My Chunky Blog

Well, my computer crashed and I ended up moving also. We’re in Montana now. The best part of living in Montana is that we are in an apartment and now I can stock up on food. On the boat we had very little storage space to store food and I found I was shopping every couple of days. In the apartment, I only have to shop once a week. I get the fliers from the stores and plan my shopping according to what is on sale. This week we had chicken and pork chops. Potatoes were also on sale for $1.99 for a 10 pound bag. I am going to make frozen mashed potatoes with them.

Frozen mashed potatoes

Boil the potatoes like you were going to make normal mashed potatoes. For 5 pounds of potatoes, add one cup of sour cream instead of milk. Add 1 stick of butter and any seasonings you like. Let them cool and then put them in freezer containers and freeze.

To make the potatoes once frozen, take them from the freezer and microwave them. This usually takes a little while. I usually start by microwaving for 5 minutes. Take them out and check on them. They will start looking watery and pretty scary. Just stir them and continue microwaving. When they are heated all the way through they will look like normal mashed potatoes and taste just as great.

With Thanksgiving coming up, I’ll be posting left over ideas later this week so keep an eye on the blog. I always have the problem of overeating on Thanksgiving (and any other holiday too). I found that grabbing a smaller plate helps to keep this at bay. A smaller plate will make it look like you have more food than you really do. Be careful not to keep going back for more. Stick with one plate. If you must have seconds, pick a healthier choice, like vegetables and try to only eat one dessert choice. Make it a smaller serving too.

If you completely bomb on this and eat your bodies weight in food, don’t worry. You can always start again the next day. It isn’t the end of the world. It’s a holiday, so don’t beat yourself up over it.

This year, I’ll be eating at my parents house with family. My sister-in-law, Megan, and I will be the ones cooking. So you probably won’t see a post from me for Thanksgiving day but I will update the day after.

Until then, have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving

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