January Challenge

Does your pantry look like this?

Happy New Year! First Blog Post for 2012!

And here's a challenge for January - eat the food that is already in your kitchen and shop less.

A January Pantry Challenge is a not a new idea - I think most of us end up with too many things in fridge, pantry and freezer at this time of year - the result of eating out too often, buying too much and being a bit lazy over the holidays. 

If you're finding that there's nowhere to put things because your shelves are crammed full, then the Pantry Challenge is for you!

It's quite simple - simply focus on using what's already in your kitchen (and garden) when making meals, rather than writing a new shopping list. It's not about eating plain boiled pasta for a week or trying to put soy sauce in every meal, but making sure that you're not letting things go to waste, or stockpiling things you don't need, and saving a bit of money too.

Day 1:

I used home grown zucchini and some other vegetables, plus leftover ham to make a frittata for dinner. I threw out an old bottle of lemon cordial that had a best before date in 2010.