When A Plan Is Not A Plan

Last week I decided I was not going to plan meals, but would just shop from the freezer instead.

This was the result of trying to grab something from the freezer in the morning to cook later in the day:

Monday: I had thought I would just lie and tell TheHub I had nothing thawed so he would stop and pick up some take out food on his way home from work. I had taken out a pack of chicken and it had defrosted but it did not sound good at all. Then, I remembered the packs of cooked ground chuck. Voila!  Comfort food!

Sloppy Joes, caulitato salad, dill pickles (This is why I keep keto buns in the freezer all the time)

Tuesday: I found instructions for a new way of cooking bone in, skin on chicken using the air fryer. The results were so tasty the chicken reluctant Hub even asked to have it more often. Winner!

Air fryer chicken thighs, cucumber tomato and onion salad, toast

Wednesday: I forgot TheHub had a dinner meeting. There was no way I was going to cook anything just for me. Scavenger meal!

Leftover meatloaf, less than stellar romaine lettuce, blue cheese dressing

Thursday: I had defrosted a couple of things that had thawed and needed to be used.

London broil, broccoli, sliced tomatoes, toast

Friday: The new order date night meal

Chicken dinner, coleslaw, biscuit, and mashed potatoes and gravy (or not) AKA Take Out KFC

Saturday: It was a super football game day here with good games starting at 11 and continuing through the night. We planned on doing the normally unthinkable dinner in the den, so I wanted something simple, that would virtually cook on its own.

Cheeseburger casserole with all the traditional veggies accompanying a burger

Sunday: We spent the day out and about exploring and had a large late afternoon lunch. We were not hungry but had some food TheHub bought for watching the games Saturday that was not eaten. 

It became dinner.

Steamed shrimp with homemade cocktail sauce. (yes, I know it is lame)

Used from the freezer:

pack cooked ground chuck

pack chicken thighs

London broil

1/2 bag broccoli 

2 more packs cooked ground chuck

Updated freezer inventory

6  5 packs of chicken

5 packs of ground chuck

3 packs browned ground chuck

2 duck breasts

2 racks of lamb'

2 salmon filets

6 tuna steaks

1 steak

1 pack cooked beef for Korean beef bowl

3 packs Conecuh sausage

2 packs smoked pulled pork

1 London broil

12 frozen hamburger patties

1/2 bag frozen broccoli

Newly added frozen food

7 packs ground chuck (big sale)

2 packs chicken breasts (sale)

sliced cooked leftover London broil that will become a French dip in the future

2 swordfish steaks (another sale)

Menu plans? Not making any. I do have the duck breasts thawed, leftover cheeseburger casserole, and some veggies for a veggie meal. TheHub's birthday is Thursday, so I think I will grab the rack of lamb from the freezer since it is one of his favorites.  Other than that, it is just a thaw, and decided in the moment what to make type of week. But looking at what I just typed, I guess I do have a loose plan!