Using up the bits & pieces

Mar 24, 2011 by     4 Comments    Posted under: Bobbie's Store, Canning/Preserving, food, Grocery Challenge, saving money

watching my pennies

Today is an extra challenge for clearing our those bits & pieces I have around the kitchen. It’s not a challenge because it’s so little, but rather because I want to use as much as possible so I won’t  have to take a  lot back with me to Madrid, plus I don’t want to spend money on any other ingredients. Again, I really hate waste!

Here’s a list of a few things that must be used in the next few days:

6 bananas

bacon

2 hot dog buns

a jar of homemade chili I canned last year

5 chicken hot dogs

1 turnip

4 strawberries

1 stock of broccoli

5 carrots

the last loaf of homemade bread ( I usually make 5 loaves at a time which lasts me for 1 week including all the guests we have)

7 corn muffins

1/2 of  homemade croutons

1/2 a jar of cooked garbanzo (chick peas) beans (which I canned myself last year)

8 eggs

I’m still in the village and don’t have access to my entire pantry, but still we have plenty to eat.

Ok, here’s some of my thinking for today.

Breakfast: John had eggs sausage & potatoes

I had 3 mandarins & toast with smashed garbanzo beans, a drizzle of olive oil & salt~ wow that’s good!

Lunch:

1st plate: leftover pasta salad

2nd plate: 3 chicken  hot dogs wrapped in bacon fried, with the jar of chili over the top, roasted carrots, turnip & broccoli with salt & olive oil

Supper/dinner:

I went ahead and made these while preparing the mid-day meal: Sandwiches that will be toasted in a skillet this evening of: homemade bread, mozzarella cheese, and I popped open a jar of roasted red peppers that I canned last year. We try to end the day with a little lighter meal and eat our largest meal of the day at 2pm.

Tomorrows breakfast I  ‘prepped’ today also, 2 hard boiled eggs, with which I will make a creamed curry sauce over corn muffins & on the side, 1 sliced banana with sliced strawberries.

I also took out 2 of the bacon wrapped hot dogs, put them in the 2 last  hot dog buns and grated a wee bit of mozzarella cheese over them a bit of Dijon mustard and wrapped them up for our ‘on the road’ lunch tomorrow. I ‘ll also make an extra sandwich for John of toasted peanut-butter  & banana sandwich.

Supper for me will be another yummy garbanzo bean paste toast & leftover chili for John with a corn muffin

So, here is the new list using what  have:

6 4 bananas

1 pk 1/2 pk bacon

2 hot dog buns

a jar of homemade chili I canned last year

5 chicken hot dogs

1 turnip

4 strawberries

1 stock of broccoli 1/2 stock of broccoli

5 3 carrots

the last loaf of homemade bread ( I usually make 5 loaves at a time which lasts me for 1 week including all the guests we have) 3/4 loaf left

7 3 corn muffins

1/2 of  homemade croutons

1/2 a jar of cooked garbanzo (chick peas) beans (which I canned myself last year)

8 6 eggs ( from my 3 hens)