Good to Know - How long items stay fresh

Through various blogs and frugal living articles, I have come to find some interesting lists. This list is helpful for all who cook. Just remember to put the date on what you open or freeze. Time Items can stay in Fridge/Freezer

Refrigerator (40F)

Butter - 2 months

Cheese, hard - 6 months

Cheese, soft and opened - 10 days

Cheese, soft and unopened - 3 weeks

Eggs, hard-boiled - 1 week

Eggs, uncooked in shell - 1 month

Fish, fresh - 1 day

Greens - 2 days

Meat, cooked - 3 days

Meat, raw - 3 days

Poultry, cooked - 3 days

Poultry, fresh - 2 days

Vegetables - 3 days

White wine, recorked - 2 days

White wine, vacuum-stopped - 10 days

Freezer (0F)

Bread - 3 months

Butter - 9 months

Fish, fatty - 3 months

Fish, lean - 6 months

Fruit - 9 months

Fruit juices - 10 months

Hamburger, fresh - 4 months

Ice cream/sorbet - 2 months

Poultry, cooked - 5 months

Poultry, uncooked - 9 months

Steaks, uncooked - 9 months

Vegetables - 6 months

Weekly Servings

This weeks meals:
Monday: Garlic Basil Chicken
Tuesday: leftovers
Wednesday: Season and Steam Beef with Broccoli
Thursday: White Bean Chicken Chili
Friday: leftovers
Saturday: Date Night
Sunday: Meatloaf and Smashed Potatoes

Doesn't this week sound like a comfort food feast?! Yummy!!

Open House

October 12, 7pm until 8:30

Samples will include:
BLT Dip
Taco Soup
Garlic Basil Chicken
Key Lime Cheesecake

Win Prizes

Oportunity to make a $5 JAM meal.

RSVP here or by email: courtneyshomemade@gmail.com

JAM Meals

JAM meals are meals that you Just Add Meat too. We at Homemade Gourmet believe in the power of a good meal.

At my open house, if you RSVP and would like to make a JAM meal, just let me know and I will prepare them, with the exception of letting you see how simple and easy meal planning and put together can be.

Wonderful Wednesday

Hi everyone....

Thought I would share wonderful words on this beautiful Wednesday. Galatians 5:13-14 says "For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don't use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself."

This is interesting to me, we just moved to a new area, new house and have (obviously) new neighbors. I have met a few of them, but my goal is to meet them all. I have always had a vision of living in a neighborhood that everyone enjoys their neighbors, have block parties and all the kids play together. I want to serve my neighbors, so this weekend, my goal is to make a small treat and share with as many as I can.

That brings me to my question, what can you do to serve your neighbor?

Weekly Servings

This will be my weekly post of what I plan to cook for my family. Important when you plan to grocery shop with coupons and savings you have to plan. My mom laughs that she has no clue where I got so organized, but as I look at other blogs, I don't see myself as quite the organized one. I suppose it is all realtive. I do try to keep my kitchen and living room organized.

The real issue: DINNER
Monday: Lasagna (sweet friend making us a lasagna since I am under the weather)
Tuesday: leftovers
Wednesday: Crockpot pork chops and apples
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: Buffalo Chicken Chili
Saturday: night out
Sunday: Fiesta Chicken Casserole

Hi everyone! This is my first post here at Courtney's Homemade. I look forward to updating this site every week. I am happy to be becoming a Consultant for Homemade Gourmet. They have quite a few amazing products, and answers for the dinner rut we all find ourselves in.

Stay tuned, and we will work on our weekly dinner plan together!

Court