I revealed yesterday that we will be moving back to Tejas this summer, but realized I forgot to mention when. We will hit the road for home on May 16, 2012. Yes, that's right, we have less than 1 month before we vacate our precious little Colorado home and as with any move there's LOTS to do.
The first thing I wanted to ensure was that we get rid of a bunch of the items currently lingering in our fridge, freezer, and pantry. I was inspired by this entry from Sherry over at Young House Love, my uber favorite blog to follow. So yesterday we made a list of all things food in order to diminish our grocery bill and our stash and to ultimately lighten the load when we move.
Here's what we've got to go through:
Breakfast options:
Cream of Wheat
Oatmeal
Grits
Cinnamon Rolls
Homemade banana nut bread
Bisquick (for pancakes or biscuits)
Greek Yogurt
Lunch/Dinner components:
African potatoes- 2 servings
Chicken- 6 breasts
Tilapia- 4 fillets
Whole Wheat Penne- 1 box
Brown rice- 2 boxes
Pasta sauce- 1/2 bottle
Quinoa- 1 1/2 servings
Lasagna noodles- 3/4 box
Edamame
Frozen corn
Condiments/canned goods:
Canned chicken/tuna- 6 cans
Black beans- 1 can
Cream of broccoli- 1 can
Cream of celery- 1 can
Diced tomatoes- 1 can
Tomato soup- 2 cans
Fresh fruits/veggies:
Carrots- 2 bags!
Lettuce
Butternut squash
Tomato
Mango
Oranges
Apple
Pears
Snacks:
Hummus
Crackers
Almonds
Lots of baking stuff!!
So we took this list and created the following list of meals for the next week:
Tuesday- African potatoes and rice
Wednesday- Stuffed Red Peppers
Thursday- Chicken stir fry
Friday- Italian tilapia with pasta and asparagus
Saturday- Lasagna with warm pear salad
I am also planning on making a carrot cake to get rid of our hoard of carrots; Michael will be making fresh juice all week to whittle down the collection of oranges; and I made an awesome mango smoothie to utilize the mango and all of my remaining Greek yogurt.
In just one day, we have already started to obliterate our list, and we should only have to buy a few things to get us through the week. WOO HOO for forward progress!
Here's what we've got to go through:
Breakfast options:
Cream of Wheat
Oatmeal
Grits
Cinnamon Rolls
Homemade banana nut bread
Bisquick (for pancakes or biscuits)
Greek Yogurt
Lunch/Dinner components:
African potatoes- 2 servings
Chicken- 6 breasts
Tilapia- 4 fillets
Whole Wheat Penne- 1 box
Brown rice- 2 boxes
Pasta sauce- 1/2 bottle
Quinoa- 1 1/2 servings
Lasagna noodles- 3/4 box
Edamame
Frozen corn
Condiments/canned goods:
Canned chicken/tuna- 6 cans
Black beans- 1 can
Cream of broccoli- 1 can
Cream of celery- 1 can
Diced tomatoes- 1 can
Tomato soup- 2 cans
Fresh fruits/veggies:
Carrots- 2 bags!
Lettuce
Butternut squash
Tomato
Mango
Oranges
Apple
Pears
Snacks:
Hummus
Crackers
Almonds
Lots of baking stuff!!
So we took this list and created the following list of meals for the next week:
Tuesday- African potatoes and rice
Wednesday- Stuffed Red Peppers
Thursday- Chicken stir fry
Friday- Italian tilapia with pasta and asparagus
Saturday- Lasagna with warm pear salad
I am also planning on making a carrot cake to get rid of our hoard of carrots; Michael will be making fresh juice all week to whittle down the collection of oranges; and I made an awesome mango smoothie to utilize the mango and all of my remaining Greek yogurt.
In just one day, we have already started to obliterate our list, and we should only have to buy a few things to get us through the week. WOO HOO for forward progress!
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