So I'm jumping on his wagon of frugality and trying 29 days of cooking only what we have in house. Of course I will still make a weekly trip for milk, OJ, eggs and yogurt. I figure it's a leap year, why not. I like the sound of 29 days. To start, I had to take stock of what we have. That meant pulling out the camera and shamelessly showing you the disorganized state of my kitchen.
Our small chest freezer is pretty well stocked. I found fish, chicken, beef, peas, edamame, and several bags of veggies. There are also containers of leftover lasagna, enchiladas, okra sauce and attieke. Yep, I don't think we we'll be going hungry anytime soon.

The fridge freezer door is mostly designated for baking items like nuts, chocolate, pastry etc. And yes, I do freeze leftover sweetened condensed milk. I don't use it enough to store leftovers in the cooler.
The cooler of the fridge leaves a lot to be desired but the leftovers will keep us a few days. This is basically what it looks like at all times. We try to keep milk, eggs, OK, cottage cheese and leftovers.



The floor also serves to hold several staples. This place is very short on storage so every bit of space counts. Though I've put in an order with my Dad to make me a potato bin. He's designing me a nice slimline one just for apartment living. This hold most of our root veggies and large bagged staples. Rice is the main staple for my husband.
The fridge top is the tea station. Well....some of it. Those pictured are my recent attempt at spending less on this wonderful beverage. They aren't too bad but I still have my favorites and I can't imagine I won't splurge on a good tin or two.
The spice cabinet? There's plenty. That is something we always keep stocked because there's nothing worse than cooking only to realize you are out of salt, pepper or garlic powder. At least in Tex-Mex cooking there's nothing worse. Lol.
And there you have it. Twenty nine days of making do. I think we can do it.
Quote of the Day: Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.” ~ Samuel Johnson quotes
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