We had a fantastic month of food. Most of our meals were enjoyed by most of our family, which is really all I can ask for. A few weeks ago I posted about what was in my fridge after a big grocery trip, and over the course of the month we not only ate all that, but needed to buy more fresh produce as well:
3 lbs apples 1 lb bananas 1 persimmon 5 lbs of mandarin oranges sweet potato 2 cucumbers 4 tomatoes 2 bags of coleslaw savoy cabbage 5 thai green chiles 4 sweet peppers whole cauliflower ginger root 2 avocados 3 green onion bunches frozen peas frozen corn I was really hoping I could stretch our food for the last week of November, but I there's a possibility I'm going to have to suck it up and go shopping. We have another 4 days of meals, and are down to: 3 thai green chilis 3 tomatoes 1/2 avocado sweet potato 2 sweet peppers 1/2 head of romaine lettuce 1/2 ginger root 1 green onion bunch 2 naval oranges 2 lbs apples 1/2 bag each frozen peas and corn It's going to be very hard to cook enough variety and quantity of fresh vegetables and fruit when we're down to that. We also enjoy eating breakfast and lunch, after all! My meal plan for the last week includes a meatless meal tomorrow- a lentil and bean casserole- with a Santa Fe salad on the side (1 thai chili, the avocado, the lettuce, some corn, most of the peppers, a tomato). Tuesday is likely a seafood chowder (including some frozen peas) with leftover salad. Wednesday my plan is for pork fried rice (I'll use some ginger and green onions, a bit of thai chili, some frozen peas, the rest of the pepper, and frozen zucchini). Thursday maybe we'll have baked breaded chicken with roasted sweet potato and a fruit plate? I think I can stretch it, at least for dinners. I consider it a personal challenge to use what we have without shopping for more- food waste is a hugely global concern. I found this great article from the National Geographic which cited a horrifying statistic- "More than a quarter of the world's agricultural land is being worked to grow food that nobody eats." Yikes. What's left in your refrigerator here at the end of the month? What's on your menu for the week? How can you use up what you have? Enjoy your week! Stacy
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