What's in my fridge and pantry...

Today I am going to tell you what food I buy on a regular basis. I view cooking (along with house cleaning, ironing, washing and all THOSE jobs) as a necessary evil. I try to spend as little time as possible cooking and preparing meals. Luckily I have a lovely husband that probably knows his way around our kitchen better than I do so I don't starve.

Fridge

Low fat milk, low fat natural organic yoghurt, good quality honey, organic peanut butter, pickled onions and gherkins, capers, feta cheese (goats milk), low fat cheese, an assortment of raw unsalted nuts and seeds, sultanas, cold filtered water in two big jugs (in the summer), various assortments of chutneys, organic fruit spread (basically jam which is naturally sweetened), green and red curry paste, eggs, fruit and veges (see below for a more detailed list of what fruit and veges I usually buy), one or two dressings, satay sauce, low fat butter

Freezer

Heaps of chicken breasts and fish, salmon, low fat steak, pork, lamb (a bit naughty as heaps of fat but nice), sausages (pure, low fat beef - and we only eat as a treat), sealord dory lite crumbed fish fillets (grill for an emergency weekend sandwich), trim pork, shrimps and prawns, frozen veges (only use if have to), frozen berries, wholemeal pita bread and wholemeal bread.

Pantry

Basmati and brown rice, wholemeal pasta, egg noodles, organic swiss burger muesli, rolled oats, weetbix, coffee, normal and green tea, an assortment of baking ingredients such as baking powder and baking soda (which get thrown out and replaced more often than baked with!), soya sauce, worchester sauce, fish sauce, a big supply of canned food (including beetroot, sweetcorn, tomatoes, pineapple, tuna in spring water, salmon, chicken, baked beans, spaghetti

Fruit and veges

Pretty much whatever is in season. I mainly buy organic where I can but don't stress if I can't get it.

Bananas (buy these every week), oranges, blueberries (I love blueberries), rock melons, apples, grapes, peaches, nectarines, pears, watermelon, plums, mangos, strawberries

Carrots (always have carrots in the fridge), celery, broccoli, red cabbage (great in salads), mesculin mix (mostly grow our own, really easy to do - we have salads 4 - 5 times a week), leek, brussel sprouts, pumpkin, potatoes, onions, kumara, mushrooms

In the garden

We have a small vege garden in which we grow seasonal veges. We always have mesculin mix veges growing.

We have lemon grass in a pot and a Kaffir lime plant as well as a number of fruit trees including mandarin (3x), orange, lemon, passionfruit, grapes, lime, fejoa and tamarillo.