pantry week and elvis update
one afternoon last week, when i opened the pantry to get the kids a snack, i was bombarded with an avalanche of chocolate chips, tea bags, pretzels, granola bars, and miscellaneous packets of bakers yeast.
and then, this morning, as i was reaching into the fridge for the creamer, i was met with a hailstorm of blueberries.
hazards such as these can only mean one thing: it is time for a pantry week in our house.
for the next seven days, there will be no meal-planning or food purchasing (apart from a few kid staples, and of course, coffee). andy and i will take turns coming up with creative concoctions with the vast array of random food items crammed into the far corners of our kitchen. so get ready for the cheese-toast pizzas, the bizarre quiche-like entrees, and the breakfast pasta dishes. i’ll be posting about our makeshift meals… the good, the bad, and the ugly.
and now for an update on elvis, the webkinz mountain goat:
elvis lives, despite my best efforts to off him. the plush real-life elvis is quite at home with the monkey and enjoys frequent outings to the park and to his grandparents’ house.
elvis’ web persona is still living the high life in his room with his wet bar, area rug, and cactus. after consulting with some experts (middle schoolers), i learned that the best way to contribute to the demise of a webkinz is to play with it regularly but not to feed it. i have been employing this strategy lately and have even refrained from feeding elvis the jar of pickles i received yesterday just for logging in. however, so far he seems no worse for the wear. suggestions? shouldn’t he at least be getting sick enough to merit a trip to “dr. quack?”
stay tuned…
Tags: area rug, cactus, elvis, entrees, fridge, makeshift, middle schoolers, pantry, pantry week, webkinz, wet bar
October 18th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Chocolate chips and pretzels make a great snack mix – add M & Ms for color. I have always considered chocolate a food group. Sorry, I wouldn’t know what to do with the yeast. Possibly a school science experiment.
October 18th, 2010 at 11:10 am
there used to be a great show on foodnetwork where a famous chef and a fun host would ring a doorbell and a very confused resident would open the door to find a camera crew outside their door. The chef would go in the house and dig in the fridge and pantry and come up with the most unbelievable meals! It was one of my favorite shows and I cannot wait to hear what all you guys come up with! You could come up with the next big recipe!!!
October 18th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
I had a similar experience with a mouse landing on my head…I just threw everything in the trash and started over. It was time. Any ideas for Special K and Dijon mustard?