Plan A: I had to throw away an entire 1/2 block of really delicious cheese (and seriously, no amount of cheese-love was going to rationalize the greenish color growing on the side or the sour vomity smell radiating from the container). So I couldn't make a quesadilla tonight.
Plan B: I unearthed this "gourmet" Archer Farms microwaveable packet of basmati rice and nuked it. Lemme tell you a little something about packing peanuts. I have never actually eaten a packing peanut but I am pretty sure that this rice resembled those plastic-y, sort of crunchy, foamy things. The only difference is that rice is not shaped like an "S". I couldn't eat packing peanuts.
Plan C: So last week, because I had made that huge pot of chicken and dumplings, I didn't really have "time" to eat anything else. And that is okay, promise...but I made the mistake of taking out this chicken to defrost and never got around to eating it last week. What I did instead, the night before I left, was slow poach it in spices and broth and chuck it in the fridge. I opened it and it was kind of slimy and weird and greenish (the thyme). Can you eat poached chicken 5 days later? Make it 6 for tomorrow?
Plan D: The winner! Crispex and Milk! Yay! Except I am almost out of Crispix which is going to be a sad, sad day...
So this Day 8 tomorrow...I am losing my pep and motivation here :(
I've heard that you shouldn't eat chicken more than a couple days after it's been cooked, but my personal rules for anything in my fridge are 1 week. I haven't died yet, so I'd say if it's been in the fridge (and since you were gone and not opening the fridge throughout every day, I think that means bonus points, too--don't you love my logic?) as long as it smells good, I think you could do a taste test. If it's inedible, don't force yourself to eat it, though!
ReplyDeleteI love it. Thanks for the advice. I am going to give it a tentative test (although I really may just be more careful in the future) because there is nothing worth being sick for. I do agree with you though that 1 week under normal circumstances should be okay :)
ReplyDeleteYou are doing so good!
ReplyDeleteDo you have more chicken? You could grill it, freeze it grilled, and take it out as needed. Since you can buy fresh vegetables on this challenge you could then make a grilled chicken salad. And if you have tortillas (or all-purpose flour and the will to make them) you could even make grilled chicken wraps.
I'm with Beth, I would totally eat the thyme chicken. Eat questionable things often enough and you'll develop a stomach of steel! :)
Do you have a running list of the food you have left? Your loyal readers could help you come up with recipes and meal ideas if you're stumped.
HAHA I love you guys!!! First and foremost, thank you for the support. Second, I will create a list shortly of what is leftover and post it up there for some help. Third, I will go to the grocery store soon and get some much needed fresh fruit, although, it was in the rules that no fresh veggie were allowed. Do you think I should break this rule? I'll leave it up to you all :)
ReplyDeleteLove you!