Ten on Tuesday: 10 things in my fridge right now

RIGHT NOW:

1. two half gallons of Oberweis chocolate milk. One is almost empty.

2. A jar of homemade grape jelly.

3. Redi-wip.

4. Two tiny containers of apple butter, courtesy of school (did kids make it? I don't know).

5. Apples. Green ones.

6. Basil.

7. Basil pesto. Homemade.

8. Tortillas.

9. Olives, homemade pickles, pickled beets. Love me some brine.

As an afterthought, 10 things that AREN'T in my fridge:
1. Leftovers: they have all gone to work/school/breakfast, or went into the deer stew for dinner tonight (a bit of rice, a half cup of tomato sauce, etc).

2. Beer. We're just not beer drinkers.

3. Margarine. Bleah.

4. Mayo. I like mayo, nobody else in the house does. But I also like mustard on the same foods, so mayonnaise only appears if I need it as an ingredient. And then it waits in the fridge, eventually expiring and getting thrown out.

5. Bread. Bread in the fridge is gross.

6. Out of season fruit. As tempting as those strawberries might look, I know their time has passed....and will come again.

7. Lunchmeat. For the most part, I think lunchmeat is gross, too, with the possible exception of shaved chicken or turkey breast (or really really good salami). And school lunches don't stay cold enough for my kids to want lunchmeat in them.

8. Cheese. The remainder of our cheese went to kindergarten snack. It was my turn.

9. Salsa. I wish there was some salsa in the fridge, but alas, we are out. We have a couple of jars in the basement, and the salsa verde in the freezer, but no snacking salsa at the moment.

10. Cucumbers. Thank goodness that season is over. Whew.