I am in, I have got to start eating more of what I have instead of going out and buying more.
Thanks for starting this.
Thanks for starting this.
Anyone up for an April Pantry Challenge?
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I've followed some of the previous pantry challenges, and I'm ready to do it this month! For those who don't know, a pantry challenge is where you try to go the entire month (or as long as you can) without buying any non-perishable food items. The idea is to save some money and use up some of those items that have been sitting in your cupboard or pantry for months (or years??) You can buy fresh produce, bread, milk, etc., but that's it! We can help eachother with encouragement and meal ideas for those items we don't use so often.
I've got a pretty well-stocked pantry and freezer right now, so it just doesn't make sense to keep spending big bucks on food. I cleared it with dh yesterday. He thinks it's going to be oh-so-easy because he "always just uses what's in the house."
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I asked him how he thought those things got *into* the house, and how they keep replenishing themselves! He still thinks it will be easy.
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Our resolve will be most tested when we run out of oatmeal and salsa. That should be about half way through the month.
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Anyone want to join in?
I've got a pretty well-stocked pantry and freezer right now, so it just doesn't make sense to keep spending big bucks on food. I cleared it with dh yesterday. He thinks it's going to be oh-so-easy because he "always just uses what's in the house."
Anyone want to join in?
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I'm in. Never heard of these before, but I was just telling dh the other day that the pantry is so full that I keep buying stuff we already have...its just hidden and I forget about it... this is a great idea!
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Ack! I'm already running out of things I probably won't need, but fear I will!
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I used the last of the wheat germ in some muffins today. I often go a whole month without using wheat germ, but it's there if I *need* it, kwim? Hey, maybe this exercise will have some spiritual benefit as well as a financial one.
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I need to join! We're moving in a month, the pantry and freezer are FULL and I wanna pare down.
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im in... i already did some shopping this month, but not much, so im in the rest of the way
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Ugh... I'm out already. I ran to the market for mushrooms, and without even thinking I bought a can of beans, polenta and 5 cans of tomato paste. (the prices were too good to pass up...) I need help... My name is Rosa and I am a grocery store shop-aholic. (What's worse... is I told my sister I was doing a pantry challenge...and she LET me buy those things - she didn't remind me about the challenge til we were in the car on the way home...)
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Aww, you can still be in if you want -- we'll forgive you! I did tell dh that I reserved the right to take advantage of *extrodinary* sales on things we always use for stock-up purposes. No need to be financially foolish! I'm really going to try to hold myself to the "extrodinary" requirement, however. There are lots of sale prices that come around every few weeks -- I'm not falling for those.
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I went shopping yesterday with 5 1/2 y.o. dd. I told her about the pantry challenge and we shopped only in the produce and dairy sections. Nothing better than a 5 y.o. to hold you to a promise!
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(Unless I got tempted to buy cookies or something -- then she would quickly become an accomplice in my downfall.
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Originally Posted by happy1nluv Ugh... I'm out already. I ran to the market for mushrooms, and without even thinking I bought a can of beans, polenta and 5 cans of tomato paste. (the prices were too good to pass up...) I need help... My name is Rosa and I am a grocery store shop-aholic. (What's worse... is I told my sister I was doing a pantry challenge...and she LET me buy those things - she didn't remind me about the challenge til we were in the car on the way home...)
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I went shopping yesterday with 5 1/2 y.o. dd. I told her about the pantry challenge and we shopped only in the produce and dairy sections. Nothing better than a 5 y.o. to hold you to a promise!
I collect old cookbooks, mostly for the entertainment value. I was looking through a new one last night, dated 1966, and found this gem (in the chapter on Almonds, of all places!)
July Day Salad
1 box (3 ounces) lemon-flavored Jello
1 cup boiling water
1 cup mayonnaise
2 cups (1 pound) creamed cottage cheese
1/2 cup minced celery
1 large cucumber, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon instant minced onion
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1/2 cup chopped blanched almonds
Salad greens
Dissolve Jello in water and cool slightly. Add remaining ingredients except greens, and pour into a 1 1/2 quart mold. Chill until firm. Unmold on greens. Makes 6 servings.
What do you think? Will this solve my overabundance of Jello?
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July Day Salad
1 box (3 ounces) lemon-flavored Jello
1 cup boiling water
1 cup mayonnaise
2 cups (1 pound) creamed cottage cheese
1/2 cup minced celery
1 large cucumber, peeled and diced
1 teaspoon instant minced onion
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1/2 cup chopped blanched almonds
Salad greens
Dissolve Jello in water and cool slightly. Add remaining ingredients except greens, and pour into a 1 1/2 quart mold. Chill until firm. Unmold on greens. Makes 6 servings.
What do you think? Will this solve my overabundance of Jello?
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I'm sorry, but that sounds truly foul! Remind me not to go back in time to picnic in July, 1966...!
Originally Posted by KC in KS July Day Salad What do you think? Will this solve my overabundance of Jello?
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