The event spawned by my challenge in The Food Snob Chronicles is well on its way. I’ve received pantry lists from the first two victims entrants, who I’m sure are looking forward to seeing what comes out of their stores.

Both my wife and I were so impressed by the detailed lists we received that we’ve changed the rules a bit. Instead of coming up with one meal from our entrant’s pantries, we’re going to make either two or three! Yep, you heard me right, these lists are so detailed that we thought it wouldn’t be right to stop at one, and I have to give both of these ladies a HUGE thank you for giving me such an in-depth look into their food stores.

For this round, I’ll be working with the following ingredients.

Jess’s Pantry

Part I: Pantry
Flours: all-purpose, whole-wheat, soy
Sugar (powdered and granulated) and Splenda
Salt
Baking powder
Baking soda
Cornstarch
Cooking spray
Various oils (cold-pressed olive, vegetable, canola)
Molasses
14 kinds of tea and coffee (and if you really want to know about these, let me know and I’ll detail them)

***Inquiring minds want to know, so I asked***

I have one of those Tassimo things, so I’ve got a bunch of the coffee pods:
Regular coffee
Espresso
Coffee + cream (in a single pod…it’s a little scary)
Regular tea
Hot chocolate

Other than that pods, I have:
Earl Grey Green tea (bags)
Blackberry sage tea (loose)
Vanilla lavender tea (loose)
Spiced chai tea (bags)
Orange spice tea (bags)
Big tea bags (for making iced tea a gallon at a time)

And, of course, there’s all the instant stuff that’s left over from when I left my previous job and it was all in my office:

General Foods International Coffee suisse mocha
Vanilla chai
Instant latte mix (mocha fusion and caramel jive or some silly names like that)

Canned (1 can each unless otherwise noted):
Tomato paste, 6 oz.
Tomato sauce, 15 oz.
Diced tomatoes, 15 oz., pre-seasoned with basil, garlic, oregano (2)
Soups:
Chicken with rice
New England clam chowder
Vegetarian vegetable
Bean with bacon (2)
Vegetarian baked beans
Cannellini beans
Kidney beans
Artichoke hearts, quartered, in water
Ro-Tel tomatoes (original flavor)
Tuna, chunk light in water (2)
Sliced new potatoes (2)
French-style green beans (2)
Prepared tikka masala sauce
Enchilada sauce (1 red, 1 green)

Brown rice, 1/2 bag
Egg noodles, 1 bag
Whole wheat spaghetti, 2 boxes
Chow mein noodles, 1 bag

Cashews (unsalted, halves and pieces)
Pecans (in shells)
Raisins
Dried apricots
Peanut butter

Seasoned bread crumbs
Three-cheese au gratin potatoes (box)
Shake ‘n bake, parmesan-crusted flavor
Lipton Pasta Sides, Stroganoff
Ramen, 2 packages, chicken flavor
Tortilla chips, salted
Pretzels
Dove dark chocolate pieces, 1 bag
Rice Krispies

Part II: Refrigerator/Freezer
Broccoli, 1 bunch
Yellow onion, 1
Artichokes, 2
Garlic, 1 bulb
Fresh baby spinach, 9 oz. bag
Carrots, 1 bunch
Strawberries, 1 pint
Apples, Fuji, 2
Grapefruit, 2
Oranges, 2
Mixed vegetables, frozen, 10 oz. bag
Steamfresh garlic baby peas and mushrooms, frozen, 12 oz. bag
Corn, frozen, 16 oz. bag

Pie crust, frozen, 1
Refrigerated buttermilk biscuits, 1 tube
Kaiser rolls, 4
Hot dog buns, 4

Salsa
Salad dressings: ranch, caesar, light Italian, cole slaw
BBQ sauce
Soy sauce
Marinades: mesquite, jerk, Soy Vey teriyaki
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Ketchup

Cheeses (and cheese-like substances):
Parmesan (grated)
Cottage
American
Swiss
Velveeta
Milk, skim
Eggs
Sausage links
Hot dogs, 4
Bacon
Skinless/boneless chicken breasts, 1 package
Pork chops, boneless, 1 package
Ground beef, 1 pound

I’m officially getting excited. I’ve got some ideas already. I’ll be shopping for my selections on Saturday, so start looking for our ideas from Saturday night to the middle of next week!