Busy life

Oh, dear readers - I'm sorry to have neglected you over these past two weeks or so, and now look - December's here already! Well, things continue to perk along at our house with the Pantry Project, but Thanksgiving did get in the way. We had to do some grocery shopping for grandchildren coming unexpectedly to stay - that was fun! Funny thing...you have to feed kids more often than adults...did you know that?!! I typically don't even think about breakfast or lunch very much...just help yourself to whatever's there. Dinner is the main focus for the adults. Children, however, are another story! So there were more groceries bought than would have been usual for us, on top of the larger Thanksgiving purchases. Now that we've pretty much finished everything there was at Thanksgiving, or frozen a few things, we're kind of back to our 'normal' eating down.

The other day my stepson Doug said, "You have GOT to be finished by now!" Well, not quite. We do have room on the shelves in the pantry. Aside from some condiments, quinoa, farro, and a little pasta remaining, there are just a few cans of items that I always have on hand that I am trying DESPERATELY to use up. I would like to see less of the above before going back to whatever normal will be.

Since last I wrote, we have enjoyed Quickie Chickie a couple of times, more homemade pizza, turkey soup, leftover turkey and various trimmings, and a couple of dinners of just leftover veggies and sweet potatoes. Didn't know I'd made so much, and those little rascally grandchildren talked me into allowing them ONE broccoli floret each, ONE carrot each, ONE tablespoon of sweet potatoes each...sigh... We keep trying!

We do have a freezer full of delicious turkey soup, into which I was able to put a little leftover carnaroli rice (I did cook some one night) and used up the last of some barley I had on hand. The soup is delicious, and we look forward to having more in the cold months to come.

I'll probably post only once a week or so as things slow down for us in the pantry department, and gear up for the Christmas activities ahead. If anything really exciting happens in our kitchen, though, I'll be sure and let you know.

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!