Monday Menu

 I haven't been doing the shopping since I developed this hernia. I had an abstract grasp on the price of eggs going up. But I didn't really feel the full force of it until I walked into the local grocery store (not Walmart) and discovered that a dozen eggs was almost $10. I know the bird flu has wrecked havoc on farms across the nation. At the same time, it was a shock to hold a dozen eggs in my hands and see that the price had tripled. The cost of chicken has gone sky high too. 

I think Beloved is right when he says that it is going to take farmers some time to recover their flocks from the bird flu and for prices to come back down (if they do). I suspect that we're on track for the price of chicken to jump higher than the price of beef, where it used to be less expensive because beef is more popular here in the USA. Looking at the economic things happening on the world front, I am seriously thinking about doing a kitchen garden at my mother-in-law's property. There is three raised beds that I am considering taking over this year to grow produce. 

She's amenable to the idea. I am also seriously thinking about going back to my roots (ha! pun!) and doing food preservation. My mother and my late grandmother were certified by the Cornell Cooperative Extension as Master Food Preservers. They taught myself and a number of other people how to preserve food in years gone by. I have forgotten quite a bit, but I know that the Ball Blue Book will kick start my memory and I have grandma's recipes. If anything, it'll be nice to make a batch of watermelon pickles. (The watermelon will be sourced from a farmer's market because they produce like zucchini and take over the yard.)

Day	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Sun	yogurt with granola coffee	pb&j tea	meatloaf mashed potatoes water
Mon	yogurt coffee granola	quesadillas flavored water	hamburgers quick salad water
Tues	yogurt coffee granola	leftovers flavored water	spaghetti & meatballs water
Wed	yogurt coffee granola	taco salad tea	tacos water
Thurs	yogurt granola coffee	leftovers water	chicken patties water
Fri	yogurt coffee granola	pb&j tea	corned beef cheesy potatoes water
Sat	yogurt granola coffee	roast beef sand. tea	take out water