Now, for anyone who is going to find looking at a long list of food boring, do not proceed any further! I just thought it would be interesting to compare with other SS'ers. I know a lot of you do OAMC which is what I also aim to achieve after $21 Challenge Month. Looking at what's in my freezer at the moment, I don't think it's going to be too much of a problem!
Freezer Inventory
BREAD:
6 gluten free buns
3 gluten free pizza bases
2 loaves Dovedale fruit bread
3 loaves Dovedale rice bread
6 gluten free paninis
1 loaf 'normal' bread for Noel
1 bag rice bread crusts (for making GF breadcrumbs)
FROZEN VEGETABLES
3 bags green beans
1 bag peas
1 bag silverbeet
1 bag broccoli
7 bags cauliflower
1 bag cabbage
4 bags celery
FROZEN FRUIT
1 container of peaches
1 container of plums
1 container of apricots
2 containers of blackberry and apple
1 large bag bananas
LEFTOVERS FOR LUNCHES
6 vegetarian pies
1 French Shepherds Pie
1 Lamb and Vegetable soup
FISH
5 packs of smoked fish
2 whole flounder
MEAT (lol, are you ready for this?)
2 bacon hocks
20 pork chops
15 scotch fillet steak
59 bags of beef mince (yes you read right!)
3 packs gravy beef
5 rolled beef roasts
9 corned silverside
1 bag bacon pieces
3 venison roasts
2 packs lamb medallions
1 pork roast
5 packs venison steak
1 beef pot roast
1 bag oxtail
2 packs BBQ steak
11 packs gluten free sausages
3 packs bacon
1 lamb roast
1 wild pork roast
4 packs porterhouse steak
2 beef shins
2 beef topside roasts
1 pack wiener schnitzel
1 pack rump steak
4 packs fillet steak
1 pack pork strips
6 chicken pieces
MISCELLANEOUS
12 frozen white wine cubes
1 tub vanilla ice cream
8 fruit ice blocks
1 bag home made chicken stock cubes
4 home made pasta sauce
Jings! If that lot doesn't show the benefits of buying meat in bulk, I don't know what does! Now for the pantry:
PANTRY INVENTORY
PASTA
1 serve rice and vegetable pasta
1/2 bag risoni
Lasagna sheets
1/2 bag arborio rice
1 bag Basmati rice
1/2 bag sushi rice
Small bag macaroni elbows
1 packet rice papers
1 bag rice and corn pasta
FRUIT AND NUTS
1 jar sultanas
1 bag ground almonds
1 jar dried apricots
Pecan nuts
Pumpkin seeds
Flaked almonds
Pine nuts
1 bag walnuts
Brazil nuts
1 bag cashew nuts
1 bag peanuts
Sesame seeds
BAKING
1 1/2 packs dark chocolate melts
1/2 pack milk chocolate melts
1 tin treacle
Cocoa
Baking soda
Cream of Tartar
Gluten free yeast
Bread improver
1 bag coconut
Vanilla essence
White sugar
Plain flour
2 bags raw sugar
1 bag SR flour
1 1/2 bags rolled oats
Brown sugar
Tartaric acid
1 tin treacle
1 pack Bakels Gluten Free Bread Mix
1 pack Bakels Gluten Free Baking Mix
Oatmeal
Oat bran
Rice flakes
Brown Rice Flour
White Rice Flour
1kg Gluten Free flour
1 box Weetbix
1 packet Butter Cake mix (for emergencies!)
1 tin condensed milk
1 tin chocolate condensed milk
Milk powder
Soy flour
Spelt flour
Corn meal
Rye flour
Ground millet
Buckwheat
Golden syrup
Guar gum
Gluten free baking powder
Silver cachous
Hundreds and thousands
LUNCHES AND SNACKS
1 packet Uncle Ben's Golden Vegetable Rice
1 can pumpkin soup
1 can vegetable soup
6 Fruit Strings
11 packs mini potato chips
1 pack popcorn kernels
2 tins Watties Big and Hearty soups
1 tin spaghetti
2 tins tuna
3 gluten free nut bars
3 packets rice crackers
3 jars home made tomato soup
SAUCES, OILS AND VINEGARS
Tamari sauce
Worcestershire sauce
Olive oil
Sesame oil
Malt vinegar
Cider vinegar
White vinegar
White wine vinegar
TINNED FOODS
1 tin Mixed Bean Salad
2 tins tomatoes
2 tins tomato sauce
SPREADS
Peanut butter
Marmite
Our Mate (English Marmite)
3 jars home made plum jam
2 jars home made passionfruit jam
HERBS AND SPICES
Salt
Pepper
Allspice
Cinnamon
Oregano
Turmeric
Whole cloves
Chilli powder
Yellow mustard seeds
Thyme
Ground coriander
Garam Masala
Poppy Seeds
Ground Cardamom
Five Spice
Nutmeg
Cumin
Ground ginger
Cayenne pepper
Marjoram
Cumin seeds
Lemon pepper
Garlic salt
Roast chicken seasoning
Thai seasoning
Tuscan seasoning
MISCELLANEOUS
1 carton lactose free milk
2 packets gelatine
1 packet lime jelly
Bulghur wheat
1 bag palm sugar
1 bag split peas
1 bag lentils
1 jar crushed ginger
Arrowroot
2 sachets Easiyo
Hot chocolate
6 Sip Ahh straws
Massel vegetable stock cubes
Massel chicken stock cubes
Oxo cubes
Bisto
Phew - think that's quite enough to be going on with! I haven't even done the fridge yet but there's not much in there anyway, and of course there's the fresh fruit and vegetables but they get replenished all the time so not really worth including. We've just used up the last of Noel's home grown potatoes, which is a bit sad really, there's nothing we liked better than going out to the garden and digging up a feed of spuds whenever we wanted! Initially Noel said it wouldn't be worth growing potatoes but we have found the exact opposite; it's been well worth it for us. What I like most about my pantry stocktake is seeing how it has changed over the last few years. Almost everything in here is just an ingredient - a basic food which gets used to make into something else. That's a big difference from the old me, whose pantry was full of jars of pasta sauce, Chicken Tonight and packets of cook-in-the-pot meals. I definitely know which one I prefer! Bring on National $21 Challenge Month - I'll be ready!
