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[serene]

Just wanted to make it clear that my last post wasn't a "we have no food" post. Thanks for your concern, everyone, but we've got plenty to eat -- just most of it's pantry food.

Last night's dinner:

Sesame-crusted salmon, rice pilaf made with celery and some Knorr vegetable soup; chana dal with berbere spice

Tonight's dinner:

Shiitake sushi, miso soup, something for protein (bean salad? hummus?)


Anyway, y'all are sweet to worry about us, but we're actually just having fun finding things to eat in our pantry. Which isn't to say that when we get paid in a couple of days, we're not going to go fill our handbaskets with fruit and veggies. :-)

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[maestrodog.livejournal.com]

Y'know, it's amazing on the amount of uneaten stuff people tend to accumulate. I remember one person I know once describing her fridge as "empty" when about 3/4 of the shelf space was taken up by stuff I guess she never used (my jaw could only drop in amazement when I opened the door).

I have another friend who one day made a resolution to actually EAT what was already in her freezer and parts of her cabinet rarely opened before shopping for new stuff. Apparently she "saved" a lot of money by doing so!

Don't get me started on our own cabinets or fridge, btw ;)

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

:-) We don't do leftovers, as a general rule, so our fridge is usually just a place to keep the condiments, eggs/milk, and fresh veggies.

One thing I like about dried beans/grains, besides their low cost, is that when we run out of fresh food, I can make perfectly yummy, nutritious food by just adding spices and water.

Right now, the freezer holds ice, sugar-free freezer pops, one frozen pie crust, and yeast. The fridge has condiments, a little rice pilaf from last night that I'll heat up for lunch, a few stalks of celery, and batteries. :-)

[maestrodog.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming the batteries you keep in the fridge are rechargeable ones...if not, you're likely causing yourself a lot more inconvenience than the very small bit it might be worth.

http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20011219.html

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Good to know. someotherguy has always kept them in the fridge; I have never bothered before.