The menu for the week shares easily prepared recipes made directly from the pantry. We all have experienced when our pantry is overstocked or there is meat in the freezer that you need to defrost and cook. Many times I’ve been tempted to try new recipes and go out for new ingredients, but I’ve learned to manage the kitchen to shop and cook from my pantry to use those ingredients before they expire or go bad.
Cooking from the pantry is an excellent way to get meals on the table when time is short and you can’t get to the store, when dinner ideas have dwindled or if an unexpected supper has to be whipped together.
Cooking from the pantry, leads you to lots of home cooking and creativity. You also control how much you spend on groceries. An organized, well-stocked pantry is the first step, but once that’s established, creative, delicious dinners are just minutes away.
This week’s Noel’s Family Meals Members are creating:
What’s For Dinner
- Leftovers Creation: Turkey and Corn Enchiladas (Crock Pot Recipe)
- Garlic Lime Chicken
- Taco Salad
- Veggie Beef Burgers with Seasoned Homemade Potato Fries
- Homemade Enchilada Sauce
- Homemade Mayonnaise
- Homemade BBQ Sauce
- Garlic Lime Sauce
- Lemon Cream
- To be announced later in the week














