Spring hit so early this year that I got a truck load of firewood about a month ago and just finishing splitting it and stacking it in the woodshed. Got it all done before the mosquitoes and biting flies come out. Usually I'm working on firewood late May into June.
We had a fairly decent size oak tree fall a few months back, thankfully away from anything but the back fence. Dh got the fence repaired and has the wood cut. Living in the woods and keeping things maintained is a never ending job.Cary still has such a huge pile of firewood to split and stack into our woodshed that he will work on it all summer, and I'm sure into next winter, too. We had a huge oak tree cut in our yard last year, and that's where the pile came from. He's already been working on it from the time it was cut.
All this talk about storing food makes me want to do a grocery pickup. But its just not time money wise, I have money but don't want to spend it.
I'm not changing mine either except I can't spend like I did when I was stocking up heavily. And realistically don't need to stock up that way any more.I'm really enjoying reading that thread, too, Judy. I'm not changing my strategy from what I've always done, though. I'll just keep buying and adding to our stock each time I go shopping. A little here, and a little there to add to what we already have.
I'm not changing mine either except I can't spend like I did when I was stocking up heavily. And realistically don't need to stock up that way any more.
When DH rearranged my pantry a year or so ago, and God bless him for doing it, he put things where I've really had to search for them. I finally found a case of my favorite tuna. The date was 2019, its in perfect and delicious condition. I was buying 8 cans a month but decided to go back to a case of 24 every other month, it actually comes out cheaper. I find myself eating a can two or three times a week, just dump it in a bowl and don't add anything else, its canned in olive oil.
A couple of weeks ago DH planted some spinach in one of my new planter boxes that are on the edges of the porch railings. Its starting to come up. He also planted some cilantro which I have not clue what to do with it.
I have mostly been adding things that come from overseas..
Like tea from the UK..has increased..35 % in price... because of shipping around the Horn of Africa
Chocolate... problems with the crop
We like canned seafood and fish..we love the King Oscar brand in extra virgin olive oil.. but with the problems in Europe ..much of their things are canned in Poland and Germany so getting some extra..
Also other fish canned salmon and canned yellow fin tuna..so much better than...the regular type canned tuna..
Smoked oysters canned baby shrimp and canned clams... most are very high in omega 3.. protein and iodine.
Of course coffee is experiencing bad weather conditions...
I do store evaporated milk, long term storage milk and powdered milk as well as shelf stable. The powdered milk we got from the mobile pantry last year was good enough to use on cereal and a friend said he drank it and liked it. I always like lots of options because one is none and all that.The best shelf stable milk for our use is canned evaporated milk. It keeps well past its expiration date, too. Neither of us drink milk, so it's only used for cooking/baking. 1 can evaporated milk emptied into a quart glass canning jar and filled with water almost to the rim of the jar makes 1 quart of milk.
SB and others- thinking about 30 day menu of pantry meals. I understand there are many ways of doing it. That said, do you include any freezer meats or refrigerated cheese? I know it could be done either way. But cheese will keep a long time unopened or grated and frozen and would make homemade pizza and enchiladas so much better for example.
Gonna put in my 2 cents worth here! And you probably already know this. Glucose levels rise between 2 and 5A naturally to carry us thru the "fast" that sleep makes us go thru. Hard to eat when you are sleeping! So glucose levels are naturally higher in the AM. My solution for myself is to not eat after a certain time, you will have to work that time out for yourself, and I drink lots of water. If I am noting a real problem I cut carbs at supper and eat them earlier in the day til I get squared up. Just a few suggestions.It has been a long, busy day. Blood sugar this morning, after walk but before eating, was 146. This evening it is 107. Definitely getting better. And the brain is clearer, which proved to be good since I topped an 8 hour day today before I was done. I'm tired. My brain is now exhausted.
That crash actually wakes me up and I drink a protein shake. I can sleep 3 to 4 hours before I wake up. If I didn't drink the shake my morning glucose levels would be higher. Once my body recovers from the Jardiance, that number will be around 120.Gonna put in my 2 cents worth here! And you probably already know this. Glucose levels rise between 2 and 5A naturally to carry us thru the "fast" that sleep makes us go thru. Hard to eat when you are sleeping! So glucose levels are naturally higher in the AM. My solution for myself is to not eat after a certain time, you will have to work that time out for yourself, and I drink lots of water. If I am noting a real problem I cut carbs at supper and eat them earlier in the day til I get squared up. Just a few suggestions.