Sunday, October 24, 2010

Freezer Woes

It's that time of year again. Time to buy my 1/2 hog from Farmer Allan.  Or in this case, this year it's only 1/4 hog.  1/4 hog this year is weighing in at 70lbs of meat and I still have pork leftover from last year.

There is no room in my freezer for 70 lbs of pork!  Luckily, Sean is going to share with me and hopefully another friend will buy some pieces so maybe I'll have 30-40 lbs to store.

Sean helped to take inventory today.  I need help thinking of menus to use this food over the next 6 months!  If you read this blog, you MUST send me an idea or two.  With all this food in the freezer, I'm also thinking I should invest in a small generator, just in case.

My freezer!

Freezer door

Counting

Inventory - this is just from the downstairs freezer.  This doesn't count the upstairs freezer, nor the pickles, shallots, garlic, sweet potatoes, squash and potatoes I have in storage!

blackberries
peaches
bacon
chard
ham steaks
tomato puree
crushed tomatoes
plum tomatoes
rhubarb
shredded zucchini
green beans
beets
tomatillos
hot peppers
sliced apples
blueberries
mizuna
strawberries
carrots
4 whole chickens
sausage
pork chops
tilapia
pumpkin foccacia
naan
toffee bits
coffee
pecans
butter
bread flour
vegetable soup base
chicken soup base
roasted red pepper soup base
dried hot peppers

2 comments:

  1. Here's an idea - send the pumpkin foccacia to me! (jk). How about picking up a soup cookbook from the library and making a different pot of soup with your various meat and veggie ingredients each weekend for weekday lunches? Also, you could make holiday pies from your fruits.

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  2. I agree with Cindy -- and want that pumpkin foccacia recipe!

    Your inventory reminds me of chatting with a lady who keeps her inventory on the door to her freezer (I was saying I should write what I am freezing, and the date, on a nearby chalkboard).

    Maybe one day! Mostly I know what I have -- things like fresh squeezed lemon juice in "ice cubes" in a baggie, and tablespoon-sized slices of ginger (there was some enormous, super-fresh ginger on sale, and a lady in line told me it will freeze well).

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