Crispy Hashbrowns in Omelettes
Hashbrowns finally done the "right" way, dried and fried with a tad bit of coconut oil. |
ANYWAY, I googled it because my hashbrowns always turn out mushy. I found this site which said that you need to dry the potatoes after you shred them. What? Really? Why have I not heard of this before? It was worth a try
After I washed the potatoes, shredded them into a bowl of cold water (apparently to rinse the extra starch off). Then I put the shredded potatoes into a strainer and let them drip dry a bit. I then put them into a dishtowel and squeezed the excess water out with my big strong muscles. There was a LOT of water in them! They actually felt kind of strange once they were dry... but it worked! Crispy, beautiful hashbrowns!
I got the idea to cook them in a waffle iron from a friend months ago, and that worked wonders too!
And then my camera died, before tree was a finished meal. The girls ate theirs plain, with eggs on the side, the guys had theirs in their heaping manly omelettes. Manly and Omelette really don't seem to go together.
Oh... and finally,
the cost of eating clean for 6 people for the month: $1,200.00
ETA: INCLUDING a LOT of things that lasted us WELL OVER SIX MONTHS because we bought in bulk.
And of course, we already had food in our house... but we also STILL have food in our house. I am going to keep track over the course of each month just to get a good idea of our average... but for our first month, that isn't too shabby.
Bulk food ordering through Country Life Natural Foods will help keep costs down as I figure out what I will use the most of and where I can save more. For instance, for the next order, I am getting a 50# bag of Whole Wheat Pastry Flour for $32.50. That's a pretty significant savings if you've ever bought it in the local grocery stores before!