Using My Pantry

Rotating my pantry foods is a big problem for me. I'm just not really the organized type, nor am I the "professional chef" type. No one would ever pay me to cook. In fact, many people would probably pay me not to cook.

Nonetheless, rotating pantry foods requires cooking. But my family gets sick of the same ol' meals day after day. However, I recently heard about the website SuperCook.com. After registering, you enter in all the foods in your house into your personal database, like canned tuna, cheddar cheese and spaghetti. (I only entered foods I typically keep in my house, rather than things that I don't usually stock, so I don't have to worry about updating my database.) The website generates a list of recipes based on what you have on hand! I haven't yet entered everything in my kitchen, but I already have a list of 2000 recipes I can make. And the recipes come from popular food websites like AllRecipes.com and Food.com.

Overall, I'm thrilled with this resource. Sure, it's not complete pantry cooking since I included fresh items like chicken breasts, eggs, and ground meat (although you could only enter pantry items if you wanted). But I'm really hoping it helps me rotate some of my pantry foods and experiment with new recipes.