This month, we’re shopping our kitchen in order to use up what we have so we can save money and clear kitchen clutter.
Here we go with Day 24 of the Pantry Challenge!
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I reshot this recipe that I originally developed back in 2016. Isn’t that wild?
One Crust Chicken Pot Pie is just as good as I remember it. Possibly better.
What We Ate
Breakfast – Yogurt Berry Parfait with Vanilla Almond Granola
Lunch – One Crust Chicken Pot Pie
Dinner – I bought a big pack of ground beef from Costco so I made a big batch of this Versatile Meat Mixture. We had it as meatloaf tonight and will have meatballs tomorrow.
How did Day 24 go for you?
Heather M
Jan 24: in which we stayed in cuz it was so freaking cold out, though our son left to see a movie midday. I got more things cleaned up, but lots more to deal with and also clean out (does anyone else get an itch in January to deal with things you’ve either been putting off or m that just need to be dealt with- like old boxes of things, cleaning out/reorganizing closets? Just me? It’s not spring cleaning time but this is when I want to deal with “stuff”).
Brunch: C and L had leftover pizza; I had another leftover savory ham, cheese, broccoli waffle and an apple.
Dinner: I deemed it leftover night since we had really random things I wanted gone. C had the last slice of pizza and some of the leftover kung pao chicken over half and half rice; L finished the bit of kung pao and the rest of the pinto beans and veg over half and half rice; I finished off the last savory waffle (they’re aooooo tasty and suited my mood so I was happy to eat it again hours later), then some cucumber and celery with a bit of light sour cream dip. Dessert was some still lingering ice cream while we watched an Oscar nominated documentary about what school kids are being taught in Russia since the Ukraine war started (the teacher who filmed it all smuggled the footage out of Russia and is now living “in Europe).
Heather M
PS it snowed overnight several inches and then started sleeting around 10am and will sleet all day before (hopefully not but likely) turning to freezing rain for a few hours. It’s 18F but feels like 7F at 1:30pm and won’t go above freezing until at least a week from tomorrow, supposedly. Messy and white outside. Not fun for sledding or playing since sleet now/ they even canceled last minute the big DC snow all fight that happens during massive snowfall, due to the sleet.
Stephanie M
Hi Heather. Yes I get that itch too. I organized my linen closet and my kitchen towel drawer today both of which were a mess. Both of them were staring hard at me lately so today was the day.
Melissa
I put a pork butt in the crockpot before I left for a meeting at my dad’s war veterans home. Our weather was iffy, turned out fine tho, thankfully. I wanted something we could eat off of for a few days. Hope everyone is OK with this massive storm! Stay warm!
Lynn from NC Outer Banks
Melissa a pork butt is such a versatile cut of meat. I always like to have one available but right now I’m out. I cook mine in the crock pot too. So easy that way. I do have a rain check for one at .99#, so I’ll be getting that when the PC is over.
Allie from Ontario
A pretty quiet day here with very cold temps outside. T did venture out well covered (since we both retired, all “workplace worthy” clothing is gone and has been replaced by 2 closets full of the “right clothes” for the outdoors) to help 2 older couples by clearing their front walkways/porches. I worked on a new jigsaw puzzle for a few hours (an addiction of mine!) before heading out with another retired teacher to help celebrate a friend’s 50th birthday.
What we ate on Jan 24
I had toast 1st thing & then mid afternoon heated up a bowl of the previous night’s leftovers knowing there would be lots of snacky things at the party.
I suggested to T that since he was on his own for dinner, he might want fish or wings…both favourites of his, neither of which I eat that were residing in 1 of the freezers. So he decided on a fish sandwich for lunch and then wings & veggie sticks with some Ranch that I made for him before I left for dipping. A big win for T and the freezer!
Heather M
Nice suggestions for T! Definitely helps you out lol.