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Quarantine Food

8,268 2,449 March 23, 2020 at 01:17 PM
Thought we could share what we're eating and exchange ideas. This was my menu for the week:

Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches with chips or fruit
Chicken tarragon, red potatoes, green beans
Garlic lemon shrimp pasta with broccoli, bread
Soup, bread
Eggs, pancakes
Black olive, mushroom, onion homemade pizza, salad
Turkey sandwich, chips
Soft tacos, tater tots
Spaghetti, green beans, garlic bread
Key lime pie, yogurt with fresh fruit, or pumpkin bread

I try to keep basic ingredients around and choose meals to make from a specific list each week.

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03-31-2020 at 03:45 PM.
03-31-2020 at 03:45 PM.
I stocked my freezer
with Amy's Organic , and lean cuisine frozen food. Stocked up Good Thins, Baked Lays, low sodium canned food.
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04-03-2020 at 10:31 AM.
04-03-2020 at 10:31 AM.
3 ways to use ANY can or jar tomatoes for EASY meals:

1- any canned tomatoes/paste + canned olives + proteins (fish or chix) =Mediterranean dinner

2 - any jar tomato sauce/any paste + any toppings or veggies + sprinkle of cheese from freezer = pizza

3 - any canned tomatoes/paste + chopped onion + any beans or any protein + cumin / chili powder (or taco mix) = easy chili (add any chopped veggies you want/have: carrots, zucchini, canned beans)

4 - any canned tomatoes/paste + pasta + any frozen veggies like broccoli - healthy light meal


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andrew_chen
04-03-2020 at 11:16 AM.
04-03-2020 at 11:16 AM.
Spam has been my friend -- got a giant case at Sam's Club.

It's really salty, but makes a great topper when you cube it up and sautee it to a crisp.
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04-03-2020 at 10:33 PM.
04-03-2020 at 10:33 PM.


'Nuff said. nod
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04-04-2020 at 06:19 AM.
04-04-2020 at 06:19 AM.
Quote from andrew_chen :
Spam has been my friend -- got a giant case at Sam's Club.

It's really salty, but makes a great topper when you cube it up and sautee it to a crisp.

Made spam fried rice the other day and it was delicious. Unfortunately I didn't stock up on spam. Frown
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04-04-2020 at 01:08 PM.
04-04-2020 at 01:08 PM.
Quote from w3kn :
I'm probably one of the few here that will eat lima beans, so I have a freezer full of them. When I went to the grocery store last week, they were picked pretty clean of frozen vegetables, but had plenty of lima beans. laugh out loud
I shopped Amazon Fresh last night and they had no fruits or veggies left. Not even frozen. People are still overbuying food. They're probably freezing it. Here I was trying to make a quiche or two and they were out of everything - mushrooms, broccoli, spinach, etc... Did it occur to anyone that sick people can't heal without nutritious food? No oranges or bananas either. Heartbreaking. At this point, the first place I'd loot would be community gardens.

Quote from CleverShoe300 :
Ha - lima beans and cherry preserves. Why don't people like cherry preserves? And how do u cook the beans? Any tips?
Speaking of cherry preserves... Amazon was even out of frozen fruit and frozen pie. Sadwalk I grabbed a $3 can of cherry pie filling and decided to make a crust. Now thinking about cherry turnovers! Eat I'm desperate to know the fruit and veggie situation at the supermarket, but I'm still sick so no can do.
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w3kn
04-04-2020 at 01:17 PM.
04-04-2020 at 01:17 PM.
Quote from LC2 :
I shopped Amazon Fresh last night and they had no fruits or veggies left. Not even frozen. People are still overbuying food. They're probably freezing it. Here I was trying to make a quiche or two and they were out of everything - mushrooms, broccoli, spinach, etc... Did it occur to anyone that sick people can't heal without nutritious food? No oranges or bananas either. Heartbreaking. At this point, the first place I'd loot would be community gardens.



Speaking of cherry preserves... Amazon was even out of frozen fruit and frozen pie. I grabbed a $3 can of cherry pie filling and decided to make a crust. Now thinking about cherry turnovers! I'm desperate to know the fruit and veggie situation at the supermarket, but I'm still sick so no can do.
Our local grocery stores have been restocking fresh fruits and vegetables fairly regularly. I don't do Amazon Fresh.
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04-04-2020 at 01:19 PM.
04-04-2020 at 01:19 PM.
One of my favorite easy stews is this:

Pork, chicken, or turkey (leftover chicken or turkey works great)

One gallon can of pinto beans, save the juice!

1-2 onions

Garlic

2-3 4oz cans Ortega (or store brand) mild diced or whole green chiles

Chicken bullion to taste

Salt and pepper to taste

If meat is not cooked already, chop into bite sized pieces and sauté till thoroughly cooked.

Chop onions into 1/2 inch pieces. Chop garlic finely or use garlic paste. Sauté both till onions are translucent.

Pour whole contents of beans, juice and all, into large pot or crock pot. Add meat, garlic, onions, as well as 2-3 Bouillon cubes dissolved in hot water. Cook for an hour or two, letting it simmer till all the flavors mingle. Add water as necessary to keep the stew liquid enough to cook easily. Add salt and pepper to taste, more bouillon to taste.

I'm kind of instinctive, I'll throw things together till they taste good. This is a pretty easy recipe, and works pretty well to use up leftover turkey or chicken. Freezes well, too.

Here's one from my cousin:
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04-06-2020 at 12:06 AM.
04-06-2020 at 12:06 AM.
Quote from w3kn :
I'm probably one of the few here that will eat lima beans, so I have a freezer full of them. When I went to the grocery store last week, they were picked pretty clean of frozen vegetables, but had plenty of lima beans. laugh out loud
Love Lima beans!!! heart

Quote from CleverShoe300 :
Ha - lima beans and cherry preserves. Why don't people like cherry preserves? And how do u cook the beans? Any tips?
I start by sauteing a half a yellow onion (less if want. We really like onions) and about 3 cloves of garlic (powered works to) with either some good smoked sausage or some bacon, until the veggies are tender and caramelized and the meat is cooked. Stir often Then add about 3 cups of chicken broth and a package of frozen limas. Cook on medium until the beans are tender. You may need to add more liquid. Either water or more broth. Salt and pepper to taste, but i do this later in cooking so that i can see how much spice the meat adds.


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For today and probably the next couple of days while I am night shift: Red Onions, baby bella mushrooms, and diced jalapeno peppers sauteed in coconut oil and seasoned with Slap Ya Mama Cajun seasoning. Then cooked about a pound of chicken livers in Kerrygold butter. Mixed everything together and simmered until everything was nicely carmelized. Also broke up four or five strips of bacon left from breakfast yesterday and threw that in.

I also had more rutabagas than I realized and I wasn't sure how much longer they were going to last, so I boiled and mashed those and now I have about 3.5 pounds of mashed rutabaga which I will probably be eating for about a week.

I will be off Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and I am thinking about making another huge pot of soup and then pressure canning most of that. I'm not sure if I have enough empty jars left though so I have to check that out first.
Best one out there!


We did a click list order to Kroger (order through the app and they bring it to your car) and at Sam's, we parked and an employee came to the car (masked and gloved), copied our list (she couldn't touch it) then went in, filled or order and brought it back to the car and loaded it.

When we got home, we followed these recommendations on cleaning the products.

https://youtu.be/iEcufYSIebA
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04-06-2020 at 12:11 AM.
04-06-2020 at 12:11 AM.
Cooked a turkey breast that was in the bottom of my freezer and made 6 pot pies to vacuum seal and freeze for later. Sure was a lot of work....
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04-06-2020 at 01:27 PM.
04-06-2020 at 01:27 PM.
Quote from fsyowad :
Cooked a turkey breast that was in the bottom of my freezer and made 6 pot pies to vacuum seal and freeze for later. Sure was a lot of work....

Too bad you're so busy...LMAO
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04-06-2020 at 02:33 PM.
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Quote from fsyowad :
Cooked a turkey breast that was in the bottom of my freezer and made 6 pot pies to vacuum seal and freeze for later. Sure was a lot of work....

Your going to need a vacation when this COVID-19 is over.
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04-06-2020 at 04:48 PM.
04-06-2020 at 04:48 PM.
Quote from fsyowad :
Cooked a turkey breast that was in the bottom of my freezer and made 6 pot pies to vacuum seal and freeze for later. Sure was a lot of work....
What did you use for crust?
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04-06-2020 at 06:48 PM.
04-06-2020 at 06:48 PM.
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What did you use for crust?


Store bought refrigerated pie crust.I didn't use the canned stuff. I used frozen corn, peas,and carrots, and diced a few potatoes.Comes out pretty tasty. I used this recipe....

https://www.pillsbury.com/recipes...72611c16c4

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04-10-2020 at 10:41 PM.
04-10-2020 at 10:41 PM.
Stores are reporting flour shortages. I'm not this hard up (yet) but here's how to make your own flour: https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/10/ma...-12539851/

I think oats seem best.
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