Do you have this problem? Looking at an almost bare cupboard and trying to make

Yep, I'm having that problem right now! Thank god we only have 2 more days to go before I will have money to buy a few groceries! As of this morning, I have 2 cans of baked beans, 2 cans of tomatoe soup, 1 box of hamburger helper(no hamburger though), half a liter of milk and 1/4 box of cereal and 6 potatoes!

Your idea for the soup was a good one! It sounds yummy. I've been faced with the empty cupboard problelm quite a few times. If it's just me, I can live, but if my kids are with me I have to come up with something. My kids are hard to please, so I have to get really creative. The best thing I've figured out so far (and it wasn't really me, it was a guy I was dating) is to save all the money I can on food so that by the end of the month I'm not totally broke. He is really good at math, so he could quickly calculate the individual prices of things. I only buy meat on sale and in bulk. I learned that if you wrap in heavy duty aluminum foil and then put it in a freezer bag it won't get freezer burn. That saves me a bunch. I don't even buy meat monthly now. One trip to the grocery store and I have enough for quite a while. Sodas are too expensive and unhealthy, so I've started using drink mixes. Of course I refill water bottles to save cash. I've even been known to eat just a can of veggies for dinner. After I left my husband, I had to really tighten my belt and these are just a few tricks I've learned.

I have in the past, but not now..I wish you lived closer, I'd invite you for dinner..

It has been about a year and a half since we were that low on food in this house. We have plenty of food in the fridge and pantry right now. We needs some milk, but that is about it right now. I really hope you get your cabinets stocked up soon.

Hi, Edge! Thanks to your earlier mention of stir-fries, I took every veggie that might even think about getting too old out of the fridge and pantry and made a luscious stir-fry. Instead of oil, I used water and a bit of agave and garlic, and it was delish! I used romaine leaves to make wraps -- yum!

Sure am. We have alot of can of tomatoes, some bread, cheese, eggs, potatoes and tuna fish. All this to last us for another week. Always this way. Oh and some beans too. Wish we could stock up. If only we could get some money ahead and then stock up.

We've done this. We're trying to cut down on wasted food and our grocery bill, so we try to use everything up before we go shopping again. This makes for some interesting meals.

I have enough food on hand, I just get tired of being the one who comes up with the plan. It is even more odd with three people, honestly. Two eat lots of veggies, one does not, two eat pasta, one does not, different two, two eat seafood, one does not, two do not eat liver one does. I always have refried beans and enchilada sauce and other kinds of beans on hand, we will never starve. I have lots of frozen veggies, and some boxed dinners. I have stuff to make bread, and bread in the freezer. I have potatoes, apples, oat meal, carrots. Tortillas, cheese, and frozen pizzas. I am beginning to skip the main evening meal on Wednesday because of choir practice. I cannot sing on a full stomach. Hubby did hamburgers for him and my son. And Onion rings.

I hope u come up w/something good, i bet u will. Fortunately i am able to keep a pretty well stocked cupboard. That has always been important to me. If i go to make something i like to have what i need. Hope u have a happy weekend.

Precisely,it did happen to me when i forgot to check the fridge and then when it is time to cook,i had to searched and look for what's left inside the cupboard. Sometimes it's good,becoz,i can use my imagination what kind of recipe to cook out from almost nothing (hahaha) Have a great weekend ahead