30 Days of Meals

 A well stocked pantry is a wonderful thing.  I am always working on mine and was definitely interested when a friend of mine blogged about an easy way to accumulate enough food for 30 days of meals.  She suggested that the 30 days could be broken down into 10 of your family's favorite meals making sure to have enough ingredients on hand to make each meal 3 times.  Sounds easy enough!

Here's my list of meals.  They are easily made with frozen, canned and dry ingredients.

Pasta with olive oil, tomatoes, olives and mushrooms

Chili with rice and cornbread

Indian curry with chickpeas, sweet potatoes, spiced rice and peas

Chicken noodle soup (with or without meat) and dumplings

Cuban style black beans with rice and flat bread

Chicken pot pie with veggies

Hawaiin Haystacks with pineapple, slivered almonds, crunchy noodles, and coconut

13 bean soup with fresh rolls

Quick bean burritos (pinto)

Sticky chicken with rice, veggies and mandarin oranges

Of course, all of these meals would best be enhanced with the addition of a fresh vegetable and or fruit.  I also keep oatmeal, pancake mix and syrup on hand for breakfasts (we don't eat a lot of boxed cereal) and plenty of ingredients for bread (flour, yeast and oils), peanut butter and homemade jams for lunches.