Stocking Up On The Onesies and Twosies

I tend to keep a decent amount of most staples and things we usually eat around. Ya know flour, rice, pasta, pancake mix, beans, sauces, canned stuff, cereal and all that. However I think it is almost impossible to really have EVERYTHING. If you don't have a truly obsessive compulsive set meal schedule for every single week it just won't work. There is always a thing or two you will find yourself missing.

Here is a technique I use to try and fill those gaps for things we infrequently use. If I have to run to the store to pick up something and has a reasonable shelf life (if just in the fridge/ frozen) I pick up a spare or two.

Today I found myself running to the store to get Hollandaise sauce so we can make Eggs Benedict for dinner. We thought we had some but apparently not so much. Yeah I know you can make the stuff from scratch but we like the 80 cent package just fine and it is way easier. So instead of picking up one I got a few packets. We don't eat the stuff all the time but next time we will have it.

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