Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Full scale pantry attack

I'm on a bit of a penny-pinching regime right now, and it struck me today that my house is full of food that I never eat. So I'm going to try to eat my way through the freezer, fridge and pantry. I'll allow a few fresh vegetables to supplement, but otherwise, I'm quite curious as to how I'll do.

Step 1: Inventory.
Freezer: 1 lbs scallops, 1 lb hamburger, 2 half-pounds bacon, a capon, 4 oz smoked salmon, 1 bag egg pasta, 2 thighs and a chicken breast, 1 bag suet (leftovers from the burger fest), 2 cups Bolognese sauce, 1 1/2 lbs wild blueberries, 1/2 bag peas, almonds, pinenuts, hazelnuts and 2 cups of frozen wine.



Pantry: 3 tins Heinz beans, 1 tin salmon, 1 tin turkey, 1 tin tuna, lots of various shapes of pasta, a bag of barley, a tin of lentils, chipotles in adobo, 3 tins tomato paste, 1 tin pumpkin, 1 pack lard, split peas, red lentils, cornmeal (2 containers), 5 types of rice (five?!), tinned tomatoes, quinoa, potatoes, onions.




Fridge: Oh lord, I can't even begin.


I'm already exhausted. But I threw the capon in a pot with some very wilty celery and gnarled up carrots, 2 soft onions and half a head of drying-out garlic. And now I'll make dinner....

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