Step One

[naturallypixie]

In an effort to move toward unplugging our fridge, we decided that we would go mostly veggie for a month. I bought soups, veggies, crackers, nuts and other stuff that don't need refrigeration. We still have some Rice Dream in the fridge to finish with the cereal we still have. I didn't buy any frozen veggies. I usually buy a ton.

Today I made a can of soup around 3:00pm. I took out what I wanted then replaced the lid and heated it for 5 minutes then turned off the heat and left the pot on the stove without having moved the lid. At 8:00pm, MWH came home, reheated the soup and ate it. We'll see if he is still alive in the morning :)

I also bought a jar of olives that did not specify that it needed to be refrigerated after opening. I ate some of them and put the jar in the cupboard. Test in progress.

ETA: I also bought a dozen eggs. I hard boiled half of them. Both the boiled and nonboiled eggs are sitting in separate bowls on the counter.

Comments

[kw-leigh.livejournal.com]

FYI interesting links that refers to being fridgeless

http://littlebloginthebigwoods.blogspot.com/2007/03/no-refrigerator-for-30-years.html
http://greenasathistle.com/2007/05/17/hopelessly-fridgeless-day-78/

I didn't know that rotten eggs float.

[library-sexy.livejournal.com]

Give the olives a good sniff test before you eat them. I believe that most (maybe all) olives should be refrigerated after you open them.

The ones that might not need refrigeration I expect have a TON of preservatives in them.