Okay so I'm rummaging thru the pantry trying to figure out what to make for Lunch/Dinner from the sparse shelves. I didn't get the chance to do my weekly grocery shopping and it's too late to go to the store to pick up anything. Living out in the country has it's drawbacks as you learn to consolidate your drives into town to save gas. My wife was on the mainland at a conference.
So I'm wondering what can I make out of what's left in the pantry? Reminding me of my bachelor days in the military I spy a family sized can of Campbells cream of mushroom condensed soup. In the reefer I see an onion bulb and two potatoes. I check the freezer and there's one pound of hamburger. Hmmm looks like SOS tonight!
I tell my kids of the times in the military and how we loved this crap. I decided let's eat outside at our picnic table and make a small campfire nearby. So they're outside poking at the fire burning leaves and such when I come out with a pan of SOS, a loaf of bread and a carafe of hot chocolate.
That night we ate a hearty meal and drank it all down with some hot cocoa under the shooting stars at my home on the Big Island. The food tasted like crap but the evening was priceless. Simple pleasures.
So now with the economy heading for the sewers, I'm wondering what kinds of meals would be cheap and easy to make to carry us thru this economic hard times? Plantation food my mom used to make seems like the ticket, making cheap food last for several days.
As for pantry staples, for canned goods I always try to keep vienna sausage, spam, corned beef, kidney beans, tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, canned tuna, condensed cream of mushroom soup. Other non-canned goods include shoyu, rice vinegar, cooking oil.
For dry goods: spaghetti noodles, packaged saimin, powdered tofu mix, oatmeal, Stove Top stuffing, Hamburger Helper, powdered milk, rice, flour, sugar.
Seasoning always includes: Rock salt, ground pepper, oregano, parsley, powdered brown gravy mix, garlic powder.
In the freezer there's at least a pound of hamburger, chopped pork and a couple loafs of bread from the Love's thrift store (hey at 98-cents a loaf you can't go wrong) and a tray of bacon.
In the fridge there's at least eggs, milk minced garlic, minced ginger, sesame seed oil, cooking mirin, oyster sauce.
For produce I stock up on carrots, potatoes, onions, garlic, ginger. These items have long shelf life.
When I do my weekly grocery shopping typically these items are always on the list as my basic staples for cooking.
At least this way I can always make something like stir fry, soups or sauces to put over hot rice.
So I'm wondering what can I make out of what's left in the pantry? Reminding me of my bachelor days in the military I spy a family sized can of Campbells cream of mushroom condensed soup. In the reefer I see an onion bulb and two potatoes. I check the freezer and there's one pound of hamburger. Hmmm looks like SOS tonight!
I tell my kids of the times in the military and how we loved this crap. I decided let's eat outside at our picnic table and make a small campfire nearby. So they're outside poking at the fire burning leaves and such when I come out with a pan of SOS, a loaf of bread and a carafe of hot chocolate.
That night we ate a hearty meal and drank it all down with some hot cocoa under the shooting stars at my home on the Big Island. The food tasted like crap but the evening was priceless. Simple pleasures.
So now with the economy heading for the sewers, I'm wondering what kinds of meals would be cheap and easy to make to carry us thru this economic hard times? Plantation food my mom used to make seems like the ticket, making cheap food last for several days.
As for pantry staples, for canned goods I always try to keep vienna sausage, spam, corned beef, kidney beans, tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, canned tuna, condensed cream of mushroom soup. Other non-canned goods include shoyu, rice vinegar, cooking oil.
For dry goods: spaghetti noodles, packaged saimin, powdered tofu mix, oatmeal, Stove Top stuffing, Hamburger Helper, powdered milk, rice, flour, sugar.
Seasoning always includes: Rock salt, ground pepper, oregano, parsley, powdered brown gravy mix, garlic powder.
In the freezer there's at least a pound of hamburger, chopped pork and a couple loafs of bread from the Love's thrift store (hey at 98-cents a loaf you can't go wrong) and a tray of bacon.
In the fridge there's at least eggs, milk minced garlic, minced ginger, sesame seed oil, cooking mirin, oyster sauce.
For produce I stock up on carrots, potatoes, onions, garlic, ginger. These items have long shelf life.
When I do my weekly grocery shopping typically these items are always on the list as my basic staples for cooking.
At least this way I can always make something like stir fry, soups or sauces to put over hot rice.
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