The actual shopping list I sent out for cooking day

I divided this list between 8 people.  It's for about 160 meals.  Here's the e-mail I sent out.

6 t allspice

1 aluminum foil

10 aluminum pie pans

12 lg baking potatoes

3 lbs beef

2 cups unsalted cashews, if you can only find salted cashews, we’ll just lower the salt.

1 cup white wine vinegar

2 T beef boullion

6 T honey

1 cup taco seasoning

1 T fish sauce

7 gr peppers

1 cup white vinegar

8 T basil

45 aluminum pans (9 x13)

4 bay leaves

21 c bread crumbs

6 cups brown sugar

2 lbs butter

3 cups carrots

39 pkg broccoli

2 pkg celery

75 cups of cheddar cheese

13 T chili powder

13 pkg corn

1.5 T cinnamon

6 T curry

6 T crushed red pepper

7 T chicken boullion

12 14oz containers of chicken broth

2 pkg mixed vegetables frozen (1 lb)

1 cup wild rice

190 lbs of chicken breast

12 16oz containers of cottage cheese

7 pkg cream cheese

24 cans cream of chicken

21 cans cream of mushroom

2 T cumin

30 eggs

6 pkg egg noodles – regular pkgs

10 cans evaporated milk

1 5lb. bag flour

3 T garlic powder

1 32 oz jar of minced garlic

1 fresh ginger

2 cans green chilies

18 green onions

3 cups half and half

3 2-gallon Ziploc bags

32 chicken thighs

6 cans kidney beans – you may be able to get a #10 can which would be cheaper

6 8 oz pkg lasagna noodles

1 cont of lemon juice

1 cont of lime juice

1 btl Liquid smoke

48 1-quart Ziploc bags

8 – 24 oz btls ketchup

48 manicotti shells

2 cups margarine

1 jar of mayonnaise

3 gallons of milk

62 lbs of hamburger

8 cups hashbrowns

3 lbs Italian sausage

4 cups oatmeal

2 cups oil

19 cans sliced mushrooms

2 lg btls mustard

11 cans sliced olives

39 onion

20 T oregano

5 T paprika

15.5 cups parmesan

10 lbs pork tenderloin

141 1-gallon Ziploc bags

23 cups ham, chopped.  You can get the Farmland and have them slice it at the deli at Walmart.  Then  our chopping will be cut down considerably.

4 T parsley

34 lbs potatoes

3 T poultry seasoning

2 pkts of ranch dressing mix

2 cups red wine vinegar

8 cans of refried beans

16 cups rice

8 pkgs rotini

2.5 cups salsa

1 container of salt

18 cups sour cream

5 pkts onion soup

53 cups mozerella cheese

1 cup pearl barley

21 t pepper

8 pie crusts

Plastic wrap

3 cans pork and beans

62 pork chops

12 T soy sauce

4 pkgs spaghetti noodles

23 jars (24 oz) spaghetti sauce

14 boxes chicken stuffing mix

12 lbs sugar

10 T thyme

7 cans tomato paste

# 10 can tomato sauce

4 #10  cans diced tomatoes

2 cans diced tomatoes (28 oz)

122 tortilla shells (10 inch)

3 oil spray

 

 

If you find a better deal in a different size, just get what’s cheaper and alter the amount you need accordingly.

 

If you don’t have a spice on your list, please check with the rest of us before buying it.  This will help us cut our costs.  There are only a few on here that I don’t have, so I can bring ours.  Probably the chili powder and other ones that have a lot, we should just go ahead and buy.  Mostly, I’m thinking of the ones that we only need a tablespoon or two.

 

I tried to divide it somewhat evenly, but if you see something on someone else’s list that you have and you want to bring that please feel free.  If you bring meat from your own freezer, it will count as a receipt.  For example, if you have 10 lbs of hamburger in your freezer, we’ll count it as 20 dollars, and we’ll try to figure out other groceries as best as possible.    When you buy your groceries, please turn in your receipt as soon as you can and put your initials on it.  The sooner we do this, the sooner we can figure out charges and reimbursements.  Some of you will be spending more on shopping than you are supposed to be paying, you will be reimbursed once we figure out how much your total is. 

 

If anyone finds your list a hardship please let me know right away.  I can buy some of the things and help out some.  There are seven of you involved – 4 (30 meals), 1 (21 meals) and 2 (10 meals).  So the cost for everyone will be different.  We’ll get this all worked out.

 

Any questions, please feel free to send me an e-mail.  Bring the groceries to the church on Saturday morning between 8 and 9.  The sooner we start, the sooner we’re done. J

 

Steph

 

P.S.  I will continue to be working on organizing the day, so that it will run smoothly.  Again, because this is the first time for us to do this, there will probably be some hiccups.  But regardless, we’ll have a bunch of fellowship and fun.  Oh, also you may want to bring a sandwich or something for lunch.