Eating from our plenty

OK, I can’t go grocery shopping anymore, because I have no where to put the food. Now, that doesn’t stop my boys (15, 13, 9, and 42;-) from saying, “There's nothing to eat in this house!” (Of course, 42 also says, “You went grocery shopping again?!” every time I walk into the house with food, so I can’t win that one anyway.)

Since I can’t go shopping anymore or fit food in my fridge, freezer, or pantry, we’re going to get creative (and by “we’re” I mean “I’m”). Now, my challenge will be two-fold, to make things exclusively out of what we have in, and to make them palatable enough that the boys aren't complaining. (And when I say I can't go shopping anymore, I’m not being unrealistic; of course I’ll have to replace the essentials, after all, we went through 7 gallons of milk last week when the boys were home from school!)

Day 1: We’re cleaning out the fridge for dinner. Everyone will likely have something different, the only rule will be they must have 1 protein and 1 vegetable, the rest will be a free-for-all. There’s 1/2 serving of Indian chicken, a nice salad, 2 servings of lubee (Lebanese beef stew with green beans over rice pilaf), 2 servings of pulled pork, a couple of grilled Italian sausages (I can already predict the squabble those will cause, maybe I’ll serve them as dessert for anyone who eats their dinner without complaining :-D)

Once I have all that food out of the fridge, I’ll be able to pull other things out of the freezer and start to get creative. Stay tuned.