Jan 2010 Pantry/Freezer Challange

**Domestic Gal** · 01-17-2010, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by Domestic Gal

Starting tomorrow we will be eating form the freezer above the fridge and the pantry. Have my menus almost made out for next week using up some of the items in there would like to see 75% off it gone before I restock from the big freezer.

Well eating from the freezer above the fridge was a great success. Lots of stuff got used up. Could probably go a few more days with what is in there but I took out a turkey to cook tomorrow since I have the day off. We will be eating the leftovers from it this week.
May eat the rest of the stuff up there next week.

**peanut** · 01-17-2010, 09:49 PM

tonight was salmon and green beans from the freezer...with potatoes from the fridge (they were growing a little old). I also made some lf sf blueberry muffins using leftover apple juice concentrate, some leftover Eggbeaters due to go bad soon, some blueberries from the freezer, and some old nutmeg (I put in double the amount called for) from the cupboard.

Anyway, everything tasted mega-good!

**qsaver704** · 01-18-2010, 12:28 AM

I never buy whole chickens. I DO NOT cut them up and feel like when I take the meat off the bone I am wasting a good amount of the meat. Well, a while back the store had chicken on sale 55 cents a pound. I bough one chicken because it was only 2.50 for a chicken. Well, I finally got it out to make chicken n dumplings. I usually use the frozen package dumplings. Well, we were out. I made from scratch dumplings. It turned out really good.

Used: whole chicken, flour, lard, chicken stock, green beans,

(summary of the week)
frozen bean soup, frozen bread, frozen chicken salad, finished off a frozen chopped onion, two bags of shredded turkey for casserole, pack of cheese, noodles, cream soup, frozen meatloaf, frozen spaghetti sauce, salad components

GOOD WEEK!

**nic4549** · 01-18-2010, 08:02 AM

O.K We are on our last 2 weeks of meat from our freezer. It looks like it will either be chicken or hamburger meat for the rest of the month. I'm so glad that I did this challenge. It helped my budget and forced me to take a hard look at what I had stockpiled.

**Domestic Gal** · 01-18-2010, 08:54 AM

pull out a turkey from the freezer the other day. Only 3 more in there.
Will be cooking it today and having leftovers from it for a few days.

**Maine Girl** · 01-18-2010, 12:05 PM

Once again my plans have changed so i started Spag. sauce in the crock pot and have ground turkey thawing for meatballs All ingredients come from my cupboards or freezer.

**NikoSan999** · 01-18-2010, 09:32 PM

Hubby requested breakfast for supper again. Cheese omelets, bacon, hashbrowns and toast. Works for me.

Used more of the frozen hash browns, some of the bacon, some of the shredded cheese and half dozen eggs. Also used the last of the chopped red and green peppers I had frozen.

**peanut** · 01-18-2010, 10:44 PM

Used some phyllo dough that's been in the fridge awhile. Still have half a package left. Hmmm...will have to think what to make...

**NikoSan999** · 01-18-2010, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by peanut

Used some phyllo dough that's been in the fridge awhile. Still have half a package left. Hmmm...will have to think what to make...

Oldest daughter used to make something with it that had strawberries, glaze and whipped cream.
It was delicious. I would think any berry would be good.

**chevy_chick95** · 01-19-2010, 01:26 AM

so far we have only eaten out a couple of times. but i finally think that DBF is REALLY on board with the no eating out thing so... this should be under control (I HOPE!!) i am doing my final calculations on how much this has cost us for my $5/person/week. i hope we got close!

**gapeach** · 01-19-2010, 01:22 PM

Making buffalo burgers tonight, using ground buffalo and hamburger buns from the freezer.

**NikoSan999** · 01-19-2010, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by chevy_chick95

so far we have only eaten out a couple of times. but i finally think that DBF is REALLY on board with the no eating out thing so... this should be under control (I HOPE!!) i am doing my final calculations on how much this has cost us for my $5/person/week. i hope we got close!

Let us know how it went. I know I, myself, found it interesting.

Here we went thru some more spaghetti noodles and sauce. Hubby wanted breakfast AGAIN. More eggs, more of the opened bacon. Eggs, french toast, bacon. He has 4 bottles of syrup opened in the fridge. Why?? No idea. Picked the one with the least amount in it to get rid of it. Can't combine cause couple of sugar free and others not. Diabetic. I don't eat it. Getting rid of the 4 bottle would add a bit more room.

**frugalfranny** · 01-20-2010, 02:47 AM

Had a whole meal out of the freezer today. Finally getting back to cleaning out some things.

I can see a 'dent' in it. Goes really slow when you are only cooking for one. But you had a FULL freezer!

**chevy_chick95** · 01-20-2010, 05:43 AM

These totals include me and dbf. my goal is $5/person/week. so that is $10 a week

jan 4th thru 10th Total for the week $5.52
jan 11th thru 17th total for the week $7.80. **we did eat out this week, which is NOT reflected in this total**
jan 18th- jan 19th so far this week $1.62