Cleaning Out the Pantry

So we are getting ready for our 4th international move now. We are a month away from departure and already I am a month behind on my "things to do timeline", namely, the start cleaning out your pantry. Here is where I need to get creative. I hate wasting food, but the things I have left really require other ingredient investments (Wok Noodles: I went through all my Asian spices), are time consuming (Thai Spring Rolls: are delish but take all morning to make), or go a long way (Polenta: is one of those things that makes a lot and you get sick of having as a left over).

Then there are our random bottles of adult beverages. These usually get taken care of at one of our wild going away parties. Although the older we seem to get the less wild we seem to be, and the less willing we are to risk a hangover. Just looking at our collection, I am sure each one of the bottles comes with a headache.

We once had a huge amount of Rumtopf left over from Christmas that got consumed with champagne at my "Jody is leaving creature comforts behind" going away party. Made people leap tall buildings I believe.

One of the blogs I have been following Austin to Africa, Brasil to the Bay has had some really good postings about life as an expat, so I have sort of been inspired to ask everyone,

What is the most random thing left over in your pantry before a move?

and

Any ideas of how to use 250 g of polenta in two weeks?

Programming Note

We are getting ready to leave Zell am See. I have been so busy dealing with international relocation fun, that I really have not had the time to reflect and commit to this blog. I still have pictures from our trip to Croatia, Montenegro, and Albania, my tour through Germany with the in-laws, my sister and brother-in-law's visit. I have a feeling that once I get to where we are going, I will have some free time to reflect and share. Will probably have more fond memories too.

Because so many things in this world make sense, I leave you with a picture of my latest creation: cheddar-cheeseburger with BBQ sauce, and homemade onion rings.