As I mentioned before, I’ve completely changed my meal planning practices. I used to buy meat in bulk at the grocery store and then plan my meals accordingly. Ever since we moved to Greenville, I’ve gone in the opposite direction. First, I hit one or both of my farmers’ markets and buy whatever looks good, then I go to my butcher, and finally I hit the grocery store to fill in the gaps. It might sound overly complicated, but everything is pretty close to home. It’s much cheaper than shopping at the grocery store and it means that I rely on produce to drive my meal planning. As a result, the wife and I only eat meat about half the days of the week.
Lately, lots of people have been asking me why I spend time taking pictures of food and posting them on the internet. Anyone who’s ever had a cast on their arm knows that there’s nothing more irritating than answering the same question over and over again (except maybe when you get an itch on your arm and you can’t scratch it because of the cast; that’s probably more irritating). I thought I’d put the explanation in one place so I can email it to people instead of constantly repeating myself.
