Taking Inventory

For the next month, I’m home with a large kitchen, full refrigerator and freezer, and 2 houses worth of groceries merged into one. Somewhere along the way, I stopped keeping track of what ingredients I had/needed and where. I figure I’ll use them all up anyway by the end of December; it is baking season after all.

December 15th 009

4 boxes of Earth Balance. Don’t ask me how it got to this point, just know I love it. The sad part is how fast this will probably be gone.

December 15th 001

My first box of shortening! I’m oddly more excited about just using this than whatever I’m going to make with it. Should I take a picture with it? Oh, a chef and his shortening…

December 15th 022

All the ingredients to make another batch of peanut butter s’mores bars, because one pan a week just isn’t enough.

December 15th 031

A whole roasting chicken to satisfy my craving of stuffing an onion up something’s you-know-what. It’s cheaper than seeing a therapist.

December 15th 038

Countless opened bags of Bob’s Red Mill all-purpose gluten-free flour. Bob is my savior; I owe him my first born by this point.

December 15th 019

And 5 pounds of carrots, because I discovered 5 pounds of regular sized carrots cost the same as 2 pounds of baby carrots and I have a pound-a-day habit going. I’m aiming for Snookie orange by the new year.

If our Northeaster on Friday turns into a 10-foot snow storm and we’re caved in, we have plenty of butter and carrots to live off of. What more could you need?

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10 Responses to Taking Inventory
  1. kalin
    December 17, 2010 | 10:27 am

    i only buy normal carrots because they’re cheaper and i’m quite sure they taste better. i’ve been insistent on this for years.
    (and i’ve managed to end up with slightly orange hands more times than i wanna admit. but only my hands, it’s weird!)

  2. rebecca lustig
    December 17, 2010 | 10:33 am

    have you tried smore brownies yet?! delicioussss

  3. Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg
    December 17, 2010 | 11:13 am

    Regular carrots taste SO much better than baby carrots to me anyway!

    I can’t wait to see what you cook up in the next month that you’re home!

  4. Claire @ Un Bello Aperitivo
    December 17, 2010 | 1:42 pm

    Haha, I’ve got to use up all my food before tomorrow…that’s not going to happen. The freezer is my new best friend. 😉

  5. jenny
    December 17, 2010 | 4:12 pm

    ha, i get my carrots in the form of the 5-lb bag from Whole Foods ALL the time. hehe.

  6. Cynthia (It All Changes)
    December 17, 2010 | 4:29 pm

    I love the carrot habit. It is my new favorite habit. It’s the only way I’ll get some color 🙂

  7. Ela
    December 17, 2010 | 5:19 pm

    Ha! I buy organic carrots by the 10-pound bag! It’s the best produce deal going up here in AK. Baby carrots have often been washed in chlorine and are a silly gimmick anyway…

    Shortening: is it trans-fat free? Have you tried refined (as in not-coconut-smelling) coconut oil? Much better for you and definitely heat stable…

    Sounds like you’re in a very enviable situation, especially after a dorm room. The cabin we live in is barely dorm room-sized and I love the opportunity to spread out in someone’s kitchen!
    Have fun…

    • Wannabe Chef
      December 17, 2010 | 8:04 pm

      The Earth Balance shortening has no trans fat. I’ve tried and used coconut oil in recipes before, but I’m trying out real shortening for a better authenticity. I agree it’s not a health food but I’ll take everything in moderation.

  8. Marci
    December 17, 2010 | 8:27 pm

    Carrots + peanut butter is so good together. And carrots + butter sounds like a great side dish. You’ll be fine in the snow with your vegetable, fat, and cookies covered.

  9. The Candid RD
    December 18, 2010 | 8:33 am

    Yep, you’re all set and prepared for that snow that’s coming your way!
    I tried those gluten free graham crackers the other day. They were GREAT! I sold a couple boxes too, just by letting people sample them 🙂 The power of samples, it’s a great one.