Building a Frugal Pantry - Part 2

Time to post the contents of my frugal pantry.....

• olive oil & canola oil
• pasta
• dry beans
• lentils
• tomato sauce
• rice
• vinegar
• flour
• broth (various) * I try to make my own as much as possible
• sugar (white & brown)
• baking powder
• baking soda
• vanilla
• cornmeal
• herbs and seasonings
• potatoes
• onions
• condiments (oh do I ever love mustard)
• garlic (I always have a jar of minced garlic in the fridge)

Building a Frugal Pantry - Part 1

I am all for stocking up a pantry of items but I am even more about doing it frugally. In the day and age where everything seems to be going up accept our income I have decided to fill my pantry as frugally as possible. Making it so most everyone can do this without a huge impact on money.

Breakfast ideas:

• Waffles (all ingredients together in a bag ready to go)
• Pancakes
• English muffins
• Bagels
• make my own instant oatmeal
• breakfast burritos

I will be posting recipes I have used to make the following to stock up my pantry I also plan to add pictures so you can see how I store everything.

Make my own instant oatmeal

• 1/4 cup quick oats
• 1 teaspoon milk powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Add about 6 tablespoons of hot water to the oatmeal but we like is thick in this house to add water to preference.

I found an English Muffin recipe I will be trying from The Happy Housewife. This recipe looks so good I can't wait to make them.