Comments on: Taking (grocery) inventory …

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:29:20 +0000

I have no clue why I keep brown rice in the freezer – I think I read somewhere that it would last longer that way. Sometimes that isn’t a problem – we’ll go through rice quickly, othertimes I’m too lazy to cook it. Hence … freezer!

And Steph … I hear ya!

By: CAD

CAD — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:11:06 +0000

I love a good spreadsheet, but for groceries we keep a dry erase board in the kitchen. Anytime I use something up, I write it on the board. Shopping time? Write the board list onto my paper and head out. I also came across a weekly menu planning sheet (that i printed out and laminated so I can reuse it with vis-a-vis markers) once upon a time. I’m not interested in dedicating time to it while working, but in the summer it’s nice to plan ahead a bit.

By: CAD

CAD — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:07:24 +0000

You keep brown rice in the freezer?

By: Stephanie Heishman

Stephanie Heishman — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:36:10 +0000

Sometimes when I’m “poor” I have this little internal experiment called….eat what’s in the pantry and see how long you can last. It’s fun and it uses up stuff that’s been there for 2 years but not expired. Love this BLOG Shelley!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:13:11 +0000

Hey … very good idea! Thanks! I cleaned out my cupboards shortly after writing this entry and discovered that I’m in desperate need of better organization. You rock! Thanks!

By: Lux Living Frugalis

Lux Living Frugalis — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:15:21 +0000

If I might make a suggestion?

I’d list them like this for ease in finding what you’re looking for in the future as the list builds:

Soup, cream of mushroom
Soup, tomato
Rice, jasmine
Rice, wild
Pudding, chocolate
Mustard, Poupon
Mustard, German Brown Ground
Mustard, Dijon
Pasta, Spaghetti
Pasta, Rotini

etc., etc.