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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
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 Posted - Dec 31 2013 : 10:57:12 AM
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Our refrigerator's freezer was packed to the gills with odds and ends. I wanted to clean it out, but not toss it. I took it all out and made a master list for menu planning.
Chicken pieces and assorted vegetable? A big pot of soup.
A cup of refried beans? Quesadillas instead of sandwiches with the soup.
Leftover pumpkin pie filling? Baked as pudding without a crust.
Frozen leftover turkey and garden peppers? Turkey fajitas.
The grocery list for the week was milk, tuna and catfood for our two buddies.
Can you get by for a week with little or no extra purchases?
Does it prompt you to try something new or something you haven't thought of before?
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Dec 31 2013 : 11:28:37 AM
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Susan - I'm right there with you... 'Told my guys last week that, other than milk, soap and dog food, if we don't have it or can't make it out of what we have, we're going without. We are very blessed to have this abundance - I've been slowly stocking up over the past year, and it's time to clean house... I'm kind of excited to see how it goes! I wonder how far into the New Year it will take us! :)
Cheers!
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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Ladybek9756
True Blue Farmgirl
882 Posts
Rebecca
Linneus
Maine
USA
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Posted - Dec 31 2013 : 11:47:56 AM
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Susan,
That is so funny. While my husband was away at work last night, I too went through our freezer and organized what we had. I too put a limit on what we shall buy and I make a lot of soups with whatever I have on hand. Grocery bill will be less than $100 a month if I can help that. We make our own bread, get our vegetables from the garden. Living in Florida we have year round gardening. And my DH works for two farms learning all about CSA farm life so we can start our own in the near future. So we don't need much which is good. My freezer needs to be defrosted so I want to use what we have. Thanks for starting this thread. I am up to the challenge right along with you.
Becky
May the stars carry your sadness away. May the flowers fill your heart with beauty, and may hope forever wipe away your tears. |
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AFinkberry
True Blue Farmgirl
310 Posts
Ally
Kalama
Washington
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Posted - Jan 05 2014 : 3:46:35 PM
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Our method so far has worked pretty well for us! We eat dinner leftovers for lunch the next day. And, if by some rare chance, there isn't enough, then I'll make soup. But for the last four months, we've done pretty well using everything we've purchased! Another thing I really like to do is scramble everything in eggs and serve with tortilla chips! Makes for very easy mornings!
Ally
Farmgirl Sister #5672
"There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness." ~His Holiness the Dalai Lama |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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