I am the queen of the yo-yo diet. I have been able to stick to a plan for MONTHS, lose a lot of weight and the the diet is over and the weight gradually creeps backs. And an additional 10 lbs. I always felt deprived while dieting. That's the difference here; I don't feel deprived. I get more than enough food and it all tastes amazing. I was very worried that the lack of salad dressing would be a problem, but that has not materialized. I've been enjoying the flavor of undressed greens. I used to drown them in dressing. Poor things! They're standing on their own, loud and proud and flavorful.
I made another foray to The Local Butcher Shop. Oh MY! I bought a shopping bag full of meats. I got two beautiful short ribs which I am going to braise in beef stock tonight. I have yams and potatoes to add to the pot. I got two pounds of ground beef and will be making 40 meatballs from that. That's 10 meals. I couldn't pass up the chicken apple sausage which was being made before my eyes and a bratwurst. I'm looking forward to savoring the brat, Wisconsin soul food. the chicken sausage might go into a soup. Or it might not. But I have three of them so they will be at least three meals. The 1/4 lb. of their mortadella didn't even make it home. Traffic was heavy so I munched and was too stuffed to eat anything else when I got home. Oh, and two awesome eye of round steaks. And another jar of lard was in the bag. Total tab: $77.17. While it might sound like a lot, I will get at least 20 meals out of it. 30 to 40 if I make soup with the leftovers. That's from $3.85 each meal to $1.92 if I make soup. Wow. Not bad for a day of groceries plus produce.
I looked at the meats I have never tried before. While I grew up on wild game and squirrel was not unusual on out table, rabbit was not. I may have to research rabbit recipes and see if I can try one. There was goat too. If I start eating goat you will know I have taken a dive. Goats are for cheese and angora fiber to spin, not eat.
Chow,
Susan
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