Fact: we haven't been grocery shopping in at least two weeks.
The last time we went was a $20 spree at the hong kong supermarket, (that's actually a lot of money at the hong kong supermarket) and our stockpile of Asian vegetables has been reduced to a half of a bag of baby bok choy.
July's slew of parties has provided us with an ample supply of leftovers to peruse, and somehow, even as we near the end of the leftovers, the fridge, not to mention the freezer, is paradoxically full. I think it's time for some summer cleaning. The freezer is a no man's land. I must brave the storm of salsa verde, papaya sauce, Meatless meatballs, "octopus stock," and rolls, piles upon piles of rolls.
I froze these items as a defensive tactic in the fight against food waste, but the battle seems hardly won when I open the freezer and am hit in the head with a container of zucchini fritter batter and a bag of mozzarella sticks, both suspended in the place between uh-oh-i-made-too-much-of-this and just-throw-it-all-out. And I really don't want it to get to that stage.
And so we embark on a challenge: to not go grocery shopping until all there is to eat is rice and mayonnaise. This plan is probably the best way for anyone to not waste food, because if you stick to it, you're going to eventually have to eat the strange cans that accumulate in the back of the cupboard as well as the pickles you bought three months ago, instead of occasionally moving them around and finally throwing them out over serious doubts that they are safe to eat anymore.
And the best part, I get to rehash recipes I made before I started this blog!
Homemade Pesto
6 days ago
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