Freezer & pantry progress - update #3

Happy Sunday! It's been a good opportunity to use all of my freezer & pantry items, so I've been tracking them (progress below).

• Sushi rice (Sam bought for a school cooking project, so this is the remainder) Used for chicken stir fry
• Multiple packs of sardines. These are M's, and he bought them when he first started doing Keto, but hasn't eaten many. No one else will eat them for sure, so I need to gently motivate - Done!
• Several packages of Liptons onion seasoning. My parents bought it when they were here. I don't have any recipes that use this, so will need to come up with something - used up one, which was actually Ranch dressing. So, two packages of Liptons to go. I'm thinking of making a meatloaf tonight with one package. 
• A huge jar of tahini. I need to make hummus, but will need other ideas, because there's no way we will eat that much hummus
• A few jars of homemade pesto. I have a chicken recipe that uses pesto, so just need to make it - Gone! In various chicken dishes. 
• Pine nuts. Not sure what I'll do with these
• 1/2 a bag of frozen spring rolls. No one really loved them, but they need to be eaten - Done. Served with egg roll in a bowl, which provided a nice dipping sauce for the actual spring rolls.  
• So, so, so many bags of frozen bananas. I've encouraged M to buy fewer each week, but that has gone unheeded. - Yes! Muffins & many, many smoothies finally finished these off. 
• Mini pizzas. I'll make these for the kids for an upcoming lunch or dinner. - Woohoo! All 12+ of them have been consumed by small people, including when we needed to unexpectedly feed friends. 
• Mini naan breads. About 1/3 gone. 
• A package of gnocchi (meal kit). - gone. 
• A package of salami & sopressata  - One and a 1/2 gone. Used for homemade pizzas + two happy hours.
• 1 package of chicken noodle soup - Used up for lunch on Friday. 
• 1 box of tomato pepper soup - Used last weekend, when no one was feeling very good. 

Other things I didn't even know we had at the time I made this list:

• 1/2 of a leftover delivery pizza. Discovered in the freezer & quickly turned into a post soccer meal for the kids. 
• A handful of dried cherries, that had been pushed to the back of the pantry. Used up in pineapple banana muffins. 
• A huge bag of wings. Used at the boys birthday party
• Brussel sprouts (freezer). I think my parents bought them & put them in the freezer. I just discovered them. I wasn't impressed with the way I prepared them, but the are out of the freezer!
• 1/2 a bag of cubed butternut squash - I didn't love the texture, after freezing. But, I roasted it and served it as the base under the chicken pesto dish we had. 
• the remainder a chicken pesto dish - we liked the flavor, but it had too much liquid during the original making. So, I roasted butternut squash to serve under it & absorb some of the liquid. It worked well. 
• A box of jello. No idea where it came from, but the kids mixed it up this weekend, and loved it. 
• The remainder of a package of gluten free berry treats I bought M for skiing on NYE. I baked those at lunch, and the kids ate them before I got off of my conference call  ;)

Here are the current areas of focus this week:

• Liptons (make a meatloaf)
• Finish off small tahini in fridge, so I can move onto the giant gar in the pantry
• Have M wrap up the last package of salami
• Mozzarella sticks (we have both frozen breaded ones & fresh). Weave a few of these into the menu, somehow.
• Use up tremendous amounts of heavy cream, and freeze the rest.

I was reasonably productive yesterday:

• Washed Nick's sheets
• Did laundry
• Made a new chicken/pesto dish. It was great, but super rich
• Listed 3 new items on eBay, and sold another item for $20. Money in, junk out!
• Figured out how to download books on my laptop, via the library! Win of the day, for sure
• Made pancake poppers (like muffins) for breakfast. They were "okay". Definitely not a big winner.
• Organized my sock & underwear drawer, digging out things I won't use. 

For today, here's what I'm planning:

• Meditate
• Journal
• A walk or a workout DVD (weather dependent)
• Make homemade pasta (first time) with Sam
• Make a meatloaf
• Yard work
• Wash the rest of the sheets
• Vacuum
• Figure out work schedule for next week
• Kids plan their conference calls for next week
• Finish first digital book 

What about you? How are you doing with your pantry/freezer progress?