It's been over two weeks now that I've been at home with three kids, while trying to work and maintain my sanity. I gave up trying to clean, do laundry or wash dishes sometime early in the first week. My house looks like a zhu zhu pet factory exploded and, well, I didn't even take a shower today.
Needless to say, at 4:39 when I realized that a) it was Meatless Monday and b) the creatures would eventually demand food, I didn't have anything interesting to whip up and resorted to kitchen sink pasta - pasta, sauce from a can, and all the veggies left in our fridge.
The bad news is that I haven't made any progress with my New Year's resolution to try new recipes. The good news is that I killed two challenges with one can of sauce: a (somewhat lame) Meatless Monday dish and I Cleaned Out the Cupboards by using sauce and pasta that we already had in stock.
Are you trying to save money and recover from the Month of Spending? Then join Midnight Maniac and a host of other bloggers who are eating their way through their pantries in January. (Of course you can join me in Not Buying It too!)
Drat! I knew I should have given that random can of pork and beans to a charity at Christmas time.
3 comments:
*chuckle* ok, count me in. Already had planned not to eat out this January, but it'll be a nice challenge to ONLY shop from my own pantry/freezer. Did that last Feb. (b/c it's a short month) & it went ok. I reserve the right to buy fresh dairy & the occasional fresh veggie, but I'm in. thx & well done on the meatless Mon!
Totally agree on the dairy & veggies. My goal is to eat 50% of our meals from the cupboard this month. I can't live without cheese, milk & fresh veggies!
Okay that whole first paragraph had me laughing. I'm not exactly sure what a zhu zhu pet factory is, but recalling the days of My Little Pet Shop, I can relate.
Thanks heavens Christmas break is over.
I really need to get a meal plan together for this challenge or we'll be eating kitchen sink spaghetti every night!
♥ Rebecca Jean
Midnight Maniac
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