What's in my fridge. . .Organizing tips!

[eachpeachpearplum]

HELLO!

It's funny I eat soooo simply during the summer, ya know fresh fruit and salads. I honestly do not touch my dehydrator during the summer months and any nuts I eat "neat" meaning no pates, cheeses etc.

So obviously it's not summer any longer and I just wanted to share with you what's in my fridge. I do a menu at the beginning of every month of recipes I would like to do. Sometime I get to all of them in a month sometime in two weeks! I have also been known to hardly touch the menu at all!

What was really interesting about shoping for theis menu was that it did not cost that much at all . This was because I am at that point when I have so many of the ingredients already in my panrty. Had I tried to do this at the beginning of my raw journey I would have been bankrupt!

So the pictures are of what I currently have in my fridge/freezer and a pic of my current menu.

Fridge First Shelf:

Alissa's Pad Thai sauce (Living on Live Food)
Mixed berry sauce for cheesecake
Cream of tomato soup (Raw Food Made Easy)

Apple cookies (RawVolution restaurant)
Crust
Apple walnut cookie dough (DVD: RAW The Living Food Diet)
Carrot Lime soup (Raw Food Real World)

Herb Cheese Filling (www.therawtable.net)
Spinach & Herb cracker dough (www.therawtable.net)
Green Chive Cheese (DVD: RAW The Living Food Diet)

Fridge Second Shelf:

Soaked Walnuts & Sunflower Seed (Snowdrops Seseme Chicken)
"Cadburys" Fruit & Nut
Zucchini/courgette (Alissa's Lasagna; Living on Live Food)
Miso (Snowdrops Sesame Chicken)

Fridge Third Shelf:

Oats (soaking for porrage RFRW)

Freezer:

Cheesecake (www.purelydelicious.net)
SuperMaca Candy

This is not everything but its what I have that has been "prepared".




PS: For those of you just reading I continue with additional tips throughout this ENTIRE thread. Post #99, yes #99 has a comprehensive pantry list

[rawstrawberry]

When can I move in?

Day after tomorrow look good for you LOL

Thanks that was some nice eye candy.

RS

[JennaBoBenna]

Look at you! You're so organized! Very nice! :)

[lori ann]

way to be organized :) I believe that is the key to staying on this diet is being organized and prepared. Good job!

[RawFoodLove]

Omg I wish I could do this... its absolutley amazing, your my rawspiration...

[Radiantly Raw]

Wow, I'm green with envy! I want the containers, the recipes, the books you got the recipes from, the food itself! Wow, thanks for giving me something to aspire towards!!! You're amazing!

[eachpeachpearplum]

Wow, I'm green with envy! I want the containers, the recipes, the books you got the recipes from, the food itself! Wow, thanks for giving me something to aspire towards!!! You're amazing!

Aw shucks, thanks! I have provided the resorces from where I aquired the recipes in the mail post but if there are any you especially would like just email me.

There are two containers types:

(1) www.rubbermaid.com (Stain shield)

(2) http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family...1&SearchPage=1

(3) http://www.containerstore.com/browse...9&viewAll=true (screwtop jar)

Sorry the cake tins are from the hardware shop in the UK!

[BGVDiva]

So are you saying that you make up cracker dough and pie crust dough ahead of time and just refridgerate them until you are ready to dehydrate the crackers or make a pie? If so, how long does that last in the fridge?

[eachpeachpearplum]

So are you saying that you make up cracker dough and pie crust dough ahead of time and just refridgerate them until you are ready to dehydrate the crackers or make a pie? If so, how long does that last in the fridge?

Yes, I keep several crusts/crumbles on hand. THEY LAST FOREVER. I even like to take a crumble and dehydrate it for a few days. Then I store it just in the pantry. They are good also stored in the freezer.

I have never been fond of the typical soft raw crust so the crusts I use I dehydrate until crisp! :)

I love the crusts by Renee Loux Underkoffler in her book Living Cuisine.

Such As:

Almond-Vanilla Crumble Crust
Heavenly Hazelnut Shell
Pecan Graham Cracker Crust
Walnut Crumb Crust
Buckwheat Crumble Crust
Good Oat Crust

You can also form pie crusts in a pie plate put in a layer of wax paper and do it again repeating until you have lots of pre formed crusts just waiting for you in the freezer!

With cracker dough the shelf life is much shorter but what I do is "bake" off a tray or two at a time so I can be using the other trays as I only have a 4 tray Excalibur (I am waiting for Alissas stainless dehydrator to come out early next year). What happens with the dough is it will ferment so if you see bubbles it has gone off. I would say it will last you a good week.

The pate's and cheese last a LONG time for me. I also cover the tops with wax paper to keep as much air as possible out and that helps.

[Radiantly Raw]

Aw shucks, thanks! I have provided the resorces from where I aquired the recipes in the mail post but if there are any you especially would like just email me.

There are two containers types:

(1) www.rubbermaid.com (Stain shield)

(2) http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family...1&SearchPage=1

(3) http://www.containerstore.com/browse...9&viewAll=true (screwtop jar)

Sorry the cake tins are from the hardware shop in the UK!

You're so sweet!!!! Thank you very much! I'm going on a shopping spree as soon as this week's paycheck goes in the bank! LOL! I wanna be EPPP when I grow up! Uber organized!!:)

[rawkchicster]

Omg I wish I could do this... its absolutley amazing, your my rawspiration...

DITTO! Would love to be able to print out my own raw menu... and actually follow it! LOL.

[herbalgirl]

This is what I needed to see to help me get back on the bandwagon. I think my biggest problem is planning out meals in advance with 4 kids 5 and under. I just need to make it a priority!

I love how you add the photos to your posts to help us visualize what you are talking about! :)

[tiggerbounce]

Ok, I cleaned the fridge today. Took all my raw goodness and removed it. And moved it to a better home. The garage. hah! We have an upright freezer and a side by side fridge out there. I removed the cooked foods from the refrigerator side and moved them to the kitchen for the SAD eaters. I claim the one half of the 2 refrigerators for tigger! AND the full sized freezer is not plugged in and now is converted into my raw storage for everything else. Was not being used anyway. Now the family has the entire kitchen with cabinets and fridge to themselves and I have my little space. Now if they can not keep themselves organized it will at least not be the demise of my fresh goodies!:) I HATE when I buy something and then it spoils because it gets buried under a pile of stuff!

And they can have some of my stuff IFF they put it away properly. They have their own bowls of fruits and veggies. Sound mean, don't I? But they are not interested in anything raw -- sorta the Mason/Dixon line of raw/sad here. hee! Their flag has a turkey leg on it, mine has fresh fruits! I share....but now I can find it! (and I do not have to see all the cooked things that would normally tempt me!;) )

Thanks for getting me motivated to get things in order!

[eachpeachpearplum]

DITTO! Would love to be able to print out my own raw menu... and actually follow it! LOL.

For those of you who are having trouble printing out the MT I am happy to send it to you in the post and you can just make up your own on your spreadheet program. I used Excel. Just send you address.

Cheers,

EPPP

[rawkchicster]

AWWW.....thanks EPPP, I just don't have a printer :P.