Pantry Challenge 2012

One of the blogs I've been following has been doing a pantry challenge. Essentially you take stock of what food is in your storage and make a plan to use it up. I've been thinking of trying to clean up my storage (especially my freezer) do I think over the next month or so I'll plan on using up a lot of the stuff. I just cleaned out and organized my freezer. Had to throw out a few things because they were quite old. Pretty sure ground beef from 4 years ago isn't good! That's one of my reasons to clean out. Don't want anything else going bad. Here's a list of what's in the freezer so I can start planning. Next step will be to clean out pantry to see what's in there.














Meats
Assorted lunch meats (turkey, ham, roast beef)
Ground sausage - 3 rolls
Canadian bacon - 3 packs

Bacon - 3 packs
Cooked tri tip
Chicken breast - 7 packs
Cooked salsa chicken
Ground pork
Ground chicken
Beef loin
Pork loin chops
Hot dogs
Cheddar  wurst dogs
Pork roast
Orange chicken
Turkey burgers
Ground beef
Enchilada meat
Cooked, cubed chicken
Ground lamb
Chorizo - 2 types

Veggies
Sauteed onions - 4 packs
Chopped onions
Chopped broccoli
Broccoli spears
French style green beans
Stir fry veggies
Sliced bell peppers
Creamed spinach
Guacamole

Fruits
Cranberries
Black rasberries
Strawberries
Kiwi

Cheese
Blue
Goat
Feta
Blue Laughing Cow

Assorted
pie crust - 3 packs
Empanada shells
Tortilla

That's pretty much my sentiment too...

I had to laugh when I noticed this on the receipt that came out with my lunch right now.

!!Yes Pico!!

Looking for a method that works

I'm still looking for a method of journaling that works for me. I just downloaded an app to my phone so that I can post on the go. I'm not sure if it'll work any better but it's worth a shot right? The bonus of this method is that I'm able to easily upload pictures from my phone. I'm always taking random pictures of things. We'll see if they help to chronicle my life for posterity!

These are a few vegetable pants that I bought the other day on sale at the grocery store. I've quite missed having a little garden so I thought I'd try to grow these on my patio. I've already got some pots and potting soil so I won't be out anything more than the $6 I spent on the plants if it doesn't work. Wish me luck!