The Weekly Grin

This past week, we’ve been working through our pantry and freezer just as per the usual! The focus has been hyper vigilant on making sure there’s no waste, and also re-using items multiple times for various foods. What are some of the things we’ve been eating? Take a look after the break:

What did we purchase?

• Ground Beef
• Chicken Thighs
• Broccoli Crunch Salad Dry Mix
• Cole Slaw Mix
• Gala Apples
• Bananas
• Green Onions
• Cilantro
• Sharp Cheddar Cheese
• Evaporated Milk
• Elbow Macaroni
• Turkey Pepperoni

What have we been eating?

Breakfast: 

• Apple and Peanut Butter
• Bananas
• French Toast with Caramelised Bananas
• Preserved Mangoes

Lunch and Dinner:

• Spaghetti and Meatballs with Garlic Pull-apart Bread
• Turkey Pepperoni Pizza
• Smash Burgers with Seasoned Mayonnaise
• Macaroni and Cheese
• Vegetarian Beet Burgers with Broccoli Crunch Salad
• Corn Cakes with BBQ Fried Chicken and Broccoli Crunch Salad (recipe coming out tomorrow for the corn cakes!)
• Mofongo with Creamy Garlic Tomato Sauce and Tilapia
• Finishing up last week’s leftover corned beef:
  • Corned Beef Hash, Corned Beef and Cabbage, and a Garlic Bread Reuben Bake
• Salted Mackerel with Veggie Toast

Foods for the Little One

• Preserved Mangoes
• Bananas
• Apples and Peanut Butter
• Meatballs
• Energy bites
• Alfredo Noodles
• Macaroni and Cheese
• Pizza
• Tacos

What did we already have available? What else did we prepare?

• Frozen Corn
  • Was grilled on high heat and kept in the fridge for burger toppings and for the corn cakes
• Pre-prepared Beet Burgers in the freezer
• Spaghetti noodles from our pantry
• Sourdough Artisanal Bread/Dough that my husband makes
  • Used in the french toast, and the pizza dough
• Frozen Tilapia
• Tortillas
• Burger Buns
• Various Condiments
• Cabbage and Sauerkraut
• Tomato Sauce

 

What have we prepared for the future?

• Fried all of the chicken thighs from the packet. They were then packed in food saver bags and frozen. They are mostly cooked but upon thawing, will be double fried to be nice, crispy, and fully cooked!
• We have one additional large jar of tomato sauce that will be available for later on

Next Week’s Plan?

• Sweet Potato Lentil, Bok Choy and Mushroom Curry with Rice
• Potato and Leek Soup
• Panzanella Salad
• Fingerling Potato Nicoise Salad
• Fried Fish Tacos with Coleslaw, Grilled Corn, and Chipotle Crema
• Kale Caesar Salad
• Wings!