WEEK TWO

Happenings from WEEK TWO:

• Sam made a slammin' good pie tonight with reconstituted dried apples, craisins, and a yummy crumb topping. Mmm. MMmm. goodness.

• My dear brother and his wife sent fruit leather and lots of snacks and ingredients for microwaved smores. We have enjoyed these!

• We've had Shepherd's Pie with canned vegs, the fake potatoes, and freeze-dried cheese.

• We've had 7 light bulbs burn out since we started our experiment. I guess I never really thought of light bulbs for home storage. Lesson Learned!

• Last night a family invited us to dinner. Sam and I were giddy with glee, anticipating eating fresh food! They totally delivered. Cucumbers-it's been too long!

What we ran out of this week:

• potatoes

• cough drops :-( and yes, we've needed them this week)

• cheddar cheese

• light bulbs

What we've learned this week:

• Freeze-dried peaches are disgusting. There is just no way around it. We've had multiple brands, and yuck-o to all of them.

• Freeze-dried apples and strawberries are delish.

• Freeze-dried, grated cheese is surprisingly wonderful. It even melts. I could eat handfuls. Think of that crispy cheese that gets grilled to the pan when you make grilled-cheese sandwiches. Yum.

• Powdered milk tastes like chalk dust...Oh wait. I already knew that. Fortunately, the kids haven't even flinched about chugging it.

• A batch of powdered milk with a few tablespoons of cream added makes it so much better. And actually, I like the Kiss of Cream brand, but it is more pricey than the kind we get from the Cannery.

Well, that's week 2!

Lastly, I did enter a store to cash a money order my daughter got from school. WOW! It's amazing what 2 weeks away from any grocery store can do. I was just blown away by all the variety and I salivated on the oranges. But, it's also reset my thinking about what we really NEED from the store, and what we can live without.

OH, and really LASTLY, I forgot that Sam came up with a name for our experiment.

SUPERMARKET MORATORIUM

Halfway there!!