Reader challenge—I need to make dinner out of THIS!

The contents of my fridge are forcing me to go to the grocery store (well, maybe it can wait till tomorrow). Here is a detailed list (I challenge all my readers to turn these ingredients into a dinner!)

In no particular order, though most of these items can fit on the double doors of the fridge, it that gives you any hints about their menu viability.

Minced garlic, salsa, pickles, taco sauce, olives, grape jelly, raspberry jam, ground ginger, vermouth, Kraft parmeasan cheese, mustard (multiple varieties), ketchup, relish, ranch dressing, vinegrette dressing, lemon juice, whole milk, Bud Light, broccoli, lettuce, carrots, diced walnuts, mayo, pedialyte, limes, bloody mary mix, feta cheese, cream cheese, probiotic vitamins.

Our freezer contains the following: fish sticks, peas, brats (family pack), various herbs, pedialyte popsicles, shrimp, pie crusts, butter, bread, frozen fruit chunks.

Needless to say, these are slim pickins. But likely, the grocery store will not happen today. Here's why.

I hate grocery shopping. Even before lugging a kid along (and this, lately, makes it down-right unbearable—if you've ever had to contain a two-year-old to a cart for hours, you know why). It's a major boring time drain. I always get cold in the freezer section. Inevitably, I choose the slowest possible checkout line, behind the woman who is trying to use expired coupons and pay with her piggy bank. Bags break, even though our A&P insists that they don't have to double bad due to the 25lb strength of their plastic. And then the $450 of groceries (if it's not a "big" shop, why bother) have to be lugged up the stairs to our kitchen. And put away before the dog eats the meat.

But since we have joined Sam's Club, Hubby does a lot of the shopping (the warehouse is on his way home from work.) How ideal, you may say. It's definitely a plus, but I still hate grocery shopping day. This means that Hubby will be an extra two hours late to get home (and since he is the chef and we likely don't have any "quick" meals for me to prepare—remember what our fridge looks like prior to grocery shopping—it will be two hours later to eat dinner). And there are always items forgotten. No blame assigned, it just happens.

So other than the annoyance, why won't the shopping happen today (or maybe not even tomorrow?) Sam's Club is 45 minutes away and we're on spring break, so neither Hubby nor myself will be headed down there this week (especially not when gas is up to $4.12/gallon). We could do A&P, but it is so much more expensive compared to Sam's. Maybe we could make due with pasta in the cupboard and freezer selections?? We'll see.

So this is the totally boring post about one of my least favorite chores. Don't get me started on putting the laundry away—another impossible task. BUT, just so you know, I love vacuuming. Good thing too, because beagles shed like crazy (and that is a whole 'nother post.)