hypatia42

a plan was hatched. Its cold and wet here. Despite having drawn the thermal curtains it is still cold in here. Colder than the cold months of winter. Why? Because its effin raining outside and everything in my body hurts because of it. I used to be able to sleep through this but I seem to be in a not sleeping phase of things. urg.

I have bones in my freezer. Between the two freezers I have access to I have a lot of bones. The majority are chicken bones that will be made into chicken stock for making soups and the like. I need to find a way to freeze said stock in smaller amounts than a gallon sized ziplock such that I have smaller amounts usable to me at once. The bones that are currently in the pot are not chicken, they are "meat." If you do not know what "meat" is, message me privately, I do not wish to upset some of my lovely readers. Making stick will warm the house and give me something to do until I have something else I have to do.

So I am making "meat" stock. The thought in my head was to have it for when I make "meat" things. Well, what sort of "meat" things? Hmm, I don't really know said myself. Then inspiration struck. It is time intensive and the Honey won't eat it but by golly I like the things. Dolmades. If I make the rice with the "meat" stock instead of plain water there will be more flavor punch overall! All I have to do now is remember what all goes into them.

I may have underestimated the amount of water/space I needed for the number of "meat" bones I had on hand... Smells lovely tho.

butter to saute the rice in before cooking
rice
mint
lemon juice
grape leaves
ground "meat"
garlic...there's probably garlic in there somewhere right?
edit Onion! don't forget that