I went to the gym yesterday, which is close to Food4Less. I popped over there to pick up scrub pads (I nearly ruined a pan, get to that later). While I was there I checked out the produce clearance and I picked up six Gala apples and 5 navel oranges. Then I spotted another clearance section of regular items. Usually I don't find much I want in those, but this time I found lasagna noodles, a Cracker Barrel mac & cheese kit, Reese's cereal, a brownie mix, a bag of dry lima beans, and a small pack of mini donuts. The total for all of these items was $12. (Not counting the non-food scrub pads, which were $3.) Some are not so great nutritional choices, for sure, but they were so cheap! And I have been sorely missing having treats on hand since I started this challenge.
I was under by $2 on Thursday shopping, so this will set me back by $10 on my upcoming trip. I don't think that will be a problem, as my list, so far, is not large.
So, the pan. I had a plastic jar of honey, in which about a half-inch had crystallized in the bottom. Bright idea -- I would set the jar in a pan of water on the stove and let it warm up to its original state. Well, I completely forgot it. Until the smoke alarm went off when I was in the shower. I didn't burn the building down, but I sure made a mess of the pan. It is a stainless steel pan, so it can take a lot of abuse, and I did manage to clean it up, though it took a lot of soaking and a lot of elbow grease. That was a relief. I was all set to go to IKEA and get a replacement -- I like that pan so much. But it's fine.
I guess I need to make a rule that I can't leave the kitchen when anything is on a burner.
October 8th, 2022 at 09:54 pm 1665266066
October 8th, 2022 at 10:06 pm 1665266810
My building has an alarm system that summons the fire department when the smoke alarm goes off…so embarrassing.
For some reason, making pancakes causes mine to go off - now I just don’t make them!
When I put something on the stove - boiling water for pasta, drying my cast iron skillets - I set the baking timer. That way, if I leave the room, I get a reminder just like when I am actually baking. Maybe you could try that.
October 9th, 2022 at 04:57 am 1665291421
October 9th, 2022 at 08:28 pm 1665347300
Sorry about the pan. But glad you could salvage it. I wish they would put honey in glass jars.