bower wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 4:41 pm You can definitely stirfry microgreens of any kind @Jeannine Anne .

I must admit I have never given up anything for Lent.. however my Mom always talked about it and what people gave up and what it was like for her. Mostly I always think about the temptations that Jesus resisted. Power, wealth, that sort of stuff. A bit bigger than anything on my menu.
The tradition of giving up something or fasting at the last of winter is very deep, it's almost a universal across religions. I think your plan is super cool, go into the pantry. I actually haven't bought much either, due to the backlog of buying and hoarding stuff in the winter. This is always a good time to use up what you already have, no doubt about it!

I'm making a stew tonight with some pork from my freezer. Have lots of carrots, no cabbage sadly, but we'll do without this time. Still have pepper pickles from last summer to add.

I am full up with baby greens all of a sudden, which I need to share because also, the deadly onslaught of aphids!! In the greenhouse. Brought some to mom today, she said it was like candy. Baby napanapus omg. We need our folate, for sure.

Jeannine Anne wrote: ↑Fri Apr 11, 2025 1:40 pm Funny place to put this but here goes.

Every Year I give something up for Lent, This year was a bit different. I left it to the last minute and decided to giver up spending money so except for paying bills, or medications and emergency vets fees I stopped . As I did not cheat and stock up before hand I had 40 days to get through with what I had in the house food wise. In a national emergency I would have to make do perhaps on very little so that is my challenge, so some expensive items I have made off limits even in my pantry and freezer. With just about 10 days to go it is getting a bit strange now. I do have a pantry and freezer I must admit but still..it has been frustrating.,

I have 2 eggs left, 1 potato, no milk, about 4 oz. butter ,no fresh veggies but do have dried beans , dried peas, rice, pasta etc. plus potato flakes canned milk and dried egg, so I won't starve but it is getting a bit frustrating now. I have eaten a lot of micro greens especially peas.
About 4 months ago I had 2 extra liters of whipping cream that was accidently ordered and so I made butter with it, and as I had plenty at the time I put it in the freezer and today it is to be used. I have a big bag of apples in the fridge, not my fave which is why they are still there, so I am going to make apple strudel with them and use the butter.
I have a large bag of pork hock in the freezer so I think it will be used today, I can make brawn ( head cheese) with half of it which will be good in homemade bread and the rest I will use in some soup. I have about 1 cup of frozen root veggies in the freezer which I usually have for quick meals, no onions but I do have three small shallots. So with barley too I think that will do. I do have home made sausages but as I had made them just the week before Lent started I thought it cheating to keep using them so I am not doing that much.

The funny thing I have found is. When I normally cook, I ask myself what I fancy and then get it, I do have an emergency pantry but have never had to live out of it before, It is feeding me well but not having the usual choice of what I eat is sometimes hard. This goes to show me that I ,like a lot of folks, may take food for granted. I am cooking and eating but not always what I want . I have deliberately not chosen to eat some of the stuff from my freezer, e.g. good steaks, roasts as in an emergency I probably would not have access to them.

So tonight it is soup with homemade bread and sandwiches for later. Oh and Apple strudel.

Does anyone know if I can lightly stir fry large microgreens,or any other ideas. I have three pots of pea shoots that are almost a foot tall. They were very old seed I tossed into large pots thinking I would use them as microgreens and they have got way from me,, the pots are stuffed tight with them.

XX Jeannine