cupboard challenge: night two

on sunday, i went through my cupboard and pulled everything out and decided to challenge myself to use at least one item i already had each night this week.  subsequently i went to the store and picked up about $30 of supplemental fresh items.  let's do this, cupboard!


night two: meatless burgers and pasta salad


from the cupboard/freezer:  meatless burgers, half a box of rotini, bbq sauce
bought: italian dressing, rolls (also used for sandwiches), swiss cheese (also used for sandwiches), mushrooms

cupboard challenge: night one

on sunday, i went through my cupboard and pulled everything out and decided to challenge myself to use at least one item i already had each night this week.  subsequently i went to the store and picked up about $30 of supplemental fresh items.  let's do this, cupboard!

night one: pad thai

used:  pad thai sauce from cupboard, one egg from fridge, vegetable oil from cupboard

bought:  chicken, scallions, lime wedges, cilantro, rice noodles

cupboard challenge

IT IS SO HOT OUT.

now that i got that out of the way...

g's working today, and in that IT IS SO HOT OUT save for one quick spin murgs and i took around the block, i've pretty much been sitting indoors all day. i've watched a few true crime shows, was disappointed to see that the episode of 'say yes to the dress' was one i had already seen, and i attempted to clean but got bored.

in that it's sunday, and i have all this spare time to sit here and think, i got to thinking about the week ahead. because i may or may not have spent far too much money buying myself an entire new wardrobe of undergarments yesterday (what? a girl's gotta have a few good bra's - am i right, ladies?) i really can't afford to allow us to fall into our normal workweek trap of not planning meals and oops! going out to dinner yet again.

so, it's a grocery shopping day. now ordinarily, i would have grabbed my bag, left the house, and ended up at the store where i would - using the selection on their shelves - dream up five nights worth of meals. in that it's a million degrees out, i'm not overly jazzed to go to the store, so in an attempt to convince myself i don't really have to, i opened the cupboard to see what i have to work with.

this thing is full. it's filled with stuff purchased who knows when that still hasn't been used. so! i'm enacting a challenge upon myself. tonight, i'm going to go to the store to buy fresh items that will supplement all this stuff i already have. this week, i must use at least one item i already had in the house every night for dinner.

here's what i have to work with from the cupboard:

- half a box of rotini
- a package of scone mix (just add water! hello, breakfast)
- two jars (of different types of) curry sauce
- a package of pad thai sauce
- a can of black beans
- a package of parmesan noodles
- an unopened package of spaghetti

meanwhile in the freezer i found:
- four very nice looking steaks
- two meatless hamburgers

my hope is that if i actually use all this stuff up and put it to good use, a) it won't go to waste and b) i practically don't have to spend anything on groceries this week and i'm still going to have plenty of meal options.

here's hoping!