover freezer chili with cheese, chips and sour cream, chocolate cookie rolls for dessert.
Wed: anniversary dinner out with a couple plus ones. 😉 The boys and I had salmon over a bed of pureed celery root and Greek salads. My husband had a beet and goat cheese salad and a white pizza with mushrooms, kalamata olives and fresh mozzarella. Then we all had New York cheese cake for dessert. It was so delicious, and no part of the meal came from my freezer! We did take some leftovers home, though, so we get to keep our frugality card. 😉
Thu: salad (tatsoi, red pepper, peanuts, raisins, feta cheese, balsamic vinegar, honey, gojuchang and tajin) and chicken-eggplant ring (used one eggplant, one can of chicken, one onion and two tubes of biscuit dough).
Tonight: salad and focaccia, but I think it will be more typical because we have little tomatoes and our regular mozzarella and parmesan cheeses on hand.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
@Becca,
Also, teehee, Chiquita...naughty little fur ball...
@Becca, (Belated) Happy Anniversary!
@JDinNM,
Thank you!
I love peanut butter and honey sandwiches. The bread soaks up the honey and is little like honeycomb.
What we Spent/Ate, travel edition:
Kroger: $288.28, Eating Out: One lunch at Cava for me $14 and dinner for DH and I, $100 (includes tip) and an extra $20 or so at Walmart; $49 at Chik Fil A
Saturday: we headed out to DC to visit an old friend of mine, leaving the boys the fixings for homemade pizzas. I always shred the cheese, because I didn't want anybody getting an accidental food processor cut and needing first aid while we were gone. They are very capable young men, but I am leery of the food processor, having cut myself twice on it. DH and I were fasting on Saturday, which really simplifies road trips. We stopped for gas and bathroom trips, but no food.
Sunday: After Mass I headed to Cava with my friend and her daughter, DH went back to the hotel room to do some online conferencing with students, as he was still fasting. I'd never had Cava, and it was pretty good. Their falafel was outstanding. For dinner we went to a restaurant my friend and her family recommended, and enjoyed a pretty good dinner. DC/Virginia prices still shock this Ohio girl. To make up for not ordering wine, we tipped largely. Kids at home had more homemade pizzas. We also grabbed some Zero Sugar yogurt and blueberries at the Walmart.
Monday: On the way home, we stopped at a toll plaza and got some breakfast burritos at Subway and finished off some more yogurt from our stash. I splurged and got a $4!! mint tea at Starbucks.
When we got home, I threw some chicken thighs in the oven, cooked some rice, and roasted broccoli. Home cooked food, yay!
Tuesday: DH made a quick grocery trip so we could have salad bar night with our burgers.
Wednesday: Oldest son made hamburger stew.
Thursday: We checked out a no-kill cat shelter near us with an eye to volunteering closer to home; got a little tour, met some cats, signed up, and then grabbed Chik Fil A for everyone and brought it home. DH had leftovers, I had a Market Salad, the boys had sandwiches or nuggets.
Friday: tonight one of the kids is making tacos.
Well, I can tell you what I didn't eat--- chicken thighs. Last evening I baked some chicken thighs (from our freezer) with BBQ sauce. I had supper on the table before 6 o'clock (yay, me!). And we prayed. And a couple of people tasted the meat. It was rancid! So we threw it all away. Husband came up with plan B which was drive to town and buy fried chicken from the grocery store. So supper was more than a half hour later, but I guess I did have a chicken thigh, just not those BBQ ones.
@Jody S., my sympathies on the rancid chicken thighs! I hope the Reduced for Quick Sale "Food You Feel Good About" whole chicken I just bought at Wegmans doesn't turn out to be Food I Feel Bad About.
@Jody S., something similar happened to me! My husband and I were dating, and it was one of the first times I was cooking for him. I made a lasagna, took one bite, and said "don't eat that". Luckily he still stuck around haha
Have you tried the Aldi knockoff for Dave’s bread? It’s called Seedtastic or Graintastic. The ingredients are identical and it’s about half the price of Dave’s.
@Tarynkay, I totally agree! I wish they made more variety (like Dave’s), but to find a nearly identical item for half the price is a huge score!
I tried it once, and the loaf I got was rather dry. Was that an anomaly? Maybe I should try again!
I vote for never decreasing kitty snuggles!
Chicken thighs are underrated. It’s been a hectic couple of weeks but the cooking was easy. WWA:
Saturday - ordered-in Chinese food and baked a carrot cake (both by request) for daughter’s birthday
Sunday - turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing, corn, gravy, cranberry sauce, carrot cake
Monday - leftovers
Tuesday - leftovers
Wednesday - leftovers for some, grilled cheese for others
Thursday - stir fry veggies and beef over rice
Friday - freezer meal possibly Chili
Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend
As someone with six cats, I keep lint rollers everywhere. We have one right next to the door (in a room the cats aren't allowed in), I keep one in my car, and I keep one in my desk drawer at work.
Sat: We went out to eat.
Sun.: Broccoli cheese soup
Mon: Korean bbq beef tacos (a new recipe that is definitely going in the regular rotation)
Tues: Leftover tacos
Wed: Cereal
Thurs: We went out to eat.
Trying to remember and failing as usual. I think Sunday we had big sandwiches for lunch and no one was hungry later. Monday and Tuesday, we had roast beef and mozzarella sliders. (Son then asked for a slider timeout. Hmph.) Wednesday, takeout Chinese (since we were near a decent Chinese place near Mom's nursing home) which basically no one ate, so Thursday was leftover Chinese. I think today is gonna be corn casserole (never had it but it looks good) and grilled kielbasa. Maybe I'll turn leftover kielbasa into bean soup next week.
This week is better in the tiniest of degrees, and not only because the tile guy is finished with one of the bathrooms. So I had plenty o time to cook in the evenings, waiting for him to finish up.
Monday - Buffalo Chicken Salads (romaine, avocado, tomatoes, purple onion, seasoned chicken breast strips)
Tuesday - Sloppy Joes, SunChips, pickles
Wednesday - Mexican Pork Chops with onions and peppers, yellow rice
Thursday - Chicken and Stuffing Bake, green beans (this was not bad!)
Tonight - Lasagna skillet, salad, garlic bread
Saturday and Sunday - kitchen closed, but I think I will give my youngest a $10 challenge to feed all three of us.
Happy Friday the 13th!
Peanut butter sandwiches are always a treat for me. I like mine on seedy wheat bread and orange marmalade. The more seeds the better. My kids say ooooh! Birdseed bread. Yay more for me!!!
@Stephanie, that's funny, I was making a PB&J today and didn't choose marmalade because I thought it would taste funny with the peanut butter. I'll have to try it!
Ah, pet hair! One year my granddaughter's gift to me for my birthday was a purse-sized lint roller, guess why.
WIS:
About $110 amongst grocery stores and farm orders, which wasn't as bad as I feared it would be.
WIA:
Garlic-Butter Beef bites over pasta, with some salad-y stuff on the side.
I pulled cooked chicken from the freezer and made a pot pie, which I ate more than once.
I cooked farm-made brats then sautéed cabbage, carrots and mushrooms in the skillet I'd used for the brats; applesauce on the side. I ate this more than once, too.
More chicken - it was the week for chicken, I guess - as I used breast meat from the freezer and made fried chicken breast with green peas and cranberry sauce. I thought about making the bourbon chicken and broccoli, but I agree with Kristen and think dark meat would be better for that. I ate this again last night.
Keeping with the chicken theme, tonight will be gizzards with collards and sweet potatoes.
I also fasted some this week, but I always do that during the day.
We had:
- Stirfry
- Lentil beef chili over rice
- Mac N cheese, apple slices, Cabbage salad
- Peanut sauce over rice
- Husband picked up Schwarma, chips and cokes for a treat
WIS: $11- Wegmans $22- Trader Joes $11- Target
I stopped into Target to look for something specific and ended up with a bunch of unnecessary but delicious clearance items.
Friday- Anniversary dinner at my folks house. We had shrimp and steak as a version of surf and turf, brussels sprouts, fried potatoes, salad, and squash bread. It was delicious.
Saturday- Went to a different anniversary party and had a late lunch/dinner. Pulled pork, BBQ meatballs, salad, cheese, raw veggies, and cake. Brought home leftovers to feed an army.
Sunday - Nachos, cheese sauce, and salsa. We attempted a homemade cheese sauce, simple, delicious, and worth duplicating with a stronger cheese.
Monday - Leftovers from the party I think (I can't remember). I definitely had gelato, I just can't remember what else, or if there was anything else...
Tuesday- Dinner at my folks house- shrimp and grits (I'm eating a lot of shrimp this week)
Wednesday- Hot Dogs and Tortilla Chips.
Thursday- A pear because I wasn't super hungry following a big lunch.
Friday- Oddly enough I am expecting to cook up shrimp because it thaws quickly and easily and have a number of greens to use up.
Friday: Frozen pizza and salad (we bought the pizza as a fundraiser and my son thought it was the biggest treat)
Saturday: Ramen Stir Fry – to use up all the veggie odds and ends in the fridge
Sunday: Out for dinner – we had family pictures scheduled over dinnertime forever away from home
Monday: Cuban Pork and Black Beans over brown rice – new recipe from a new slow cooker cookbook and it was a winner
Tuesday: Honey Sriracha Salmon Bowls
Wednesday: Pasat E Fagioli with homemade focaccia – the soup was another recipe from the new slow cookbook and another winner.
Thursday: leftover night
I picked up the last CSA box of the year yesterday. I don’t have as many veggies stashed away in the freezer as I have in previous years which means I have done a much better job of incorporating veggies into our meals. I hope I can keep up that trend without the weekly veggie delivery!
I like peanut butter on toast in the mornings! My quick go-to sandwich in the evenings is grilled cheese, sometimes made from nan bread or whatever else I happen to have in the pantry/freezer. With tortillas, it becomes a quesadilla. Korean pancakes from the frozen section at Trader Joe's is also a quick go-to, just add some toppings like egg or salad.
-Pan-fried chicken breasts, chickpea/cucumber/parsley salad with burrata, soft boiled egg halves with chives, and dolmades from a jar.
- Tacos with choice of beef or refried beans, veggies and toppings.
-Rice and beans in a red sauce (the beans were leftover from a meal the night before, but can't for the life of me remember what else we had)
-Pasta with garlic arugula and pine nuts
Saturday - I had hosted a “high tea” for friends (many little sandwiches and scones) so was not too hungry at dinner. I made macaroni and cheese for the kids to have.
Sunday - broccoli, chicken sausage and orzo skillet (devoured by the kids, always nice when that happens!)
Monday - oven fried chicken, herb and butter rice a roni, steamed baby corn (also devoured by the kids, starting out the week strong)
Tuesday - our weekly beach picnic night, although it started misting so heavily we were getting wet so we left the beach early and ate our picnic in the living room.
Wednesday - beyond burgers for the adults, mini corn dogs for the kids, steamed broccoli for everyone
Thursday - easy chicken Parmesan (frozen chicken patty baked with some leftover pizza sauce and mozzarella on top), Trader Joe’s lobster ravioli and tomato sauce made by my 5 year old, who randomly asked if it was possible to make sauce out of “real tomatoes” so we gave it a try. He picked all the tomatoes in the yard, we crushed them (and used immersion blender), heated them on the stove, added some things like garlic, olive oil, seasoning and a little half and half, and it actually turned out pretty well. He was very proud of his sauce and insisted on ladling it onto everyone’s pasta.
Friday - there’s a fall festival at school in the evening, as a fundraiser for the PTO so we will buy food there and enjoy the event!
Aww, I love that you had a high tea!
WIS: $20 at Trader Joe's, and $8 (after $6.80 in NYS deposit container returns) at Wegmans.
WIA: Two notably good meals:
(1) I made a pork stir-fry last Friday with Wegmans RFQS boneless pork, Wegmans snow peas, and my own onions, garlic, and Tuscan kale.
(2) On Monday, I made a beef stew with beef from the 1/4 steer, beef stock from the freezer, and assorted vegetables (including a potato that was about to go bad; I found this down in the furnace room, where I’ve been storing sweet potatoes and baking potatoes, when I was changing the furnace filter that morning).
I keep mini lint roller in my work bag just for similar experiences. I have too much other stuff in vehicle console & glove box.
What I spent--- $0
What we ate---
● Breakfast (Pancakes & Bacon)
● Pizza
● Beef & Noodles with croissants & homemade apple crisp
●Steak with garlic mashed potatoes
● shredded Rotisserie chicken with shells & cheese
● Shake & Bake pork chops with cheesey Agrautin potatoes & pumpkin pie
● Chocolate chip cookies
● popcorn
● leftovers
WIS: $60 at Food Lion.
WEA: Leftover roasted chicken thighs with carrots and radishes. Leftover meatloaf from the freezer jazzed up with barbecue sauce and a side of mixed veggies and okra. Scrambled eggs with toast and applesauce. Turkey-black bean chili from the freezer wifh rye crackers. Protein shakes and fresh fruit on every man for himself night. Last night the menfolks wanted cheap Tex-Mex at our local place, so we had tacos and quesadillos. I brought more than half of my meal home to eat for another meal.
Let's see, it's always hard to remember:
-I made a quick pasta/chicken meal for the teens, before they both went to homecoming last week
-I made a huge batch of taco meat on Saturday (5 lbs), mostly for the freezer. Which was good, as no one was home for dinner that night. I ate at a potluck, and the teens were at a birthday party.
-We had tacos later in the week
-And, chicken shawarma, which I prepped ahead of a long drive to an away soccer game. We serve the roasted chicken with feta, cucumbers, tomatoes, tzatziki, on naan bread. Always a hit.
-We had leftover shawarma, and I had mine with broccoli cheese soup, and my husband had it with butternut squash soup.
-Last night, my teen informed me that he hadn't eaten at all the day before (I'd left out food for him after practice, but it turns out that his brother ate that). He ate 2 dinners, so after the shawarma, he had second dinner of naan & broccoli cheese soup. Plus, a bagel when he got back from practice. Ah, the life of a teen.
As for tonight, I'm guessing the teens won't be home. If they are, we will probably do a frozen pizza.
I vote for lint roller in the car. How could you not snuggle the cute baby.
Saturday: Dinner at a friend's son's birthday party
Sunday: Indian food at mom's
Monday: Taquitos, guac and something I made for the adults...don't remember what
Tuesday: Tortellini and Caesar salad. Cantaloupe and dragon fruit on the side.
Wednesday: In n Out and Ramen
Thursday - Teriyaki salmon, rice, fruit and broccoli. I had a field roast sausage instead of salmon and pickled mustard greens.
Friday: I want to try my new onigiri mold so I'm going to use the rice and salmon from last night to make some rice balls and then I'll supplement with a cabbage slaw and something else I haven't quite figured out yet.
This was my first week back at work and after my injury and I earned every cent of my paycheck. Most days we were flying 20 of 24 hours. So my days off were eat, sleep, repeat.
Sunday- Flying all day. I think I ate something in Renp after a call.
Monday- It was my medic partner's last shift before she transfers, so we had a late crew lunch for her. I think I ate some leftover soup and toast for dinner.
Tuesday- I had the tiniest break between calls and I was able to eat some Italian wedding soup with extra kale and white beans.
Wednesday- I drove home on 2 hours of sleep (I was determined). So I came home and immediately crashed on the couch, where my husband found me 4 hours later. So he was a prince and got a frozen pizza and salad for dinner.
Thursday- Husband took a late muy thai class, so I took myself to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour movie. I snuck in some takeout sushi (don't judge lol)
Friday- My friend is having a Friday 13th/Halloween Party, so dinner is whatever is th
Saturday- I am seeing aere show at the Hollywoos Bowl (one of the few times I am grateful for long California summers) with my work partner and her girlfriend, I am snack boxes and autumn kale salad since you can bring a picnic.
Yay for being back at work finally!!
I ate many peanut butter/apple combo or peanut butter/cheddar cheese/apple meals while in college both times. Economical and filling. I worked full time while in nursing school, so my schedule was crazy.
WWS: $16 @ Grocery Outlet, $6 at Schwanky Grocery store - loss leader stuff, $24 @ Costco for cat food
WWA:
S: Potluck Mexican dinner @ Framily's new home
M: Mississippi Pot Roast, mashed potatoes, peas
T: Roast beef sandwiches, apple salad and fresh pea pods
W: hamburgers and oven fries
Th: Harvest Chicken Cobb Salads
Fri: BBQ Chicken, roasted butternut squash, wilted lettuce salad
Sat: Leftover BBQ Chicken as sandwiches, leftover squash as soup
The only thing better than peanut butter and honey sandwiches is peanut butter and real maple syrup sandwiches.
This week I decided to make Kristen's Sauteed Green Beans with Garlic Herb Butter. But somehow I forgot to include the garlic and thyme. I can't wait to try it again, because Sauteed Green Beans with Butter was good.
Mostly I just snack for supper, but this Monday I had a delicious free meal of Italian spaghetti, seasoned just right. The lady who does my housekeeping once a week brought it to me; she said I've been so good to her (gave her a TV set and other stuff that we don't use or need), she thought I'd like some. I sure did! Let me tell you, Olive Garden has nothing on her!
I was standing in line at walmart one night and a little girl about 6 years old turned around and looked me up and down. She said "So, you have a dog, huh". Her mother about died....I giggled. I hadn't realized I was covered with pet hair when I ran to pick something up quickly. It's a saying now when we have pet hair on our clothes ...."so, you have a dog, huh?"
@Marlena,
Hahaha! Out of the mouths of babes...
I wear dog confetti all of the time!
I shopped yesterday at a Mennonite store specifically for autumn decor which doubles as edibles, except for the gourds and mini pumpkins. The edibles consisted of two small pie pumpkins, a banana squash. I meant to get a crookneck squash but forgot. There was other produce available there plus fresh apple cider so spent $22.00. Next market was for meat and spent $28.00 for ground beef and a package of beef tips marked as ground beef, smoked pork chops, sausage and some crab cakes (hard to get good ones in land locked Midwest). I really thought the beef tips were ground beef and thawed them when I got home. Looked forward to a burger, but made teriyaki beef in the crockpot to serve with rice and broccoli. (I sense a theme for all of us this week.) Made a stop at yet another Mennonite store specifically for sweet Lebanon bologna and white white American cheese. And fresh eggs. Added two acorn type squash to the decor/edible pile. They fix sandwiches on the spot to get with a bag of chips and bottle of tea. (Took it to the Lake for a picnic, prayer time.) Total was $32. So $82 for the week.
I cook in spurts and eat from that dur the week. Cooked the teriyaki beef last night, made a zucchini squash casserole (base is jiffy cornbread mix so it's more like green cornbread and oh so good). Then mixed up some pimiento cheese spread.
I really like Dave's Killer bread. I have not tasted the Aldi's duplicate. I like to make peanut butter toast.
@Chrissy,
You can't eat gourds, but you can definitely eat mini pumpkins. There's not much to them, but maybe enough to make a small pumpkin flavored cheesecake or other baked good. One mini pumpkin will yield about a half cup of cooked pumpkin. If you want a super easy way to cook them, stab them with a fork a dozen or so times and microwave them for about five minutes. When they are cool, cut them open and scrape out the cooked flesh. Separate from the seeds and then use the way you would use canned pumpkin. If the flesh doesn't easily scoop out, just microwave longer.
Sunday: We tried build your own Mediterranean hummus bowls, and it was delicious!
Monday: Ramen, my husband spent two days cooking the pork belly. It was delicious, but it's definitely not going to be a regular occurrence.
Tuesday: Preschooler's choice, she requested mac and cheese and apples.
Wednesday: I was away at parent teacher conferences, husband and preschooler went to Carl's Jr and spent two hours in the play place while it dumped rain outside.
Thursday: Biscuits and gravy casserole.
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Grandparents are coming into town and offered us a date night! So we'll be getting Puerto Rican food.
I have a little white dog and two tabby cats. Lint rollers at the door to the garage and in the car because the dog is a frequent car companion. The fuzzy ones, not the tape ones— not only frugal but better for the landfill.
Chiquita is such a cutie. I'm feeling a little bad for Shelly, though. It can be difficult introducing a new cat to the household and the existing cat(s) may never take to the new addition. Shelly doesn't seem to ever be around the humans anymore and that makes me sad for her.
I have a four year old cat and she still has crazy kitten energy. I'd love to get a playmate for her but I know that another cat in the house would be a major stressor for her.
We have started to generally always have soft tortilla wraps on hand, because they truly are the actual best for making dinner out of odd left over meats and veg. You literally get one (wholemeal, ideally), dump in your left over whatever thing, add some form of sauce if it needs it, a sprinkle of cheese, grill for a couple of mins and it's dinner! If you're feeling healthy, you could have some salady things, carrot sticks or suchlike.
I live with teenage boys and this has been an absolute lifesaver more than once!
You inspired me to buy some chicken thighs! Last night I air fried 7 of them. We each ate one plus a baked potato (from the garden) and squash. Now I have left overs for the week. Hmmm. I bought some fire roasted veggies at Costco also, stir fry is in our future. I don’t keep track of my food spending, sorry. We eat pretty simply and I do not buy things like hamburger helper or canned soups. I’m gluten intolerant so that takes a lot of things out of menus. Jay has a yeast allergy history, our son has a very sensitive yeast allergy and he is here for meals during harvest so it is best to keep a sharp eye on labels! To make soup I cannot buy any broth with out looking because of yeast extract! That is really nasty for him. So, we do salads and meat, potatoes and veggies or a chicken soup or vegetable beef soup or chili. Why are there so many gluten intolerant people out there? I think it is all the chemicals and herbicides we use on the farms. What does everyone think?
I love animals but we no longer have a dog. The kitties are outside cats! They are suppose to be busy eating mice! Ha! Jay says they are eating only cat food!