Hello Everyone - How about a challenge, to exercise our brains and get our minds off the news and potential shortages? I bet everyone is just like me, with "forgotten" foods on the shelf in cupboard or pantry, and bits of "this and that" in the freezer. For the next 7 days, I plan to use only what I have on hand to prepare meals, but especially to locate at least one forgotten item and include it. For example, yesterday a friend made a run to our favorite pizzeria for takeout, and we bought enough for two meals, so tonight's supper is leftover pizza and I will supplement with the "leftover" frozen veggies (I found 3 partial bags) - it will be an interesting combo of broccoli, cauliflower, corn & green beans. Tomorrow will be pork tenderloin from the freezer, which will yield 3 meals over several days, including leftovers to be served with canned Charro beans from the cupboard (a local dish - kind of a cross between baked beans & bean soup.) Wednesday we will probably order takeout from one of the few open local restaurants, to support them and their families.
Yesterday we cooked up a big stack of blueberry pancakes from ingredients in the cupboard and refrigerator, which we are reheating for breakfast in place of boxed cereal & milk (both non-existent here right now.)
What can you find to eat without resorting to a grocery run?
Sue