For some reason I have the urge to use up all the food we have in this house. My husband works in a grocery store and is always bringing something home. I told the family that we are cooking up what we have , this way I will clean out the deep freezer and pantry. It should take about 2 months but I want to have everything fresh.
I will only buy stock up food if it has the best price ever.
I will still but milk, fresh veggies and bread.
Today my husband bought another box of cereal home - hopefully this is the last because I have alot of boxes of cereal.
I'm in the middle of that project myself. I had made 60+ frozen meals last September, and we're getting down to the end - finally.
I've been busy using up bits of this and that which I am too frugal to throw away (an over-ripe banana which I froze, a handful of diced onion, that sort of thing)
Brings out the creativity in you!! (Wish my husband worked at a grocery - he once famously told me that "Kroger is out of margerine" when I sent him out for it )
porebam
that is what i need to do have to much for one person,and when i go to grocery store for one or two items always get something that not on the list i need just buy milk, fresh fruit, and vegetables.for awhile.
I'm getting ready to start working on the freezer. I need to get what I have down because we are building a house in the spring. I don't want to have to move all that stuff.
this is what I;m doing as well, simply because I really need to cut back on spending and have entirely too much on hand, the kids say our house is a mini grocery store....but at least they are never without right.....
I am doing the same thing in order to eventually change to a healthier style of eating thats one reason I am in the clean out the freezer/pantry challenge and I am also in it to save $ for a few months so I can go on vacation in April. I figure I will use what I have and then when we come back from vacation it will be time for a fresh, healthy start for my family
I've been trying to do this lately too, because the stockpile was getting out of hand. I've been buying markdowns at a local store and I knew I had a problem when I had to store a bag of items in the rec room instead of the pantry or the freezer. So for the moment I don't care how good a deal it is, I don't need it.
Have you asked your husband to not bring food home?
I have talked with my husband and he has agreed to eat out of the house - yesterday I made awesome chocolate chip cookies and today I am cooking up one of my Thanksgiving turkeys.
My family is on my side.
I am cooking a turkey today also. I bought it at Thanksgiving when they were cheap and I had $4 coupons. Now I will have some leftover to make other meals with thiw week.
Our DD cleaned out our refrig before she left yesterday - wasn't too much there - she figures I have enough in there for food for today and then will need to shop
We are really cutting back so it will be easier to do since the frig is cleared out.
I have been doing really good - I still have at least least 2 of each meats , so I think I will be done by the end of February.
My family has been very good - they are treating it like a game.
I am baking alot more to use up the pantry , it keeps the house warm.
I would like to empty the deep freezer and give it a good cleaning when I'm done
I also have a turkey I am using up this weekend.It was such a good bargain at Christmas I couldn't resist.I am deboning it and making a cranberry pear stuffing,and making a stuffed turkey roll with the breast.Some small strips of meat will go to a stir-fry.Will put the rest of the meat through the meat grinder for a turkey meatloaf and of course make broth from the bones.
I am also using up what I have in the freezer,have done really well so far.
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