I was doing some minor (for me) grocery shopping yesterday. I quickly filled the buggy with 6-10 cans each of things we use all the time, such as spaghetti sauce, cr of chicken soup, green beans, diced tomatoes etc. I don't even need a list for this type of stocking, I have cooked for 8 kids and their spouses & various friends for so long that what we use most is forever embedded in my mind. I stood up from bending over the soup aisle, my arms laden with chicken noodle and nearly collided with an elderly woman driving an electric shopping cart. "I'm so sorry! Excuse me!" I quickly said to which she replied: "Oh no! It's such a joy to see someone buying plenty. I live alone and have no one to cook for anymore....and I love to cook!"
Wow! Now that gave me much food for thought...I am so used to buying in huge volume and still not having everything I need at times because it dissappears as quickly as it is bought. I started thinking how much my food needs have changed in recent years as four have grown & left the nest, and only four, plus me & hubby remain. Would the day someday come (I will be 64 when the youngest is 18) that there will only be me to cook for & I will subsist on lean cuisine? What will I do with the empty pantry space? How do you make Meatball & Ravioli soup for one? Just thinking.............
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