Today is Thursday, the last day before hunny gets paid tomorrow, so there won't be much creativity going on today. The nice thing about nearly empty cupboards is that it's easy to get them cleaned out. I'm also thinking that the refrigerator is due for a cleaning today or tomorrow before shopping on Saturday.
On Tuesday night I made the last of our "full meal" food. I had five pounds of chicken thighs and a five-pound cut-up chicken. I used my favorite dry rub recipe, let it sit for a few hours with the rub in the refrigerator and then slow-cooked it in the oven. Wow. It was so delicious. I use this rub for everything, from chicken to ribs to tofu, so I'm trying to think how to make a large batch of it to keep on hand. Stay tuned for details....
Anyway, that much chicken (and the older kids eating out!) made dinner for not only Tuesday, but last night, and there's a few pieces left that I'm going to put into the Banquet Chicken and Biscuits tonight. It's a pot-pie kind of mix, so some extra meat will be delicious!
Another thing that helped the chicken last is that my dear mother (who happens to live across the street) bought us a delicious box of Long John Silvers fish with some hush puppies!!! Seriously, that is the one thing I have missed so much since days gone by... fish. We used to have it so often, but while it is so incredibly healthy, fish filets are just outside of our budget. When we get this kind of treat, that fish is GONE before you know it!
So, breathing a sigh of relief that we made it once again to another pay day.
What are you having tonight for dinner?
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