- We were out of olive oil. Yes, it's not a big deal since I have spray, vegetable oil, and peanut oil but still. It was on sale so the husband picked some up. If it wasn't, we would've just done without.
- We were out of paper towels. I probably have 5-6 kitchen towels hanging around my kitchen currently (not counting the clean ones in the pantry) but when I'm dealing with raw meat I prefer paper towels. Plus, with three animals there are random spills happening all the time.
- This is the main reason: My husband wanted to pick up some fruit.
I'm okay with this and I'm not counting it as fully breaking the challenge. Everyone needs fresh fruits/vegetables every once in a while and that's okay.
Hmm...I am not sure how a pantry challenge works as I haven't had the luxury or the pantry to do so...but I would think this wouldn't qualify...its not really grocery shopping...not the way I shop anyway...LOL. Oh...by the way, I got your recipe posted. :D
ReplyDeletePretty much you just eat from your pantry and try to go without food shopping. My problem is that, at the supermarket, I always buy random things with great plans in mind. Then they sit in the back of the pantry/freezer for way too long because I forget about them.
ReplyDeleteMy husband also pointed out that our bank is currently running a promotion where we get $10 back for every $100 we spend on groceries until mid-March. So it may actually make more sense for me to break the challenge now. I'm not sure though.