Sunday, August 21, 2011

Week 32 and Week 33


Week 32: STAPLES Baking powder, soda, corn starch, Baking Soda, 2 lbs per person of each item except soda. Buy 3 lbs per person.


Below is a chart I thought was very useful. For those of you who cook a lot sometimes it's good  to stock up on ingredients for our pantry, Or for the once in a while cook who likes to have a well stocked pantry just in case they are in the mood to bake or cook something. If you are out of and ingredient to complete a recipe there is no bigger disappointment when you don't have that certain item. Time passes and I know we all forget how long certain things have been in our pantry. I know a lot of times I stock up for the holidays and then do not use a product or I don't use all of a product. The next time you clean your cupboards you could use the rule of thumb below. If you are really efficient you could also have a permanent marker when you are unloading your groceries and mark the date purchased so that you will remember. This is a really good trick for baking powder, baking soda or cornstarch, because if you are like me for some reason that cake you made last month rose so much higher than this time, or that lemon pie you are making just is not thickening like it should "Bingo" it was probably the activeness of your baking soda, baking powder or your cornstarch.


Baking powder or soda         18 months     keep in air tight container after opening
Cake mixes                           1 year
Chocolate, bakers                 1 year            keep in cool dark place
Coconut                                 1 year            keep in refrigerator after opening
Flour all purpose                  15 months      
Flour wheat                            6 months      keep in refrigerator if it's warm
Honey                                    1 year
Molasses                               2 years
Olive Oil                                1 year
Pudding mixes                     1 year
Peanut butter                        6 months
Sugar, brown                        4 months       keep in air tight container
Sugar, white                         2 years           keep in air tight container
Shortening                            8 months       store in cool dry place
Syrups - corn, maple            1 year
Vegetable oil                         1 year
Yeast                                  check package date       store in the refrigerator if it's warm


Below I have pasted a food chart that is great.  It's from Food Storage Guidelines from Virginia Tech.
I like this it's way helpful for my family!!  I really need to learn to watch the dates on our foods.  My children just love to go into my cupboards and tell me what has expired!  Someday I will get ahead of them and they will be so surprised!

FoodPantry (Room Temperature)Refrigerator (33°F to 40°F)Freezer (0°F)
Bread and Cereal Products
Baked quick breads4-5 days1-2 weeks2-3 months
Bread5-7 days1-2 weeks3 months
Bread crumbs and croutons6 months  
Bread rolls, unbaked 2-3 weeks1 month
Cereals, ready-to-eat1 year
2-3 months*
  
Cereals, ready-to-cook6 months  
Corn meal1 year18 months2 years
Doughnuts4-5 days 3 months
Flour, all-purpose, white6-8 months1 year1-2 years
Flour, whole wheat 6-8 months1-2 years
Pasta2 years  
Pies and pastries 3 days4-6 months
Pies and pastries, baked  1-2 months
Pies and pastries, cream filled 2-3 days3 months
Pizza 3-4 days1-2 months
Rice, brown6 months  
Rice, white1 year6-7 days+6 months+
Tacos, enchiladas, and burritos (frozen) 2 weeks1 year
Waffles 4-5 days1 month
Packaged Foods and Mixes
Biscuit, brownie, and muffin mixes9 months  
Cakes, prepared2-4 days 2-3 months
Cake mixes6-9 months  
Casserole mix9-12 months  
Chili powder6 months  
Cookies, packaged2 months 8-12 months
Crackers, pretzels3 months  
Frosting, canned3 months  
Frosting, mix8 months  
Fruit cake 2-3 months1 year
Hot roll mix18 months  
Instant breakfast products6 months  
Pancake and piecrust mix6 months  
Pancake waffle batter 1-2 days3 months
Toaster pastries3 months  
Sauce and gravy mixes6 months  
Soup mixes1 year  
Spices, Herbs, Condiments, Extracts
Catsup, chili, and cocktail sauce1 year
1 month*

6 months
 
Herbs6 months 1-2 years
Herb/spice blends2 years
1 year *
 1-2 years
Mustard2 years6-8 months*8-12 months
Spices, ground6 months 1-2 years
Spices, whole1-2 years 2-3 years
Vanilla extract2 years
1 year*
  
Other extracts1 year  
Other Food Staples
Bacon bits4 months  
Baking powder18 months  
Baking soda2 years  
Bouillon products1 year  
Carbonated soft drinks (12 oz. cans)6-9 months  
Carbonated soft drinks, diet (12 oz. cans)3-4 months  
Chocolate, premelted1 year  
Chocolate syrup2 years6 months* 
Chocolate, semisweet2 years  
Chocolate, unsweetened18 months  
Cocoa mixes8 months  
Coconut, shredded1 year
6 months*
8 months1 year


  
  
 
Cornstarch18 months 2 years
Gelatin18 months  
Honey, jams, jellies, and syrup1 year6-8 months* 
Marshmallows2-3 months  
Marshmallow cream3-4 months  
Mayonnaise2-3 months12 months
2 months*
 
Molasses2 years  
Nuts, shelled4 months6 months 
Nuts, unshelled6 months  
Nuts, salted  6-8 months
Nuts, unsalted  9-12 months
Oil, salad3 months^
2 months*
  
Parmesan grated cheese10 months
2 months*
  
Pasteurized process cheese spread3 months3-4 weeks*4 months
Peanut butter6-9 months
2-3 months*
4-6 months 
Popcorn1-2 years2 years2-3 years
Pectin1 year  
Salad dressings, bottled1 year^3 months* 
Soft drinks3 months  
Artificial sweetener2 years  
Sugar, brown4 months  
Sugar, confectioners18 months  
Sugar, granulated2 years  
  

  
Vegetable oils6 months
1-3 months*
  
Vegetable shortening3 months6-9 months 
Vinegar2 years
1 year*
  
Water, bottled1-2 years  
Whipped topping (dry)1 year  
Yeast, dryPkg. exp. date  
Vegetables
Asparagus 2-3 days8 months
Beets 2 weeks 
Broccoli 3-5 days 
Brussels sprouts 3-5 days 
Cabbage 1 week 
Carrots 2 weeks 
Cauliflower 1 week 
Celery 1 week 
Corn (husks) 1-2 days8 months
Cucumbers 1 week 
Eggplant 1 week 
Green beans 1-2 days8 months
Green peas 3-5 days8 months
Lettuce 1 week 
Lima beans 3-5 days8 months
Mushrooms 2 days 
Onions1 week3-5 days 
Onion rings (precooked, frozen)  1 year#
Peppers 1 week 
Pickles, canned1 year1 month* 
Frozen potatoes  8 month
Sweet potatoes2-3 weeks  
White potatoes2-3 months  
Potato chips1 month  
Radishes 2 weeks 
Rhubarb 3-5 days 
Rutabagas1 week  
Snap beans 1 week 
Spinach 5-7 days8 months
Squash, Summer 3-5 days 
Squash, Winter1 week  
Tomatoes 1 week 
Turnips 2 weeks 
Commercial baby food, jars1-2 years^2-3 days 
Canned vegetables1 year^3-5 days* 
Canned vegetables, pickled1 year^1-2 months* 
Dried vegetables6 months  
Frozen vegetables  8 months
Vegetable soup 3-4 days3 months
Fruits
ApplesUntil ripe1 month 
ApricotsUntil ripe5 days 
AvocadosUntil ripe5 days 
BananasUntil ripe5 days (fully ripe) 
BerriesUntil ripe3 days1 year
Canned fruit1 year2-4 days* 
Canned fruit juices1 year3-4 days* 
CherriesUntil ripe3 days 
Citrus fruitUntil ripe2 weeks 
Dried fruit6 months2-4 days+ 
Frozen fruit  1 year
Fruit juice concentrate 6 days1 year
Fruit pies, baked 2-3 days8 months
GrapesUntil ripe5 days 
MelonsUntil ripe5 days 
NectarinesUntil ripe5 days 
PeachesUntil ripe5 days1 year
PearsUntil ripe5 days1 year
PineappleUntil ripe5-7 days1 year
PlumsUntil ripe5 days 
Dairy Products
Butter 1-2 months9 months
Buttermilk 2 weeks 
Cottage cheese 1 week3 months
Cream cheese 2 weeks 
Cream-light, heavy, half- and-half 3-4 days1-4 months
Eggnog commercial 3-5 days6 months
Margarine 4-5 months12 months
Condensed, evaporated and dry milk12-23 months^8-20 days* 
Milk 8-20 days 
Ice cream and sherbet  2 months
Hard natural cheese (e.g. cheddar, swiss) 3-6 months
3-4 weeks*
6 months
Processed cheese 3-4 weeks6-8 months
Soft cheese (e.g. brie) 1 week6 months
Pudding 1-2 days* 
Snack dips 1 week* 
Sour cream 2 weeks 
Non-dairy whipped cream, canned 3 months 
Real whipped cream, canned 3-4 weeks 
Yogurt 2 weeks1-2 months
Meats, Poultry, Eggs and Fish
Meats
Fresh beef and bison steaks 3-5 days6-9 months
Fresh beef and bison roasts 3-5 days9-12 months
Fresh pork chops 2-3 days4-6 months
Fresh lamb chops 3-5 days6-8 months
Fresh veal 1-2 days4-6 months
Fresh ground meat (e.g. beef, bison, veal, lamb) 1-2 days3-4 months
Cooked meat 2-3 days2-3 months
Canned meat1 year3-4 days*3-4 months
Ham, whole 1 week1-2 months
Ham, canned2 years1 week*3-4 months
Ham, canned "keep refrigerated" 6-9 months
3-5 days*

3-4 months
Shelf-stable unopened canned meat (e.g. chili, deviled ham, corn beef)1 year1week* 
Ham, cook before eating 1 week 
Ham, fully cooked 2 weeks
1 week*
 
Ham, dry-cured1 year1 month 
Ham salad, store prepared or homemade 3-5 days 
Bacon 2 weeks
1 week*
1 month
Corned beef, uncooked 5-7 days1-2 months
Restructured (flaked) meat products  9-12 months
Sausage, fresh 1-2 days1-2 months
Smoked breakfast sausage links, patties 1 week2 months
Sausage, smoked (e.g. Mettwurst) 1 week1-2 months
Sausage, semi-dry (e.g. Summer sausage) 2-3 weeks*6 months
Sausage, dry smoked (e.g. Pepperoni, jerky, dry Salami)1 year1 month*6 months
Frankfurters, bologna 2 weeks
3-7 days*
1-2 months
Luncheon meat 2 weeks
3-5 days*
1 month
Meat gravies 1-2 days2-3 months
TV beef and pork dinners  18 months#
Meat based casseroles 3-4 days4 months
Variety meats (giblets, tongue, liver, heart, etc.) 1-2 days3-4 months
Vinegar pickled meats (e.g. pickled pigs feet)1 year^2 weeks* 
Fish
Breaded fish  4-6 months
Canned fish1 year1-2 days* 
Cooked fish or seafood 3-4 days3 months
Lean fish (e.g. cod, flounder, haddock) 1-2 days6 months
Fatty fish (e.g. bluefish, salmon, mackeral) 1-2 days2-3 months
Dry pickled fish 3-4 weeks 
Smoked fish 2 weeks4-5 weeks
Seafood-clams, crab, lobster in shell 2 days3 months
Seafood-oysters and scallops 4-5 days3-4 months
Seafood-shrimp 4-5 days1 year
Seafood-shucked clams 4-5 days3-6 months
Tuna salad, store prepared or homemade 3-5 days 
Poultry
Chicken nuggets or patties 1-2 days 
Chicken livers 1-2 days3 months
Chicken and poultry TV dinners  6 months
Canned poultry^2-5 years3-4 days*4-6 weeks
Cooked poultry 2-3 days4-6 months
Fresh poultry 1-2 days1 year
Frozen poultry parts 1-2 days6-9 months
Canned poultry 1 day3 months
Poultry pies, stews, and gravies 1-2 days6 months
Poultry salads, store prepared or homemade 3-5 days 
Poultry stuffing, cooked 3-4 days1 month
Eggs
Eggs, in shell 3-5 weeks 
Eggs, hard-boiled 1 week 
Eggs, pasteurized 10 days
3 days*
1 year
Egg substitute 10 days
3 days*
1 year
Egg yolks (covered in water) 2-4 days1 year
Egg whites (For each cup of egg yolk add 1 Tbs. of sugar or salt) 2-4 days1 year
Wild Game
Frog legs 1 day6-9 months
Game birds 2 days9 months
Small game (rabbit, squirrel, etc.) 2 days9-12 months
Venison ground meat 1-2 days2-3 months
Venison steaks and roasts 3-5 days9-12 months
* Opened
+ Cooked
^ Refrigerate after opening
# After manufacture date




Week 33: TOMATOES Juice, whole, sauce, paste, Salsa. Buy or make it. Counts as part of vegetables.


I can't decide what to put on here about tomatoes and paste and salsa.  So I am going to give you some new recipes that will hopefully help you to keep well stocked up on canned tomatoes and home grown tomatoes!





Simple Salsa Recipe

  • Prep time: 10 minutes

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 28-oz can whole tomatoes, preferably fire-roasted (Muir Glen makes an excellent product.)
  • 1 7-oz can green chiles, chopped (or one large 6 inch or two smaller anaheim chiles, roasted under a broiler or directly on a gas stove burner so that the outer skin has completely blackened. Put into a brown paper bag for a few minutes after roasting to loosen the blackened skin. Remove and discard the blackened skin. Remove the stem, seeds, and ribs. Chop.)
  • 1 clove of garlic, or 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 2 green onions (scallions), chopped, including the green parts (about 1/3 cup)
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano (can supplement with fresh)
  • 1/4 cup of very loosely packed fresh chopped cilantro
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper

METHOD

salsa-ingredients.jpg
1 Remove just the tomatoes from the can of whole tomatoes, place in a medium sized non-reactive mixing bowl. Using your fingers, or a fork and a sharp small knife, shred or break up the tomatoes.
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2 Mix in chopped green chiles, green onions, garlic (or garlic salt), olive oil and vinegar. Add back in about 1/4 cup of the tomato sauce from the can of whole tomatoes. Sprinkle on about 1/4 teaspoon of dried oregano. Mix in and taste. Adjust if needed. Add cilantro, and salt and pepper to taste.
Refrigerate when not using. Will keep several days.
Yield: Makes 2-3 cups.

EASY SPAGHETTI SAUCE 
1 med. onion
1 carrot
1 stalk of celery
2 cloves of garlic
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 can (28 oz.) whole tomatoes & puree
1 c. water
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. basil
1 bay leaf

Chop finely in blender: onion, carrot and celery. Chop garlic the same, but separately. Saute onion in oil until tender. Add garlic, carrot and celery and cook until tender. Add tomatoes, water, salt, pepper, basil and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Pour through a food mill (optional). Discard solids. Simmer 15 minutes. Will thicken if chilled overnight.



Have a great week!  Try to stay cool it's supposed to get pretty warm this week!

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