I conveniently forgot to take and upload photos just as we fell off the Operation Mother Hubbard wagon at the start of week 3. What can I say, we were hosting a Super Bowl party. Which meant we needed lots of Doritos. And meat. You would not believe the amount of meat we served.
Wait, actually, this might give you an idea:
Pretty disgusting, but we all enjoyed ourselves, and I made these incredible carrot-ginger cupcakes using only things we already had at home. Never have I received such rave reviews for cupcakes. Probably because I have never made cupcakes before.
(It's been a pretty good few weeks for treats in general, actually. I whipped up this vegan Mexican Chocolate Cake to take to a friend's house just yesterday. Highly, highly recommended. You would never guess it was vegan.)
Now we're starting our fourth week of Operation Mother Hubbard. I'm really proud of us. We've continued purchasing fresh produce and dairy at our corner store, and I have to admit I've gotten a box of vegetable stock and a bag of sugar as well. We're deep into the cupboards, though, and we're STILL eating way better than we were before we started this project.
Check out the dry goods cabinet:
Pretty incredible compared to Day 1, especially because a lot of the stuff that's still in there is baby food. (More photos here.)
So we're still going strong and haven't even broken into our freezer stash yet. I think we can keep this up well over a month! I'm loving the opportunity to use ingredients I forgot I had, as well learn how to substitute ingredients based on what I have on hand. So far OMH has dramatically improved my baking skills and challenged me to be a more creative cook.
Still not sure what I'm going to do with two enormous jars of pickles, though. Suggestions?
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