Stockin Up on the Good Stuff

               I am so excited to rack up on some of my favorite go to ingredients.  I started a new mason jar system that helps us get things like almonds,rice, quinoa, flax seed, steel cut oats etc. in bulk.  We have found that it is tremendously cheaper to get bags of these key ingredients from the bins at whole foods. Dev went and stocked up on them for us...we were getting to the bare minimum.




                We also picked up some frozen meat for the next few weeks.We found it at a local farm. We started buying  a good amount of  meat frozen meat at once, and just keeping it in the freezer.  Dev bought 4 chicken thighs, 4 chicken wings, and two steaks for $25 at Bethel Trails Farm.  It is better quality meat for a great price.   We try to only eat meat a few days a week.  We save this good meat for when we do...because it is delish.  I encourage you to check out a local farm or place to grass fed meat. It tastes so much better.

Bethel Trails Frozen Meat: chicken thighs, chicken wings, and  steak...Yum!

               Tonight after a work event, Dev cooked the steak, asparagus, and corn.  It was indescribable.  We have gotten grass fed steak from Whole Foods and loved it.   However, this was even better!  If you haven't had grass fed steak...you must!  It has a much deeper and richer flavor than normal steak. You can find it at Whole Foods, or a local farm.  

              

 These are a few of my favorite things to stock up on and keep around the kitchen.  The frozen meat can be kept for a while in the freezer and then thawed out the morning you want to eat it, and the mason jars help with price and availability of some of my favorite ingredients. 

          What are some of your favorite foods to stock up on and keep around the kitchen?

           

Playing Catch Up!

           I'm sorry its been a while since i've blogged.  The past few weeks have been a little crazy.  The end of the nine weeks is always so busy getting grades in.  Not to mention, state testing and a field trip. Then we move outside of my work world to driving to see family back and forth for Easter.  We saw Devin's family in Atlanta on Saturday.  Next, we went home,went to church, and then off to Columbia to see my family and his parents.  Whew!  Like I said...a bit crazy! 
         I am writing a quick post, because today we are off to visit my brother in Baltimore, Maryland.  His girlfriend and family live there too, so it is nice to visit all of them. 

Jimmy, Brianna and me cruising around DC last year when we visited him.

          This morning I woke up and couldn't sleep later  like I wanted to. So.....I decided to do a Fierce and Fab Workout. It is by Tony Horton, the guy who created P90X. This one is a go to favorite.  I love the mix between strength and cardio.  Also, I am all about working the upper and lower parts of your body in the same move.  During my 4 minutes of cardio, Mowgli was trying to decide what workout he should choose from my workout binder.  This is precious!

            I've been mixing it up between indoor strength focused workouts from magazines, and running about 3 miles.  I am really liking sprinting and recovering when I run.  I can feel my body working harder than it has in a while.  I've tried to to keep my eating in check, while still enjoying the wonderful Easter food.

         I hope to post sooner this time, but who knows.  I hope you had a wonderful Easter and spent quality time with family.