Yesterday was a busy day for me. I went downstairs to put on some laundry and as I walked by our stand up freezer I decided to pull the handle - I have no idea why because I didn't need anything but anyway when I did it came right open! I was on the phone with my sister at the time and all I could say was Oh my goodness! over and over when I opened the door.
We had just purchased a quarter of beef - close to 200 lbs. worth and it was almost all partially defrosted! I sorted through it and had to throw out a few things that were in the door and completely thawed (I didn't want to take any chances) but we were able to save everything else - Praise the Lord! I have no idea why I would pull the door but I am so very glad I did. I know the Lord must have been behind it!
So I spent all day yesterday cooking beef. I cooked three roasts - two in the crock pot and one in my mother in law's oven (she lives in a granny flat in our house) 60+ meatballs, 2 meat loaves, endless pounds of ground beef I just browned for sauces, chili's etc. steak strips for wraps and fajitas, beef cubes for stew and two giant batches of Korean Beef. I was also blessed because it is summer and my son was home to BBQ the steaks and burgers.
So it was a long day but in the end a blessing because we were able to share some meat with another family who needed some, I was home and noticed before everything was lost, my son was able to help by barbecuing and I now have all kinds of food I can just pull out of the freezer for quick meals.
God is good!
Blessings,
Liisa
3 comments:
Oh my goodness....thank God you were able to save it. I'm going to go check mine as I leave this a.m.
I made THREE roasts yesterday as well....too funny. I have to make dinner for two families in our church...one for happy occasion, baby...and the other for sad occasion....cancer treatments. I'm taking a cake for a funeral dinner this a.m. and helping to set up. A very busy day for me. Plus, it is RAINING....gag. You will be glad you did what you did when you are pulling out those already cooked meats from the freezer.....
Oh my, Liisa! Crystal from Biblical Womanhood just had a similar situation--they lost (I think) half a cow in their deep freezer while on vacation. Yikes!
Wow! Traci that certainly is a busy day, it is so nice that you are willing do these things for others.
It will be a blessing to be able to just pull out cooked foods especially as we head into a busy busy September!
Carrie - I read that too! How ironic to read that and then discover our troubles! However we were very fortunate to have not lost much!
Blessings,
Liisa
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