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One Way To Use Up and Declutter

January 11th, 2020 at 09:14 pm

Since the girls left my plan is to start making meals around food we have on hand. It's not a ton, but one does buy extra during the holidays and when trying to please different palates. But the extra is definitely not as extensive as someone with a deep freeze might have. In a future post I may list what I have to use up.

This morning I decided to prep our

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dinner. I had everything on hand except the cauliflower which I had purchased for $1.99 a day earlier. I made just half a batch. It smelled so good. I almost suggested to my husband that we have it for lunch, only to realize he had already made his salad for lunch. So as I put it into the fridge...I dropped the entire thing. It was in a oval pyrex dish with a glass lid. Glass shattered everywhere! Luckily, no injuries, but it was a big clean up.

I guess I can say I used up some stuff and decluttered a frequently used dish. I have a round one that I will probably try to use as a replacement (I never use it and thought of letting it go just the day before), but it may be too small and have to be replaced.

It was tempting to go back to the store to buy the ingredients needed, but we usually shop on Sunday, so I will wait and make something else. We have leftover shrimp and cocktail sauce, and I could make a small batch of taco dip with items on hand. It will be an appetizer type meal of a night.

Budget is in check so far. There has not been a lot of extra spending since the new year started. I have put money towards our oldest daughter's conference she needs to attend in February, and also paid for youngest daughter's books out of current cash flow. I have redeemed shares of her ESA to cover housing portion of the semester bill due on January 20. I did sell most of it sometime back and had it in a money market, but did need to sell a little more to cover everything. Happy that both transactions were at high share prices!

Did you, or do you, have food to use up from the holidays? Are you shopping your pantry this month to make meals?

Posted in Low Spend Month | 7 Comments »

7 Responses to “One Way To Use Up and Declutter”

  1. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    January 12th, 2020 at 04:20 am 1578802828
    1578802828

    Oh! I hate when I do stuff like that. I remember this summer I had taken my lunch in one of my nicer glass containers. As I was walking to the office building, my lunchbag slipped out of my hand - the dish, with most of my lunch, shattered. Luckily it was all contained in a bag.

  2. CB in the City Says:
    January 12th, 2020 at 02:26 pm 1578839187
    1578839187

    It's been a while since I've done something like that, but I've definitely done it! I specifically remember dropping a bottle of red wine -- what a mess.

    I have a lot of food left over from Christmas in the freezer and I am working my way through it.

  3. rob62521 Says:
    January 12th, 2020 at 08:10 pm 1578859806
    1578859806

    Oh, phooey! That is so frustrating when you do all that work and then drop the dish and break it and all the food goes everywhere. I'm sorry. I like your spin though...used up some food and decluttered ! LOL

  4. Lucky Robin Says:
    January 13th, 2020 at 03:06 am 1578884786
    1578884786

    Oh, that's a shame. I love Budget Bytes recipes! I bet it was really good.

  5. creditcardfree Says:
    January 13th, 2020 at 03:08 am 1578884917
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    LR, it's a really good recipe. I made it before. I bought more cauliflower and quinoa today, so will make it again this week!

  6. My English Castle Says:
    January 14th, 2020 at 10:24 pm 1579040677
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    Oh, I'm sorry about the dish. I'm very attached to some of my cookware, so I feel your pain. In the category of "The Worst Thing I Ever Dropped," I have two entries: A full glass bottle of olive oil on the tile floor. Honestly, it took hours to clean up, practically a whole roll of paper towels, then several floor washes. My second entry is a dish I was taking to a potluck and had worked on all day. I set it on top of the car to put something else in the back. You can guess the rest of the story. But I like that salad recipe. And I have cauliflower and quinoa to use up. Thanks!

  7. creditcardfree Says:
    January 15th, 2020 at 07:34 pm 1579116892
    1579116892

    MEC, I recently knocked over my big bottle of olive oil too...glug, glug...at least a cup landed on the floor before I caught it. Messy, messy! Luckily, I handle it well emotionally. It's just stuff! Clean up, move on.

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