Hello Hivers!
As part of today's 30 Day Blogging Challenge by @tegoshei, what's in your fridge is the topic for Day 17. I have never done a post of a similar nature before, but I am not one to back out from a challenge.
Firstly, I wish I own a polaroid so I'm putting this photo up there. My family strives to make sure we avoid waste as much as possible.
We live in a countryside on a tropical island.
This entails being swarmed by ants should we leave a small food crumb on the kitchen counter. I cooked rice one day and forgot it on the stove. When it cooled down, I found it covered with ants. If a container is not air-tight, expect to find them there. Even a jar of instant coffee attracts them. Anything sweet or delicious to the ants' palate are in danger when left unattended on a shelf.
Freezer
You must be wondering, why are egg noodles and white rice in the freezer?
The egg noodles were infested with ants when I left them on the shelf. I didn't want to throw them away. Same with rice. The freezing temperature knocks out ants and insects. They come back to life, however when thawed, but I could easily remove them or wash them away when they are not moving. Otherwise, that's extra protein. 😀
Fridge Shelves
I re-use glass jars and use them for nuts and seeds. We make our own homemade mayonnaise recipe by @iamyohann. Crushed graham to match the cream cheese in the freezer for a dessert.
Fridge Drawer
Coffee beans for the coffee addict. Bananas and oat bran best paired with natural yogurt for a yummy chia pudding.
Fridge Door
Eggs, Medicine, Soy Milk, Yogurt and our evening drinks to chill. That's salted butter in the golden wrapper The wine has long been turned so I use it for cooking. The bottle of Don Papa Rum is only reserved for special occasions.
It's hot in the Philippines so I am not fond of serving red wine under room temperature. Ideally, we need a wine chiller to get the best wine serving temperature but I don't have one. Fridge is the next best thing.
We avoid stuffing the fridge. We make sure we finish what's in there first before we shop.
What about you? What's in your fridge?
Check out previous posts if you haven't read them yet and please join us in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge by @tegoshei:
Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 / Day 5 / Day 6 / Day 7 / Day 8 / Day 9 / Day 10 / Day 11 / Day 12 / Day 13 / Day 14 / Day 15 / Day 16