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 5 of the Pantry Challenge, a full work day for some of us, winter break for others.
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It was a pretty chill day. Took FishChick15 and a friend ice skating, read more of my current engrossing book, and let other people cook for me.
FishChick17 gets the prize for cooking all day for us!
What We Ate
Here’s how our meals went down today.
Breakfast – FishChick17 made scrambled eggs. I was racing out the door so I tucked some into a hasty Breakfast Burrito so I could eat it on the go. She also baked a Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe and picked oranges from the tree out back. Her harvest weighed over 20 pounds and resulted in 38 Cara Cara oranges.
Lunch – Frozen chicken nuggets, Easy Roast Potatoes, and this Quick and Easy Caesar Salad Recipe
Dinner – Fridays are pizza night. Bryan made The Easiest Grilled Pizza You Can Make with Sourdough Pizza Crust.
How did your Day 5 go for you?
Christine
Breakfast-kids has cereal or pumpkin chocolate chip banana bread. I had some leftover peanut butter banana oatmeal with some eggs.
Lunch-kids at school. H had leftover sloppy Joe and I had soup from freezer with a leftover slide of bread from freezer and egg salad.
Dinnner was rest of chicken stroganoff I made last night and pulled pork Mac and cheese that we got as a Christmas gift.
The house looked like we had nothing left. I had to hit the store and get some meat. There was none left here! Had a gift card and spent $98 cash. Got four meals worth of food, lunch for weekend, fruit and snacks. Hoping for a low spend month and will keep using the extras.
Kathryn M
Breakfast – cereal
snacks – BBQ potato chips, cookies
Lunch – salad with diced chicken. I have been working on an opened jar of Brianna’s asiago Caesar dressing. (condiments get out of control in our fridge. I have a lot to work on.)
Dinner: leftover crockpot chicken, bread pudding.
Kimberly
Kathryn, I so feel you on the condiments! I feel like dressings, sauces, etc take up 1/3 of my fridge!
And Jessica, thanks for the reminder of cucumber cream cheese sandwiches. Such an easy & yummy lunch to finish up a cucumber and I never think of it!
Brenda Fuentes
B: toast, cereal, oatmeal, bananas
L: kids ate school lunches, adults packed
D: Zatarain’s red beans and rice made w/ diced turkey kielbasa, onions, peppers and zucchini served with homemade buttermilk biscuits. First time making buttermilk w/ lemon juice but it worked fine!
Jennifer
B – leftover chocolate chip bread for 2, not sure on the kids, served with strawberries
L – I had a snacky lunch of random leftovers in the fridge and yogurt, dh took more random holiday leftovers with fruit, no idea on the kids but someone ate the lone banana finally
D – veggie quesadillas and a cucumber – I now have lots of leftover tortillas (I buy them raw and cook the whole package at once) But we used up lots of cherry tomatoes and random hunks of cheese
Stephanie M.
Thursday, January 5, 2023
B – Paul had a donut and a banana. I had overnight oatmeal and peanuts.
L – Paul had leftover fried rice with veggies. I had a turkey burger and an apple.
D – we had veggie and turkey sausage white omelets.
Lynn from NC Outer Banks
Jan 5
B: cinnamon toast, coffee
L: more minestrone soup, another ½ pimento cheese sandwich
D: Italian sausage (freezer), LO collards, HM pinto beans, LO cornbread
Emily
Kids went back to school today, it feels so good to get back into a routine, but that also means trying to figure out what to put in my picky eaters lunch box everyday and that means buying a couple extra things at the store every week. The prices are so out of control it is definitely hard sticking to $50 a week.
B- the leftover beans on toast with cheese with watermelon.
L- leftover lasagna with the last couple bites of the sticky toffee pudding.
Snack- a banana
D- beef dip sandwich’s using stale buns from the freezer, luckily they soften up when wrapped in foil and stuck in the oven, corn fritters using the left over corn on the cob from the other night, oranges. Dessert was more of the leftover cake from the work party.
Freezer is starting to look a little sparse.
Danielle L Zecher
Breakfast: I had sweet potato casserole (made with the sweet potatoes I saved and cooked on Wednesday) and a homemade white chocolate mocha. Nick had an English muffin (from the freezer) with egg, cheese, and veggie sausage.
Lunch: I had leftover spaghetti and meatballs and focaccia. I think Nick had some of the leftovers, but I’m not sure which ones.
Dinner: I worked late and had cereal when I got home. I’m not sure what Nick had.
I also had several cups of hot tea throughout the day. The heat isn’t working at work, so I wanted something warm. I did the GCE tea advent calendars for several people for Christmas, but seriously overbought tea bags, so we’re working on using those up. Being cold at work is helping put a dent in the tea bag supply.
Lynn from NC Outer Banks
I thought about Jessica’s tea advent calendar idea this Christmas too, but my son had gifted my mother a LOT of tea earlier (who I was thinking about giving it to) so I think I’ll wait til next year. I love that gift though.
Danielle L Zecher
People LOVED it! I think I may do it again (or something similar) for a lot of people this year. Our neighbors have six kids and we usually just do a family gift for them, but since they all like tea, we were able to do individual tea boxes for everyone. The kids seemed to really like getting their own gift. We also did them for everyone at both of our vet’s offices and one of the vets was asking me about it because her husband wants to do it for people in his office. One of my coworkers loves tea, but his wife doesn’t, and she told me she even had fun with his, just seeing what tea he got every day. Obviously, I thought people would enjoy them or I wouldn’t have done them, but I had no idea what a big hit they were going to be.
Jessica Fisher
Yay! I’m so glad the tea calendars were a hit! I didn’t do one this year and I missed that daily ritual in December. Am adding it to my calendar now to make sure I do them.
Kathy in Denmark
I didn’t post yesterday, so catching up!
Day 4:
B: Oats and milk for DH. Oat porridge for DD1, rye porridge for DD2, toast and coffee for me
L: DH eats at work, packed lunch for the kids, rye bread with thinly sliced beef roast for me.
D: Spaghetti and marinara, freshly grated parmesan cheese
S: Almonds and crisp bread with butter.
The beef roast was from NYE. I always slice roast thinly and use it as a topping for bread. SO good! Our kids have swimming lessons every Wednesday, and we come home right around 6 pm, so DH always prepares dinner. It has to be ready to serve pretty much the second we come in the door, since swimming makes you very hungry 😀 Spaghetti and marinara are our go to.
Day 5:
B: The same as day 4
L: The same as day 4. I finished up the roast.
D: Tarteletter
S: Hot cocoa with whipped cream for the girls. A small piece of chocolate for DH and I as we watched netflix after the kids were in bed.
My PC this year is looking a little different than usual. I normally don’t try to reduce my budget much, because it is already quite low, but this year trying to reduce my budget would be down right crazy! Inflation has gone through the roof in Europe and in Denmark in particular. Prices have increased across the board, and a lot of foods have risen by 50 % or even doubled in price. Add to this the fact that energy prices have gone up and so has the interest on mortgages/loans. People are struggling! Some people have had their heating bill doubled and electricity has gone up in price as well.
In order to conserve energy, the government has recommended that the thermostat is set at 19 C (66F) in all public buildings, except hospitals, nursing homes and nurseries. The same is recommended in private homes, and most people have turned down their thermostats, maybe not that low, but close!
I use an app to find out when to turn on my washing machine/dishwasher/oven, so it is as inexpensive as possible. I don’t know anyone who uses their dryer unless it’s an emergency.
The good news is that all the effort is working! Denmark has reduced it’s overall energy usage significantly and as a result the prices are starting to go down a bit, but we are not out of the woods yet.
Since the oil crises in the seventies, Danish homes have become better and better insulated and there is a big focus on having energy efficient appliances and cars, which is also a plus.
My family and I are in the very fortunate position that the only debt we have is our mortgage, so we can afford the general price increases. A lot of people can’t.
We also had a lot of work done on our home in 2021, so it is a lot better insulated than it was before and we have two new bathrooms, new water heater etc. which uses less energy than older ones. It was a very costly affair, but boy am I glad we got it done when we did!
To get back to the PC, my pantry and freezer are not as full as usual. I cannot stock up like I normally do unless I wan’t to raise my grocery budget significantly. We have already raised the budget and I don’t want to have to do it again. So I am working with smaller stock and keeping my eye out for deals more than ever!
My goal in this PC is to use up a few things that have lingered in the pantry and freezer. I also would like to get my cooking mojo back, since I have struggled with that. I also used to meal plan and I wan’t to get back to that as well.
I’m sorry for the novel-length comment 😀
Tasty
Kathy, I think inflation has reached everywhere and everyone. Being older, we are in the lucky position that our home is paid for so increasing interest rates are not an issue for us but I can see where so many who took advantage of low low interest rates over the last few years have to be concerned. I also feel for folk who are living pay check to pay check. I guess those of us here needing to use some of the excess food we have should consider ourselves fortunate. I hate to think what grocery bills must be for families with several children. especially teenage boys. It was bad enough with one 30 – 40 years ago!!!
Back to my challenge results for Thursday January 5th
B – we try to get out once a week for breakfast and this was it for this week.
Sausage, eggs and hashbrowns for both of us with toast and coffee.
L – we skipped
S – Made cabbage rolls with a mix of potatoes and parsnips, mashed.
This of course left 5 containers of cabbage rolls for the freezer but it also used a couple of small containers of leftover rice (from the freezer), a jar of home canned tomatoes and some of ground beef that I bought the day before. Works for me!
Lynn from NC Outer Banks
Tasty, you are right-to have excess food at this point really is a blessing compared to so many others.
Like you, we are older, so our house is paid for as well. I remember however that when we bought our first house in 1980 that our interest rate was 13.25%. Houses were cheaper then so I’m not sure it is the equivalent of the combination of higher interest rates and high house prices today. My son and DIL got married last spring and are/were hoping to buy, but it is a daunting task for sure, though it seems to be easing somewhat, compared to last summer where houses were going over asking price and snapped up immediately upon hitting the market.
Kathy in Denmark
I know inflation is a worldwide concern, but I can only attest to the way it affects my own country and Europe. I do follow international news, but it’s one thing to read about something and another to experience it.
I agree with you regarding the very low variable interest on some mortgages the last few years. It will be hard for some families, that’s for sure.
Your cabbage rolls sound yummy! I know the drill regarding taking something out of the freezer and then putting something else back 😀 It’s always nice to have a delicious meal ready in the freezer, though!
Lynn from NC Outer Banks
Hi Kathy. That’s great that with all the recommendations that you and the Danish people in general have been able to positively affect your energy usage. And good for the energy improvements that will be helpful for your household years into the future. Inflation across the board is clearly a worldwide problem.
Our 16-year-old car up and “died” back in Feb. We knew it was going to need to be replaced, but just not that suddenly. During that time, here in the US, there were few cars-used or new-that were available. We’d planned to buy used, but crazily, new was cheaper than used!? So, we bought new. It was not frugal. However, as gas prices have increased here, the improved gas mileage has been quite welcomed. We returned from our Christmas trip and our mileage, in a cross over utility vehicle, was 40 miles to the gallon! I couldn’t believe it, but at least what we are saving in gas can help with the rising food costs as they show no sign of decreasing. For instance, bread that was 1.25 is now 2.09-at Aldi! It really is alarming, especially for those that can least afford the huge price increases.
Kathy in Denmark
Used cars are in high demand in Europe as well. DH actually works in the IT department of a company that runs an online auction for used cars, and they are very busy!
I am happy that you were able to buy a new car and that it has good mileage. Danes always kind of laugh about the American petrol prices, because we are used to it being so expensive LOL But I know cars are a neccesity for many Americans, so I understand that a big price hike is a real problem!
New cars are actually also hard to come by here because of supply issues. I suspect it is a worldwide problem. We are trying to keep our car in good repair, so we won’t have to find a new one anytime soon. I hope it keeps going!
I can relate to your example regarding bread. I really feel for those who cannot buy what they need. It may not even be cheaper to bake your own bread because of the price of flour and electricity.
Heather M
Kathy, thank you so much for this real life look into just how high inflation has gotten in europe. We hear bits and pieces, and also some reporters try to tell us that inflation in the US hasn’t been as high as other countries. And you are telling us in real life that this is true. We have had price increases and interest increases(which mainly affects people taking out new loans here) just like you, but not quite as high as you’re describing. That is for sure. What a nice thing and good timing to have those home improvements completed recently! And I can relate to the need to get cooking mojo back and will be working on that this month as well, but mostly after the 12th. I look forward to hearing more from you this month! You always teach me new things and I love hearing about life in other countries. 🙂
Kimberly
I have some catching up to do. I love reading all your meals, gives me so many ideas! I have done a couple mini pantry clean outs on my own this past year so not starting with overflowing. But would like to use up things in the freezer that have been there a while, and work on repurposing leftovers to make them more exciting. My family has really tolerated all the leftovers lately. Then yesterday…my neighbor texted saying they were out of town and unable to cancel their CSA box…could I go get it when it arrived and use it? Wow, for January, I was quite impressed with the variety of items grown in Colorado. After sharing half of it with another neighbor, I am challenging myself to not waste a thing. So…any new broccoli or mango ideas are welcome!
Today I got to it in the kitchen. Jessica, I made your Mulligatawny soup (with slight adjustments to use what I had) and it is delicious! Then I prepped veggies to make broccoli cheddar soup tomorrow. Also have white beans going in the crock pot with the NY ham bone and ham scraps. Made cornbread to go with it, cooked a batch of cookies from a bag mix in the pantry, and dinner will be delicious! I did place a grocery pickup order for odds and ends to complete meals for things I have on hand.
B: cereal or pop tarts (we don’t branch out much)
L: kids still eating free at school, hubby brought a sandwich to work, I snacked as I cooked
D: Mulligatawny soup and/or white beans and cornbread, cookies
Heather M
Just catching up on comments and wow, what a serendipitous surprise to have the CSA box drop into your lap! And awesome to share with another neighbor! Have fun with the fresh goodness. We love making beef broccoli stirfry, with any variety of asian sauce. It’s even good just with teriyaki. Love that you started with broccoli cheddar soup- truly a perfect soup.we love just eating mangos straight. But also love a main dish salad with greens, grilled chicken, mangos, goat cheese, and a lemon vinaigrette.
Kimberly
Ooh, thanks for the inspiration! I have actually never make beef and broccoli at home but everyone likes it when we order Chinese. I am going to give it a go!
Jen in Ohio
I’m excited to join in this month! My goals are to use up things and clear out the freezers and pantry, as well as hopefully spend quite a bit less, to balance the Christmas shopping bills. We seem to spend a lot on groceries each week (regular grocery store, plus twice a month farm share, plus occasional Costco), despite having a lot of food on hand.
Something I’ve noticed though, is since Covid hit, I seem to want to have more foods on hand than before. Particularly easy stuff and things the kids will eat. I converted an extra cabinet in our family room into pantry overflow in February 2020, and I really didn’t plan for it to be permanent. But I can’t seem to shift the mentality – wondering if this will be something that sticks with me, like some folks from the Great Depression were affected.
Anyway, what we ate today:
B: me: random leftovers (I’m not much of a breakfast food person), DS slept in, not sure about DF
L: me: put some leftover 7-layer dip on a tortilla and called it a burrito, grilled cheese for DS (bread needed to be used) plus fruit, DF got takeout while out for work
D: ham & leek quiche – I was really excited about this, as it used up the last of the frozen diced ham from Thanksgiving, a random leek from our farm share, and a premade piecrust that was getting close to code date, also roasted potatoes and some frozen broccoli
Jessica Fisher
I think a lot of us are working to find that new normal in terms of what’s a comfortable food storage and what’s too much. I feel the same way about toilet paper. lol
Jen in Ohio
Yes, I think finding that comfortable balance is what I need. Figuring out “new normals” seems to be necessary in lots of areas of life now! lol
Virginia
I started out with a covid box of extra food, I got tired of looking at it, so I dedicated a shelf. That shelf has grown to an entire free standing pantry! AN extra one I have never needed, so I totally get the “wanting extra on hand”. That is why I am doing this pantry challenge and most of what is left at the end of January will be donated. No none needs this much food!
Jen in Ohio
Good to know I’m not alone Virginia! Donating is a good idea, I would assume the food banks are still stretched thin from the pandemic.
Kathryn M
I got home from a road trip on January 2 so that was my start of the pantry challenge. I ate some leftovers lingering from the cooler that day.
I had a pound of mostly frozen hamburger left, so I put in the fridge to thaw. Day 3 I used 1/4th of it for spaghetti sauce for dinner. (lunch was still leftovers from the road trip).
Day 4 I made taco meat at lunch with the remaining hamburger. I fixed a package of Knorr Spanish rice (which is not my favorite) to get rid of it. I remembered I had put some homemade refried beans in the freezer and pulled those out too. Lunch ended up being soft tacos with beans and rice as a side.
Day 5 I pulled a spaghetti squash out of our garage storage (stored from the summer garden). I did baked spaghettis squash with some leftover spaghetti sauce and lots of mozzarella for lunch. (I had some russet potatoes getting soft that I threw in the oven to bake at the same time. Will used them this week at some point.)
Dinner was Nachos with leftover taco meat and beans and a canned nacho cheese sauce. It got rid of some opened chips that I brought back from the trip. I used the top of a sprouted onion as the green onion, a few black olives, and some homemade chunky salsa on the nachos as well.
I still have a lot of the beans, rice, and taco meat so that will be variations on the theme for a few more days till it is gone. I found a little bit of enchilada sauce in the fridge that is still good so Day 6 will probably be a smothered burrito for lunch
I also have a couple of servings of regular spaghetti left and some of the spaghetti squash, sauce, and 3 open bags of mozzarella or pizza blend cheeses. I am envisioning some kind of casserole with that stuff for dinner.
JulieT
Just catching up and joining in. I am challenging myself to only spending $50 on groceries this month and using 50 jars of home canned food.
B:me-coffee and an English muffin with PB&J(home canned pear) H-cinnamon toast
L: me: stuffed peppers(from the freezer) and hot sweet pickles (home canned) H-hotdog and potato chips
S: Me-LO spaghetti sauce over spaghetti noodles H-LO pheasant, potatoes, and green beans.
The leftovers are now gone. I pulled a lb or ground beef and another of ground pork for Crockpot Swedish meatballs for tomorrow. I will use up the partial container of French onion dip in these in place of the sour cream.
Tasty
Good idea to challenge yourself to use up your home-canned goods as well, Juliet. Maybe an idea I need to copy.
Sandy
I have to play catch up.
Day 4
B-egg scramble for hubs and son using some ham and cheese up, cereal and bananas for DD and me
L-Fried potatoes with cabbage and sausage leftover from New Years for hubs, salad for me and apples for both, kids both ate at school
D-Burrito bowls using up some misc. rice bags that were started, some of the peppers that were getting soft, ground beef and corn from the freezer, and peaches for dessert that are also from the freezer.
Day 5
B-Eggs for hubs and son, cereal for DD and me and bananas for all
L-Leftover burrito bowls and peaches, DD had school lunch
D-Eggroll in a bowl using up last of the cabbage and veggies that were left from a relish tray, apple slices
S-used up more Christmas cookies and candy
Danielle L Zecher
Breakfast: McDonald’s on the way to work. I didn’t sleep well the night before and was struggling in the morning.
Lunch: I had more of the leftover vegetable/paneer curry. Hubby had more of the leftover cheddar vegetable soup.
Dinner: Cottage pie. The filling was from the freezer and I used instant mashed potatoes on top. I wanted something quick since we’d gone to the park to walk after work. I ended up putting a bag of spinach in the freezer last night, so no freezer progress since I basically traded the cottage pie filling for the spinach. But, the fridge is looking a little better.
Tasty
Wednesday January 5th
I had to go into town on Wednesday for a dentist appointment (just a cleaning and check up) and resisted the temptation to pop into the grocery store next door to see what bargains they had. I consider this a win!
B – hubby had cereal, I had a banana with a yogurt and a muffin
L – pea soup from the freezer
S – chicken parmesan with the last of the salad. The chicken was from the freezer, the home made sauce and spaghetti from the pantry and the cheeses from the stash in the fridge ( obviously!). We had the last of the Christmas cake with coffee. I moved the last of the Christmas h/m cookies out of the freezer so there is a little bit of white space down in the freezers. A win for sure, but several months to go!! It would be very boring , and limited, but I know we could eat for 3 months with what is down there
Jennifer
Yesterday we rearranged our freezers to make room for the hunting meat coming. I found a box of chocolate eau claires which were taking up a lot of space so we stress ate those after school. It was good to get a look at things and see what I have to work with. I pulled a 1/2 pack of Naan bread from the freezer for the kids to munch on, and a bag of pumpkin spice bagels I had stashed in October.
B – oatmeal for dh and I, rice cakes with PB and chocolate chips for daughter
L – leftover pizza, yogurt, fruit
D – roasted veggies (brussels sprouts, carrots, potatoes) with chicken apple sausages and biscuits pulled from the freezer.
Snacks were the eau claires, yum!
Stephanie M.
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
B – we both had egg white omelets. In paul’s was peppers, scallions, turkey sausage crumbles, and cheddar. Mine had peppers, scallions, turkey sausage crumbles, and mushrooms. We both also had whole wheat English muffins. I also had 1/2 a banana and V8.
L – paul had pizza from the freezer left over from Christmas week. I had macaroni with turkey meatballs and leftover marinara from a few days ago.
D – zucchini and mushroom quiche, pretzel rolls, and salad.
Today was a win for using things up. The quiche was the last of it from the freezer that I made a few weeks ago. But I had just enough bisquick in there to make one more so I made one and put that in the freezer in slices for another time. While I’m trying to get things out of there, having a meal or two for a day when I don’t want to cook doesn’t hurt. I don’t have much in there that’s cooked only two bags of sauce with meatballs. And I used up the bisquick. With the extra mushrooms that were leftover from making the quiche, I cooked them and added some to my omelet and some to the leftover sauce for my macaroni. That sauce was leftover from the weekend which had beef meatballs and sausage in it when I defrosted it. But they were all gone so I defrosted a few turkey meatballs and added them and the mushrooms and now that’s all gone. There is enough leftover macaroni to add to the last of the leftover hamburger soup for Paul’s lunch tomorrow. Then the soup is all gone. So it was a good challenge day.
Heather M
January 5:
Well, i went to the store to finally buy fresh produce (haven’t shopped since before Christmas, we were out of town Dec 27-Jan 2), after arriving home hours before a big snowstorm late Sunday night. And said storm still affecting food delivery it would seem. Favorite regular grocery (Harris-Teeter, part of the Kroger/Ralphs family) had ZERO fresh produce. Well, maybe a few carrots and apples, which we already have. It was rough. Found out that their food comes up from South Carolina and the I-95 mess clearly affected their food delivery. Went down the street to Giant where I rarely shop, and they had just a tad more produce, but hardly any of what I needed. I bought the last cucumber in the store, the least sorry looking green bell pepper, a few tomatoes, and some jalapenos. It was pretty sad. So I got home later than planned and dinner I wanted to make was off the table. My son reminded me he never gets chinese food, except Panda Express, away at school. So we opted to order chinese food. If you saw, I posted we would be “soft” challenging until the 7th, since he’s home until then and it’s my birthday the 6th. I hope by this weekend there’s more produce around. I really don’t want to be reliant on frozen and canned only. We love our salads!
B: I had another orange roll; guys slept in (last day for my husband)
L: son made a turkey and cheddar sandwich; L snacked on random things; I had cheese and crackers, some bacon (they each grabbed a few slices too), and a pear
D: chinese food
Danielle L Zecher
Happy Birthday, Heather!
I’m glad you said that about Harris Teeter. I was thinking about going there on the way home from work, but I think I’ll try another store instead since I really want a cucumber.
We really can’t handle the snow in NC and SC!
Heather M
Thank you!!
I wonder how your H-T was. Ours was clearly affected by the mess with the I-95 closed in both directions just south of the DC area. I don’t think it got cleared for well over 24 hours, with disabled vehicles, others out of gas, etc. I know one of VA’s senators was stuck in his car in it for 27 hours. It definitely made for a mess here. And yes, both Carolinas don’t do super well in the snow. We do a little better, but horribly compared to further north. Schools have been closed all week, the first 3 days and probably tomorrow due to the roads, and today also staffing issues. What can you do?
Hope you found a cucumber!
Heather M
Thanks, Danielle!
Tasty
Hope you’ve had a lovely birthday, Heather.
Heather M
Thanks, Tasty! I sure did. 🙂
Maureen
I hope you had a fantastic birthday!
Heather M
Thanks, Maureen! I really did. It was nice to have the college boy around for his last day on my birhthday 🙂
Danielle L Zecher
Heather, after your comment, I skipped Harris Teeter in favor of Ingles (a small chain in western NC and upstate SC). I was hoping they get more supplies from the I-26 side of things. Their produce was very picked over, but I did manage to get a cucumber and some lettuce.
Cindy
We had a blizzard warning today so I worked from home wimpiest blizzard EVER! Turned out to be just another winter day, maybe just a little windier.
Breakfast: DH had oj and cereal, protein shake for me
Lunch: hubby made us egg white omelettes with peppers, scallions and salsa on top.
Dinner: swordfish from the freezer with a shallot/garlic white wine cream sauce over orzo pasta with steamed broccoli on the side
Tomorrows plan is to finish the last of the Christmas ham, I’m leaning towards a frittata – I found left over scallions while foraging in the fridge last night plus a fourth of a green pepper, we have a half a dozen eggs + the ever present Tilamook cheddar (I love my cheese) and I have red leaf lettuce that needs to be made into salad for a side.