I’m really cleaning out the cupboards. Last month I spent $77 on grocery, not much.* This month, so far only $32! That wasn’t the original plan, but I got into a “clean out the cupboards” mode. Some combinations have been good….much used oatmeal cooked with sitting on the shelf cream of wheat. That had an unused can of apricots blended and stirred into it, for a batch of “instant” breakfasts. A can of beets and a can of corn with dressing: it made me wonder why they had been siting on the shelf! I love beets! Stockpiles of shelf stable tofu and sugar free gelatin back in rotation and being put to good use. The cupboards and fridge are empty in a good way…I feel like I really have a handle on what I have, what I need, and how creativity can turn “there’s nothing in the house to eat” into three weeks plus of meals. We’ll do a big run in the next few days, but we don’t have unused dusty food now.
*I didn’t spend a low amount due to the trip; I used $45, half my “normal” grocery money, towards meals on my trip.
Mother Hubbard
October 26th, 2006 at 04:28 am
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Confused but interested.
October 26th, 2006 at 05:39 pm 1161880767
Seriously, thanks for always reminding us to think outside the (meal) box!
October 27th, 2006 at 12:15 am 1161904542
Lux: I drained the beet cubes and corn (drnak the corn juice!), and tossed with a little bit of ranch dressing. It was a fun pink salad...I always get beets and corn at salad bars, so this was pretty similar.
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