tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post3948253546531318377..comments2023-08-21T18:11:11.784-04:00Comments on Carrie's Busy Nothings: Pantry Challenge UpdateC.G. Koenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13711072064525912284noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-32047984165963133972011-02-01T19:30:01.017-05:002011-02-01T19:30:01.017-05:00Wow! That is a pantry!Wow! That is a pantry!Mary @ A Simple Twist of Faithhttp://asimpletwistoffaith.typepad.com/a-simple-twist-of-faith/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-51345088884137863912011-01-31T21:24:31.694-05:002011-01-31T21:24:31.694-05:00Sometimes you just have to get that great deal!Sometimes you just have to get that great deal!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10208589749750108178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-32797935631351527762011-01-30T16:45:50.999-05:002011-01-30T16:45:50.999-05:00Your stockpile is impressive, wish mine looked tha...Your stockpile is impressive, wish mine looked that organized!<br />http://spendless2savemore.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-pantry-challenge-results.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394301805149806489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-75232093055516124142011-01-26T22:51:06.615-05:002011-01-26T22:51:06.615-05:00a well-stocked pantry indeed! Hopefully you won&#...a well-stocked pantry indeed! Hopefully you won't have to live completely off juice and pasta at any point in the future otherwise you'll be searching for bizarre and creative recipes!!Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455290645405576775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-53758437629837755702011-01-26T20:02:18.835-05:002011-01-26T20:02:18.835-05:00Gosh, I wrote a whole big long comment one time on...Gosh, I wrote a whole big long comment one time on someone else's blog of things I do to cut down our grocery bill... but I'm not going to go back and find it. So I'll do a summery here:<br /><br />Making a grocery list is important. I make a list of the dinner I'd like to make, then a list of the ingredients I need, then go shopping. Afterwards, I keep the list of the dinners, so I know what ingredients I have on hand.<br /><br />Another important thing is stretching expensive ingredients across a few meals. For example, it's easier to buy a large package of chicken, and split it into two, then buy lots of little thing. If a recipe's ingredients are too specific, or I can't find something else I can split it with, I'll (usually) skip it.<br /><br />Eating vegetarian meals helps a lot as well. We don't consider ourselves vegetarians, but about 2/3 of the meals I make are. This is intentional - meat is expensive! However, my mom and sisters are vegetarians, so the switch wasn't to drastic for me. If you grew up eating meat, you'd probably miss it a lot.<br /><br />Also, prioritize! We care a lot about what dairy we get, so we spend more money on that. But then we won't buy juice. Things like that.<br /><br />Ok, I'm done!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148297814666688033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-29150673118726034702011-01-26T13:26:13.528-05:002011-01-26T13:26:13.528-05:00That was quite an epic shop! I know my family was...That was quite an epic shop! I know my family was living out of the freezer for a few months prior to moving, but unfortunately I never seem to have a food stockpile... or any food at all!Emily, Ruby Slipper Journeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071938485961109157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-80843786994804762572011-01-26T08:00:55.668-05:002011-01-26T08:00:55.668-05:00Wow! Great job on 3 of 4 goals. Isn't it nic...Wow! Great job on 3 of 4 goals. Isn't it nice that you won't have to buy vegetable juice for awhile now? We coupon too. For awhile I had to try to explain to people why I had ten bottles of ketchup or salad dressing or boxes of pasta when they looked in my pantry. Now when friends open my pantry they laugh and ask me if I got it all for free :) We are pretty lucky to have a farmer's market grocery store near us that has really good deals on fruits, vegetables, and meats. They have double ad Wednesday where they honor the sale prices for the previous week and the current week. It is really cool!Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389005030066413697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-25535549577274670852011-01-26T07:27:38.988-05:002011-01-26T07:27:38.988-05:00Wow, you guys must really like your veg. juice. H...Wow, you guys must really like your veg. juice. Hopefully the store brand tastes as good as V8. Your new stockpile should help keep your grocery bill down for months to come.Family Balance Sheethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258319062871335770noreply@blogger.com