Today it took me into my fridge, freezer and pantry.
I needed to take a closer look at what I have on hand in the food department as this new year starts, and I also want to truly challenge myself to stretch what I have to the fullest. Looking at the list it might seem like I have a lot of food, and there is, but some quantities are very small.
The challenge now is to try to use up a lot of this food over the next couple of days and then I will post an updated list and some new pictures. Take a look below for today's details!
The Fridge:
This is what you find inside the fridge:
-1 unopened bottle of Riesling
- a box with some ground flaxseed
- 1 1/2 cartons of heavy whipping cream
- 1 jar with boiled apple pieces
- 1 small jar with mango pieces
- 1 small baby food container with prunes
- 4 eggs
- 5 jars of homemade butternut squash soup
- 1 jar homemade potato and cauliflower soup
- 1 bottle unsweetened cranberry juice
- 8 homemade turkey meatballs
- 2 lemons
- 1 cutie (which was eaten as dessert)
- some bottles of water in the very bottom drawer
In the fridge you will also find:
- about 1/2 jar of sunbutter spread between 3 jars
- less than 1/4 of a jar of almond butter
- a container of probiotics
- 1/4 jar of yeast
- 1/2 jar of pickles
- 1 1/2 jars of mayo (one has next to none in it)
- half a bottle of ketchup
- 1/4 bottle of mustard
- 1 small jar of relish
- maple syrup
- Tamari sauce (1 1/2 bottles)
- 1 bottle of Worchestershire sauce
- an opened jar of molasses
- 1 bottle of apple cider vinegar
- 2 lbs butter
- a piece of parmesan cheese
- 1/4 package of cream cheese
- 1/4 gallon lactose free milk
- 1/2 bottle of sparkling water (which was later consumed at dinner)
The Freezer:
My freezer is also pretty bare, this is what you find inside:
- 1 jar of turkey stock
- 2 small jars of refried beans
- 1 lb of pork belly
- 1 turkey breast
- a package of casings for making sausage
- 1 small container of chicken livers
- 3 small jars of homemade liverpate
- 11 homemade turkey meatballs
- 2 1/2 packages of uncured bacon
- 1/4 package of uncured peppered bacon
- 1 package of uncured beef hotdogs
- 4 4oz beef patties
The top shelf in the freezer has treats/sweets and the like:
- 2 large jars of homemade granola
- 1/4 bag of blueberries
- 4 small jars of pomegranate juice
- 4 small jars of homemade pear sauce
- 2 small jars of pumpkin puree
- 22 mini pumpkin muffins
- 7 chocolate chip cookie dough balls
- mango juice in cubes
- lemon juice in cubes
- 4 1/2 homemade banana bread muffins
- 6 shortbread cookies
Next is the pantry.....
Top shelf:
- 2 gluten free graham crackers
- 1 1/2 box of corn starch
- 1 large container of quick oats
- 2 bottles of just Pomegranate juice
- 3 small bottles of club soda
- 1 large jug of apple cider vinegar
- 1 large jug of white vinegar
Second Shelf:
- 2 boxes of miscellaneous tea bags and one tin of tea bags
- 4 large jars of home-canned pears
- 1 small jar of homemade pear sauce
- 1 jar of sunbutter
- 1/8 of a container of fried onions
- a small bag of pecans
- a basket of baking items (including baking soda, baking powder, gelatin, corn syrup, sprinkles, sweetened coconut, cocoa powder, pure vanilla, non-hydrogenated all vegetable shortening, yeast, meringue powder)
Third Shelf:
The basket on the left holds dry beans and grains
- 2 lbs Arborio rice
- 1 1/2 lbs Medium grain white rice
- 2 1/2 lbs pinto beans
- 1 lb lentils
- 3/4 lb black beans
- 1 lb dried garbanzo beans
- 1/2 jar of popcorn kernels
- small handful of tortilla chips
The basket on the right holds flours and overflow baking items
- 1/2 bag of cornmeal
- 1/2 bag of Gluten Free all purpose flour
- 1 bag of semolina flour
- 1 bag of powdered sugar
Next to the baskets is a box of sweet'n'low for when visitors use that stuff and also an empty container I use for breadcrumbs when I make some
Fourth Shelf:
My shelf of Tupperware containers
- almond meal
- corn starch
- potato starch
- oat bran
- flax seeds
- brown rice
- white sugar
- kosher salt
- sugar in the raw
- powdered sugar
- an empty container I usually have brown sugar in
- rye flour
- all purpose flour
- whole wheat flour
Bottom shelf:
- 8 lbs of pinto beans
- 1 1/8 large box of baking soda
- 1 box of multigrain bread mix
- 1 1/4 jug of distilled water
- 1 box of multivitamin powder
The door:
- lots of spices and herbs
- olive oil
- sesame oil
- mustard
- honey
- sea salt
- 1 can of pear in juice
- 3 cans of pure pumpkin puree
- 7 cans of tuna
- 4 cans of chicken
I will check back again in a couple of days with a modified list and some new pictures to compare!
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