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Originally Posted by Fillyjonk
Hello to everyone! I am new to this forum, but not new to CAD/CALP. When I started it five years ago, I lost over 30 lbs! I discovered that this was the best way for me to eat - not only for weight loss, but because carbs make me a screaming mimi and with pre-menopause it is only getting worse. I am absolutely thrilled to have found this forum, as I have looked before for a place where CALP "lifers" share their stories and couldn't find it. There is so much inspiration here!
Anyway, I tried searching for my question but I get an error message, so if this has already been addressed, sorry. I live in an apartment with a teensy kitchen, a tiny fridge and an ancient oven. I am not well-off (I am an artist, yay!) but that's OK. My question is how some of you who also don't have a lot of room deal with the same prob. Especially you New Yorkers, no? I'd love to make up batches of chicken, soups, etc and freeze them, but I don't have the space. Any input would be very welcome, as this lack of freezer/fridge space can derail me when I'm busy, tired or pre-menstrual and looking for a reason to "fall off". Thanks!  |
Hi and welcome..do pop down to the hour power chat thread where there is always daily posting
I don't have a galley kitchen any longer (but used to..so boy can I empathize). I would try several things - menu planning so you can use free time to plan meals that work off each other..kind of a Rachel Ray trick where you get two meals out of the same ingredients. If you have room for a small crockpot cook up shredded beef (I have a recipe I can share, just uses a chuck roast) - use that for a rm of wraps, shredded beef with veggies - could be cm for a heavier cm lunch or for a second rm - adding rice for a carb.
2: canned clean food - I love smoked oysters - in water or oil and find these, with a small salad make a wonderful quick lunch, and the tins don't take much space (I am still pantry space challenged..lol). Clean tuna or shrimp work for wonderful tuna or shrimp salad - over lettuce for cm's with a carb added for rm.
3: If you have space for a blender, one head of cauliflower can be easily riced (I can give you a link to a great video) and then you can use that for a couple of days - make a stir-fried rice with veggies and meat (maybe the canned shrimp..curry powder..don't know what your food tastes are), make the recipe you can find here for a cauliflower crust pizza, or cheesy garlic cauliflower "bread sticks".
4: making up soup to have for a couple of meals - adding salad and a half sandwich or good cm sausages with veggie on the side. I make a mean cauliflower soup that to us, tastes as good as potato soup.
All of the above just call for a few tins, salad fixings, head of cauliflower, bit of meat in the frig.
Now..you probably have tastes that say yuck to all of the above, but hopefully, it will spark an idea or two!
