Friday (no movie and pizza tonight tonight)
chicken and vegetable soup
sourdough bread and butter (I'm almost out of yeast)
orange wedges
dessert--last of the Christmas cookies
sourdough bread and butter (I'm almost out of yeast)
orange wedges
dessert--last of the Christmas cookies
Saturday
pumpkin-sage-sausage soup (using chicken stock from yesterday)
tomato chunks topped with homemade 1000 Island dressing
toasted cheese sandwiches on sourdough bread
tangerines
dessert--applesauce-raisin bar cookies
Sunday
scrambled eggs
oven fries with homegrown purple potatoes
steamed carrots
frozen spinach
dessert--applesauce-raisin bar cookies
Monday
beef stew
homemade sourdough bread and butter
Asian cabbage-tangerine slaw
stewed prunes
dessert--chocolates I found in the pantry from a year ago
Tuesday
tuna-macaroni salad, using the last stalks the fresh celery with their leaves
last of the crackers from Christmas (I'm cleaning out the pantry, can you tell?)
carrot sticks
steamed frozen broccoli cuts
dessert--homemade sourdough cinnamon-spice rolls or applesauce-raisin bar cookies
Wednesday
Italian-style ground beef, canned tomatoes, fresh green pepper and seasonings over spaghetti noodles for the family, over shredded cabbage for me (I've been eating too much bread lately)
canned green beans
fig-applesauce
dessert--more applesauce-spice bar cookies
Thursday
spinach, onion, and cheese quiche, using frozen spinach and one of the last 3 onions
brown rice
frozen mixed vegetables
spiced, sauteed apple chunks from the freezer
dessert? not sure what we'll have. There are still apple cookies and sourdough cinnamon rolls.
I made dinner in the morning on Thursday, as I knew I'd be gone for the afternoon. So this post is coming to you before dinnertime in the US.
As titled, I used what I have on hand for this past week. Still no grocery shopping in the forecast. Maybe soon.
What meals could you make using just what you have on hand? Judging from past comments, I think all of you could come up with a week or more of pretty great meals!
Today, I did the proverbial grocery shopping for milk before the big winter storm hits this weekend. I added some peanut butter since we're almost out. PB&J's will be good if we lose electricity. We have plenty of bread and plenty of fruit and veggies. We won't go hungry. But hopefully, it will not be as bad as predicted and all will be good.
ReplyDeleteHi Live and Learn,
DeleteI hope you didn't have to deal with power outages this past weekend. But at least you were prepared. Not a thing wrong with a meal or two of PB&J.
Several years back I did have to do a night before the storm grocery shopping. It was crowded, but jovial in my area. I saw several neighbors out picking up those necessities. But I also imagine it's very stressful if all of the milk, or bottled water, or bread are being snatched up in large amounts. I'm glad you were able to get the things you would need.
Though this was supposed to be a low shop month, there are staples we need like milk, eggs and fresh fruit and so we did two runs for those. The rest has been freezer and pantry. I dove deep into my chest freezer and got a look at what little is there. Enough to make good meals for several months as long as we have the option to buy the other staples . I have no more freezer meals which were leftovers frozen for another day. I did freeze parts of a gallon of milk for the rest of the month to use as needed. We are in a huge snow/freeze event that will last quite a while and while I would normally stock up, I'm just going to rely on what I already have. We live close to stores so if needed I can always get things.
ReplyDeleteAlice
Hi Alice,
DeleteEvery time I see something in the news about the weather in your state it just sounds like more and more snow. How much snow do you have piled up in your yard today?
I have no doubt you could continue producing good meals for many, many weeks. Alice you strike me as the kind of cook who could take a handful of ingredients and turn them into something delicious with no recipes.
I'm waving at Alice through the crazy west Michigan weather. At least we aren't in an ice storm, like so many people are. I've also been trying to avoid going out when the weather is exceptionally bad, but as Alice said, we're in a prolonged wintry weather pattern. Sometimes staying in isn't an option. 😉
ReplyDeleteI made a venison, barley, and tomato soup a little while ago, and placed it in the crockpot. I'll make Irish soda bread soon. All the ingredients are things that I have on hand. I made homemade Mac and cheese yesterday, homemade pizza, and chicken chipotle tacos earlier in the week. My husband made venison stew on Monday. We're definitely choosing to eat from our stash!
Hi Kris,
DeleteYou've mentioned Irish soda bread on several other occasions. Does yours keep for more than a day or two to make toast or sandwiches? I've only made it a couple of times and it always became crumbly within a day. But it does sound like a great yeast bread substitute for those times I am out of yeast.
Was the venison from your husband's hunting? How would you compare the flavor of venison to beef?
Your meals sound tasty! The tacos sound very yummy and are making me hungry.
We try to eat up all the soda bread within 2 or 3 day. It helps having my son home, and toasting also helps, if it's getting dry. My recipe is from America's Test Kitchen
DeleteMy brother shot a deer this fall, and my husband did the processing, so we got a large amount of venison from that. How your wild game is processed can really affect the flavor, as can the diet that the deer eats. My husband does a great job with getting rid of the tallow, which makes it taste gamey. This particular deer has a very mild taste, similar to beef. I've had my share of gamey venison (not my fave).