{"id":158,"date":"2011-02-16T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T00:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/islandrooster.net\/dev\/food\/index.php\/2011\/02\/16\/freezer-pantry-challenge\/"},"modified":"2020-08-17T00:23:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T00:23:56","slug":"freezer-pantry-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thermogourmand.com.au\/index.php\/2011\/02\/16\/freezer-pantry-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Freezer & Pantry Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

A chance comment to my sister has led to a month long challenge of frugality. I mentioned that my pantry and freezer were so full I figured I could live on them for three months if there was a nuclear holocaust. She suggested I try it for a month. So, I am and I will record each day’s meals, snacks and food purchases.<\/p>\n

THE RULES:<\/p>\n

1. You cannot purchase anything that is able to be easily frozen and kept. e.g. bacon.
\n2. Only staples of milk, eggs, cream and fresh fruit and vegetables may be purchased.
\n3. You must make bread if you have bread flour in the pantry and yoghurt if you have yoghurt mix.
\n4. No packaged, canned or frozen food is allowed to be purchased.<\/p>\n

The next post will be about Day 1. It wasn’t quite as easy as I thought it would be!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A chance comment to my sister has led to a month long challenge of frugality. I mentioned that my pantry and freezer were so full I figured I could live on them for three months if there was a nuclear holocaust. She suggested I try it for a month. So, I am and I will…<\/p>\n

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