9 Comments
Mar 9, 2021Liked by Peter Berkes

How about these dates that have been sitting in the pantry for who knows how long

Expand full comment
Mar 9, 2021Liked by Peter Berkes

Frozen venison filet. It was a gift, now it torments me from cryosleep.

Expand full comment

We've got 2 packs of crescent rolls in the fridge that we have about until end of March to use and for some reason don't want actual crescent rolls. Need some inspiration!

Expand full comment

We have two cans of bamboo shoots. Halp!

Expand full comment

We have a bag of decent acorn squash soup in the freezer, made from garden squash last summer. It's perfectly average. Would love a dish to use it as a sauce for or similar punch-up

Expand full comment

Finally, this newsletter gets a little sexy! It's about ti- oh, wait pantry, I misread that.

In that case, a use for a decent amount of pine nuts that isn't pesto would be nice. I have a lot left from, well, the last time I made pesto.

Expand full comment

I have this *exact* can in my pantry for one recipe, Mark Bittman's Basic Braised Celery with tomatoes, olives, and capers. Best use for a hunk of celery that you don't want to go to waste, all the other ingredients are pantry items. The tomatoes/capers/olives are a classic combo, cooked celery has a mellow taste, and the sauce is thickened with flour and you can serve it on couscous or by itself.

Need help with a can (tin?) of mackerel that a (very recent immigrant to America) gave me as a Christmas present.

Expand full comment

Pick your poison:

-Frozen salmon filet, about 12 oz

-Can of chickpeas I keep forgetting is there

-Jar of artichokes in the back of the fridge

Expand full comment