The Pantry Winddown

Menu: peanut butter oatmeal chocolate bars

Pantry items engaged: 9. (bread flour, oats, peanut butter, honey, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, eggs, Irish whiskey)

(Yes, I know. But it’s gifts.)

Menu: Manhattan-ish jam

Pantry items engaged: 17. (3x bags of frozen sweet/juicy/sour cherries, 2x jars of homemade bourbon cherries, bourbon, homemade vanilla liqueur, 2x vanilla beans, 3x jars of homemade triple cherry jam, jar of homemade kumquat marmalade, sugar, honey, lemon juice, low sugar pectin)

Menu: pot-in-pot Instant Pot tamarind dal with coconut rice

Pantry items engaged: 15. (basmati rice, coconut milk, split red lentils, canned chickpeas, canned whole tomatoes, tamarind concentrate, onion, garam masala, ground cumin, ground coriander, turmeric, sambal olek, ginger garlic paste, vegetarian better than bouillon, butter)

Menu: roasted salmon with pesto, green beans, and hearts of palm pasta

Pantry items engaged: 2. (freezer pesto, hearts of palm pasta)

Menu: giardiniera roast chicken with potatoes

Pantry items engaged: 9. (frozen chicken bits - thought it was thighs but it was meaty bones and skin ah well, garlic, olive oil, russet potatoes, giardiniera, white wine, hydroponic parsley/basil)

Menu: Olive puffs

Pantry items engaged: 2. (Olive tapenade, frozen puff pastry)

Menu: broccoli tofu rice bowl.

Pantry items engaged: 9. (rice, broccoli, tofu, chili crisp, sesame seeds, sesame oil, fried shallots, tom yum snack mix, hoisin sauce)

Menu: Greek-ish salad

Pantry items engaged: 9. (canned chickpeas, olives, dried cranberries, onion powder, garlic powder, balsamic vinegar, goddess dressing, marinated carrots, toasted almonds)

Menu: beans and rice bowl

Pantry items engaged: 6. (rice, frozen Christmas Lima beans, homemade sauerkraut, soyrizo, shredded cheddar, homemade miso Aquafaba mayo)

Menu: spicy-sweet instant noodle soup.

Pantry items engaged: 11. (mung bean noodles, eggs, frozen baby bok choy, frozen scallions, rehydrated shiitake mushrooms, sweet and spicy beef jerky, homemade buffalo dressing, ginger-garlic paste, white miso paste, lemongrass paste, chicken better than boullion)

Menu: mackerel salad.

Pantry items engaged: 11. (tinned mackerel, carrots, celery, apple, pickles, mayo, lemon juice, lemon pepper, homemade lemon zest salt, prepared horseradish, dried dill)

Menu: air fryer buffalo cauliflower with crunchy veg and yogurt ranch.

Pantry items engaged: 8. (carrots, celery, mayo, yogurt, buttermilk ranch powder, lemon juice, frozen buffalo cauliflower wings, frozen cauliflower tots)

Menu: salade niçoise.

Pantry items engaged: 12. (tuna, mustard, mayo, horseradish, lemon pepper, Castelvetrano olives, golden raisins, lemon olive oil, white wine vinegar, red wine vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder)

Menu: strawberry cheesecake bars with pretzel crust.

Pantry items engaged: 15. (pretzels, flour, baking soda, salt, powdered sugar, ghee, butter, corn starch, potato starch, coconut cream, vegan cream cheese, oat milk, yuzu juice, sugar, mead)

Menu: spicy sardine sushi.

Pantry items engaged: 13. (rice, rice vinegar, sugar, sesame seeds, nori sheets, tinned sardines, pickled ginger, kewpie mayo, sriracha, wasabi, soy sauce, kecap manis, chinkiang vinegar)

Menu: giardiniera relish with parsley

Pantry items engaged: 3. (giardiniera, olive oil, white wine)

Menu: whole lemon marzipan bars.

Pantry items engaged: 11. (flour, almond flour, powdered sugar, coconut oil, ghee, sugar, eggs, yuzu juice, marzipan honey, baking powder, maldon salt)