Re: Stuff In the Pantry--Let's Get Creative!

denisemb · ‎12-07-2012

My problem is that i seem to be missing at least ONE essential ingredient to make any of our favorites...arrrggghhh!

Denise

Catiele · ‎08-20-2012

Cinnamon pancakes with French vanilla ice cream.

ECBG · ‎01-08-2011

@Sooner I'd take those canned tomatoes, add some frozen corn and okra with a little Worchesthire and soy. Yum!

Or I'd make soup.

Renata22 · ‎03-16-2010

@denisemb What do you put in your tuna macaroni salad?

SouthernBee · ‎09-16-2010

@denisemb : yes! While quickly shopping for groceries trying to think of items to substitute and would discover the product was not available. I have quick and easy recipes for like meal in a dish but two items always listed was a can of soup and some type of cheese.Stores were sold out of soup and cheese- every variety of cheese- no blocks of cheese to shred and canisters of shredded Parmesan. Store was sold out of cream cheese and sour cream. I have enough of chicken breast and chuck hamburger meat for two weeks. I know with the chicken can make soup, bbq chicken, chicken and rice. Then meatloaf, hamburger steak , soup with ingredients in the pantry but then desperate on ideas since my normal substitutes not available. Store also sold out of can goods, dried beans and very limited frozen foods. Southern Bee

novamc1 · ‎07-02-2015

After trying (for the first time in my life) to prepare a food plan for the next several days or week, I've decided I must be a food and ingredient hoarder. I have so much miscellaneous stuff that I'm having a hard time making decisions!

Trying to decide which ingredients need to be used up first.

I could use the very fresh iceberg lettice and tomatoes for my own version of a taco salad.......or as a side salad with something else as a main dish.

Or start seasoning two small pork tenderloins with Montreal steak salt/pepper/garlic mix, which would make two meals---first as roasted and sliced meat served with rice, and leftover meat used for an Asian-type stir-fry using some frozen vegetables

Or make a frittata using eggs, half a roll of sauteed ground pork sausage plus a frozen blend of red, green, yellow peppers and onions, with shredded Parmesan /cheddar cheese added.

Or pull out of the freezer some beef stew from about two weeks ago.

Or.........I've got several other options, and I don't know how I got so well-prepared for this crazy situation, because I shop randomly and never try to be real organized.

I will run out of products and ideas eventually. Now the problem for me is making a decision as to how much work I want to do in the kitchen to prepare all this stuff. I'm not real motivated to be a chef at the moment.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@ECBG wrote:
@Sooner I'd take those canned tomatoes, add some frozen corn and okra with a little Worchesthire and soy. Yum!

Or I'd make soup.

YEP! You are right!

You reminded me: I buy canned okra, tomatoes and corn all in one can. I add it to chicken broth, after I saute onions, celery and bell peppers, and chicken (sometimes leftover or in a real hurry, canned white chicken breast) and some Cajun seasonings and it's quick but good chicken gumbo!

That is a pantry go-to for us. We serve it over rice and spicy!

You are right about SOUP!!!!! LOL!!

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@J Town Girl wrote:
We always have too many items in our freezer. I told my husband at least this will give me a chance to use them up before they get freezer burn. I'm trying to make meals out of what we already have.

I guess this is going to give me a chance to really pare down our food products. We always buy too much on our shopping trips.

@J Town Girl My hubby is sort of in charge of the freezer. I told him yesterday to start with the oldest stuff in there and bring it in to thaw out! LOL!!!

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@denisemb wrote:
My problem is that i seem to be missing at least ONE essential ingredient to make any of our favorites...arrrggghhh!

@denisemb My mom was sometimes maybe too creative. My husband was astonished when she used a spoonful of mayo in place on an egg in a cake mix. It worked. . .