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MLAA

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13. I've been stocking up things with a long shelf life.
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 11:28 PM
Tuesday

I’m not much of a cook in the best of times so I’ve gone for easy things. I haven’t eaten animal products in many years so I don’t need to plan for those perishable items.

Canned soups, vegetables and fruit
Powdered veggie broths
Dried beans and lentil and split pea soup mixes. They don’t take up much room and easy to cook in a crock pot
Pasta/gnocci/cornmeal for polenta and sauces in jars
Rice
Peanut butter and jams
Boxed non-refrigerated plant based milks.

Some bulk items that are advertised as 25 year shelf life like potato shreds, flour, rice and black bean burger mix. I have watched for sales and have added these items to the pantry then.

First aid and OTC meds and vitamins.
Batteries
Extra bottled water
Extra Kcups for coffee, I recently read they stay good for a very long time if stored properly

Climate change and ensuing extreme weather has been my biggest motivation to build up the pantry, the havoc/chaos TSF will create is another good reason.

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Stocking up on whistlepig. Groundhawg Tuesday #1
What is whistle pig? nt Trueblue Texan Tuesday #9
whiskey I think. Maybe Rye? My husband had started Ilsa Wednesday #16
the best rye whiskey. Groundhawg Wednesday #31
Kick. MontanaMama Wednesday #26
I have a difficult situation with my Ilsa Tuesday #2
What kind of dried food do you have? Trueblue Texan Tuesday #8
I don't dry or preserve it myself, Ilsa Wednesday #15
I went grocery shopping today gab13by13 Tuesday #3
stocking up on dried beans, rice, pasta and our favorite canned items yellowdogintexas Tuesday #4
I get that mail order from Who Gives a Crap... Trueblue Texan Tuesday #7
Flour, sugar, chocolate, kidney beans, northern beans, Bluethroughu Tuesday #5
Your strategy sounds very much like mine... Trueblue Texan Tuesday #6
Thank you Trueblue Texan Bluethroughu Tuesday #10
I would be happy to give you my sourdough recipe if I had one! Trueblue Texan Tuesday #11
That was more than hepful! I was afraid to try because there Bluethroughu Tuesday #12
I've been stocking up things with a long shelf life. MLAA Tuesday #13
Like your suggestions! La Coliniere Wednesday #23
It's great that you've become more plant based. La Coliniere Tuesday #14
Great ideas here! Trueblue Texan Wednesday #20
Thank you! La Coliniere Wednesday #22
I know it's not the same as fresh, but I do keep on hand dehydrated onion chips and they seem to last a long time. MLAA Wednesday #24
Gardein Ultimate chicken cutlets are terrific. La Coliniere Wednesday #25
I do like the chicken cutlets, but never noticed them getting intimate (your spell checker has a sense of humor!) MLAA Wednesday #32
Lol...love those cutlets, but not THAT much! Fixed it La Coliniere Wednesday #35
I like Follow your heart Parmesan. For occasional grill cheese I like Fieldroast Chao Original creamy. MLAA Wednesday #37
I love Garden's chik'n tishaLA Wednesday #34
I did the same thing, but haven't tried the impossible chicken yet either. MLAA Wednesday #38
I smoked some tofu the same afternoon I smoked jalapeo peppers. Trueblue Texan Wednesday #36
Sweet potatoes are pretty easy to grow if you live in the south Trueblue Texan Wednesday #29
If you need some dairy for cooking chowmama Wednesday #17
I don't really do much dairy, except for making milk kefir for medicinal purposes. Trueblue Texan Wednesday #30
If you know the neighbours Old Crank Wednesday #18
What a great topic Laurelin Wednesday #19
I just realized I haven't considered my animals... Trueblue Texan Wednesday #21
Buying as much local food as possible. MontanaMama Wednesday #27
As long as I have Jilly_in_VA Wednesday #28
Lots of dried beans tishaLA Wednesday #33
Nothing different spinbaby Thursday #39
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