What's In Your Refrigerator?

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Kaneohegirlinaz

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Okay, so, this is the inside of our `fridge..

Lots of jams and jellies
Saved rendered bacon fat
Butter
Milk
Half and half
Juices
Bottled water
Corn meal
An opened box of Jiffy Corn muffin mix I use to thicken stews, chili and soups
Eggs
A leftover casserole of Turkey Tetrazzini
Jarred Salsa
Jarred homemade Marinara
Yogurt
Leftover Olive Tapenade
Smoked Salmon (great for breakfast with eggs)
Fresh veg in the crisper
Assorted cheeses and salami
Assorted condiments, mayo, ketchup, etc
REAL Maple syrup
Leftover wine (what,how'd that get there?)
Assorted Olives
Homemade Pizza dough resting
Beer some where back there

...I think that's about it :-p
 
Chorizo
Mussels
cooked grilled sardine fillets
watercress
2 cheeses: Keens cheddar and Mexicana (Double Glos.
with chillies)
organic eggs
" milk, whole
" butter, slightly salted + empty butter wrappers (to grease tins)
breadcrumbs in jar (collected from slicing bread)
artichoke hearts in oil
veg water/"stock" base (from cooking veg)
rendered chicken fat
water
cherry juice
organic mayo
" ketchup
salad cream
cranberry sauce
morello cherry sauce
marmalade
various spices (fennel seeds, chilli, ginger, cayenne)




 
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If I kept my spices in the fridge, I wouldn't have room for food!:ohmy:

Right now my fridge and freezer are as empty as I can get them. Tomorrow is shopping day :clap: and I made as much room as possible for all the new stuff.
 
At this time of year, I don't even want to go there...b&b pickles waiting to be pickled, cabbage waiting to be turned into kimchi and sauerkraut, condiments up the ying-yang, and that is only the upstairs fridge...do I dare check the downstairs fridge? Not without a Hazmat suit...
 
@Creative, what is salad cream?
also, you keep your spices in the `fridge? I'm curious as to why?
I've never heard of that before
I predicted those questions! Salad cream is a kind of more runny, piquant mayo (with some vinegar) - goes great with lettuce, boiled eggs and tomatoes. It seems to be a UK product; some people take it with them on holiday. It was in danger of being made obsolete but public demand has kept it in the shops.

I don't keep all my spices in the fridge (I have a vast collection). I read that these spices (i.e. fennel seeds, chilli powder, ground ginger and cayenne pepper) were best kept chilled since they are more inclined to deteriorate. I welcome feedback on this.
 
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Didn't we have a post just like this a few months ago?
Yes but, whilst a photo of fridge contents is interesting, I favour this thread. Being a UK resident, I would not recognise many of the bottled condiments/sauces. At least, if they are named, I can google and find out a bit more.
 
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I have way too much stuff in my fridge to list it all. However, it might be a good idea to do an inventory. Maybe.

I've never heard of keeping those spices in the fridge. In particular, the fennel seeds should be fine in a cabinet because they're whole. On doing some research, I see that there are some websites that recommend keeping spices from peppers in the fridge. It hasn't been a problem for me up to now, so I'm going to keep them where they are; it's much easier to grab a bunch from the one cabinet when I want to make a blend.

The only similar thing I do is keep poppy and sesame seeds and nuts in the freezer because they have a high oil content which can go rancid fairly quickly, especially in our hot and humid climate. I also keep toasted sesame oil and rice vinegar in the fridge.
 
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I shopped two stores today. Guess I was a bit too excited to get back to Market Basket, and the store at the corner had chicken legs for 59 cents (one package for later this week, one for the freezer for Brunswick Stew this winter) and the best steak we've had in years not bought from the butcher who raises his own cattle. Anywho, Himself said our refrigerator looks like a game of Jenga and he won't go in there until I thin things out a bit. BTW, the two doors are just as full as the body of the 'fridge.
 

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i store darkness in my fridge.

when you open the fridge, it disappears.

but i know it's in there. nice and cool.


waiting.
 
Darn you K-girl. Now I had to do an inventory. ;)

Top shelf.

Baking Soda
Capers
Thai Red Curry Paste
Lucy's Ear Drops
Yeast
Bacon Fat
Chicken Fat
Maple Syrup
Hot Picante Sauce
Heavy Whipping Cream
1/4 cans Cat Food

Next shelf down.

1 can Root Beer
Milk
4 1/2 gallon jugs of water
1/2 gallon Hummingbird Mixture
1 pint Blue Gatorade

The shelf under that.

10 Dr. Peppers.
Leftover Taco meat. (That's tonight's dinner over rice) :yum:

Deli Drawer.

Parm , Cheddar, Swiss, Mozzarella, and Velveeta Cheeses.

Crisper Drawer.

Lettuce & Spinach. (Looks kinda empty)

Space between crisper & deli drawer.

1 doz. Eggs
Mushrooms

The Door.

Top shelf down.

Butter
Cream Cheese
.........................
5 mustards
Sweet Relish
Bread & Butter Pickles
Dill Pickles
.........................
Horseradish
Olives
13 Hot Sauces
........................
BBQ Sauce
Vermouth
A1 Sauce
Lime Juice
L&P Worcestershire Sauce
L&P Bold Steak Sauce
Oyster Sauce
General Tso's Sauce
Heinz 57
Strawberry & Apricot Preservers
............................
Fish Sauce
Lemon Juice
Soy Sauce.



A fridge is in a state of flux so a few months ago isn't the same as today.

I said darn you K-girl at first but now I say thank you for making me see what needs or can be used. :chef:

And to count my blessing for being able to have a fridge so full yet at times seems empty to me.



Now please don't start a thread asking what's in the freezer. :LOL:



Oh Buckytom, Are you really sure the light actually goes out when you shut the door? :whistling
 
yes, i put a camera in there, hit record and shut the door.

it immediately started to record nothing.

the darkness took control.

creepy.
 
Okay it recorded nothing. :rolleyes:

Is that because there is nothing in there?

We can help if you'd like. Lots of kind folks here who would be more then happy to start a Pay-Pal account in your name. ;)

Now about "the darkness took control."

We're still talking bout your fridge correct? :whistling

If not we still might be able to help.
:bash:
 
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