List of Meals for the 30 Day Pantry Challenge

I was a bit busy last night setting up for the first day of school and reviewing my Teacher's Notes, so didn't get a chance to do my "inventory" and menu for this 30 Day Clean out the Pantry Challenge that I've given myself.

After a great first day of school, and a trip to Chick Fil A to get some free ice cream by turning in some unopened Kids' Meal toys/books, I was ready to begin!

Here is what I think I've got supplies in the pantry, fridge, and freezer, to make... (again, short of the perishables like fruits/veggies, milk, eggs, and cheese)

4x Italian meals - spaghetti, lasagna, baked ziti etc.
Chicken, Potato, and cheese soup (tonight's dinner)
Corn and Potato Chowder
White Chicken Chili
Beef Enchiladas
Corn Bread Taco Bake
Chicken Pot Pie
Roast Chicken with Okra
2x Venison Sausage breakfast wraps
Leftover Frozen Rot. Chicken thawed and put on a salad
Asparagus, Artichoke, Spinach dip
Tilapia with Alfredo sauce
Tortellini with ground venison and spaghetti sauce
Bavarian pretzels topped with chili
Pork Chops with Gnocchi
Mandarin Orange Chicken with brown rice
Kung Pao Chicken with brown rice
Pizza and taquitos
2x Venison Steak with poutine
1x Venison Steak with blue cheese and potatoes

I also have the makings for ...
pecan pie
pumpkin pie
tang pie
2 cakes (good thing we have 2 birthdays this month :))
quick breads like zucchini and banana (plus several frozen loaves and muffins already made)

Also on hand are several boxes of cereal, oats to make oatmeal, breakfast bars, chips, flour and sugar and baking supplies.

To buy is the following ...
Sandwich meat and cheese for lunches (we have about 6 loaves of frozen bread we need to use up)
Canned corn (I need 1 more can to make the corn chowder)
Beans/chili mix for the corn bread taco bake and white chicken chili, everything else is on hand
Pesto and chicken for a Chicken Pesto Pasta that Sissi has specifically asked for for her birthday dinner meal...I can certainly accomodate that.
Perishables each week, like milk, eggs, cheese, fruits and veggies.

So, what do you think? Any other ideas?

30 Day Pantry Challenge

It's that time,we're getting ready to move.

The last time we did this, going to Tanzania, I wasn't very good at dwindling down my food supplies and so ended up tossing, donating, and giving quite a bit away.

This time, well, we just got back from a road trip, and as is usual on those kinds of trips, we spent a bit more than I had expected and so need to do some trimming this month to make up the difference.

Hence, the challenge - Other then perishables like milk, eggs, and fresh fruit/veggies, try to only eat from our pantry, freezer, and fridge for the entire month of August. (Quick caveat *We have 2 birthdays this month...Sissi's and Indy's...so there might be exceptions for those special events.)

Can we do it?

I never have done this before, though I've seen it blogged about and tried by many others.

So, I'll comment and post and let you know how we do.

Any suggestions, any thoughts? Have you done this? Any good recipe ideas? I'm off to do an inventory and make a list of what meals we can eat with what we have. We have a pretty well stocked pantry and freezer, so I know we won't starve, but I may have to pull on some creative juices to put a few things together.

We'll let you know how it goes.