January 2011 Freezer/Pantry Challenge

[qsaver704]

Week 2 starts tomorrow. Time to assess what I have used in week one. I feel like I haven't done great. I have plans to go through more the upcomming week.

MEATS:
chicken wings -2.5 bags-ONE GONE
deer leg
turkey
hamburger meat-5 packs-ONE GONE
hot dogs
fish sticks-1.5 boxes
bacon-planned to use this week
chicken nuggets-planned to use this week
deer steaks-2 cuts
pork sausage

MAIN DISHES
party sized pizzas-4-ONE GONEplanned to use this week
frozen meals- 2 adults, 1 child
mac n cheese-GONE
pot pie

BREAD
thin rolls-2.5
blueberry pancakes
regular pancakes-.5 packs-WORKING
rolls
bread crumbs
stuffing-3
hot dog bunsplanned to use this week
biscuits

VEGGIES
lima beans-WORKING
pintos-2planned to use one this week
mixed beans-2
okra-17-ONE GONEplanned to use one this week
yams
hash browns-.5
corn
mixed veggies-GONE
butter peas-3
small packages of spaghetti sauce-2

FRUIT
pumpkin-12
pineapple-planned to use this week
peaches-5-ONE GONE
smoothie fruit mix (strawberries and bananas)-planned to use this week
strawberries

MISC.
hot dog chili-planned to use this week
shreaded cheese-USING NOW
cool whip-4-ONE GONE
sour cream
cookie dough-2
butter scotch chips
chocolate chips
peanut butter chocolates
fudge
pop cycles
orange juice-3
peacans
perogies-.5

This is just the list of foods I wanted to get rid of in December/January. I did a large monthly shopping on December 28th so I shouldn't have to shop anymore this month!

[erinalexmom]

finished off the bag of pizza rolls, finished off a bag of mini corn dogs, 1 frozen pizza, some lunchmeat from the fridge. All of this was stuff that was in my house when I started the challenge.

[peanut]

lamb chops - they were fatty. Won't buy them from that farmer again.

[madhen]

I did a bunch of bulk cooking last weekend, so this weekend, I just brought up several containers to thaw in the fridge, so I can eat this week.

[wunsagin]

tonight finished a bag of chicken breast
spiral pasta
cake mix that was past it's best by date, not by much though

[Sassyclass]

Today I used 1 box Hamburger Helper.

Cat

[peanut]

Used:
banana loaf
2 lbs. ground beef

But ended up adding:
6 hamburger buns (they were on sale)

[peanut]

What I've used to date (and added):

Basement freezer

1 lb. ground bison
5 lbs. ground beef - used 2 lbs.
7 pork chops
1 pkg. chicken bones
2 chicken carcass
5 Cornish game hen carcasses
1 leg of lamb roast
1 lamb stew meat
4 lamb chops - 1 pk lamb chops
1 lamb ribs
1 lamb neck chop (soup stuff)
1 lamb shank
1 pkg. lamb soup bones
1 ham bone
6 c. vegetable stock
2-750 ml. chicken stock
16 c. chicken stock
4 c. bean stock
750 ml. black beans
4 750 ml. kidney beans

white basmati rice
brown basmati rice

3-750 ml. pumpkin puree
4 c. crushed tomatoes
4 c. mustard
5-12 oz. cranberries
30 c. rhubarb
31 frozen bananas
8 c. strawberries
3.5 gallon bags of Swiss chard
2 c. raspberries
2 c. saskatoons
2 sliced green peppers
3 chopped green peppers
1 gallon bag of dill

Added:
1 banana loaf
6 hamburger buns (sale)

Upstairs Freezer:

beef gravy
soup scraps
1 c. chicken stock
black beans
walnuts
pecans
whole almond with skin
whole almonds without skin
sesame seeds raw
sesame seeds roasted
ground pecans
pine nuts
sunflower seeds

lemons
saskatoons
rhubarb
blueberries
bananas
grapes
Nanking cherries
ginger root
parsley
celery
green pepper - chopped
green pepper - sliced
cranberries
chives
dill
yeast
coriander
curry powder
ginger ground
cumin
oat bran
wheat bran
garlic
bread crumbs
tomato paste
pancakes
corn
coffee

[beks37]

I threw away the can of Tomato Basil Soup because it was past it's pull date. I need to not buy food that is just going to sit in my pantry for years!

[peanut]

Question: can those crushed tomatoes I have in my freezer go into soup? Or is there something else they could be used for? They've been there over a year and I'd like them gone.

[qsaver704]

I put frozen tomatoes into my soups some times. I usually used home canned tomatoes, but when I don't use the whole jar, I freeze the leftovers and use them in whatever, soup, sauce, chili, etc.

[qsaver704]

USED-

FREEZER
hot dogs
hot dog buns
hamburger meat
chicken tenders

PANTRY
mac n cheese

ALSO finished off LOTS of leftovers

[happymomof4]

Jan 9th thru the 12th

Pantry---I can tomato soup, 1 envelope dried onion soup mix, 1 oven bag, 1 garlic clove, 1 bag of barley, 1 bag cat food, 1 bag wide eggnoodles, 1 can carrots, 1 can beef gravy, 1 box augratin potatoes, 1 box of white shell mac and cheese, 2 loaves of bread, lunch meat and cheese, 2 sticks butter, 1 box whole wheat thin spaghetti, 1 jar spaghetti sauce

Freezers

Beef
12 lbs ground beef
3 sirloin steaks
2 chuck roast
3 arm roast
2 delmonico
4 cube steaks
1 minute steak
1 rolled round roastUSED
3 soup bones
3 stewing beef
1/2 box premade hamburgers

Poultry
1 whole turkey
1--6pk chicken legsUSED
1--7pk chicken legs


Vension
5--2 lb hamburger
3--1lb hamburger
3 roast
1 tenderloin
3--6 pk chopsUSED 1 PACK
2--2pk steaks
1--3pk steaks
1 liver

Misc

5 tv dinners
1 8pk rolls
1 deli flat breadUSED
3 box pierogies
1 box garlic toast
2 bags pizza rollsUSED 1 BAG
1 box steak sandwich meat
1 box salmon

Vegetables
1 box limasUSED1 box carrots
1 box brussel sprouts
1 box garden vegetables
1 bags mixed vegetables
1 bag broccoliUSED
1 bag broccoli, cauliflower mixUSED
2 bag stir fry mix

[Sassyclass]

Freezer- 2 huge chicken breasts
Pantry- 1 box mac & cheese and 1 can spinach

Cat

[madhen]

For reasons beyond my understanding, I have several packages of dehydrated bean thread noodles in my cupboard. Today, I rehydrated one package, and mixed in some sauteed mushrooms and Bulldog Worcestershire sauce. Very tasty!! I may do a full-blown yakisoba, with carrots, onions, etc, to use up the rest of this package (and the other 2 or 3 still in the cupboard).