Why did I forget the tinned tomatoes !
By Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (15285)
United Kingdom
September 26, 2026 7:34am CST
I always have to wait to find out what The Mister has eaten during the week before I plan what I am going to cook for Saturday tea.
As he works away Monday to Friday he sometimes will eat out in local pubs or he will go shopping and cook for himself.
Obviously, I don’t want to cook something on the weekend that he has had during the week.
Mom said she had some mince beef in her freezer and did I want it.
I decided then to cook a spaghetti bolognese.
I got mushrooms and part baked baguettes so that I could make garlic bread ( we are both eating it so don’t mind bring stinky ! ).
However, this little air head forgot to buy tinned tomatoes ….
I didn’t feel like going shopping yesturday so it meant popping out this morning.
I bought a pack of 4 tins so that I can keep some in the cupboard.
I find them useful so try to keep a couple of tins in the cupboard.
What food do you always try and keep a supply of ?
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@celticeagle (195966)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Sep
I usually get all our groceries figured for the two-week interval and then I add macaroni or other dry item that I store. I also get tomatoes and some canned vegetables I like to have several cans of soup on hand too. Adding these on each time means I always have something in the pantry if we run out of the main things I've bought.
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@celticeagle (195966)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Sep
@Traceyjayne ..........After about 55 years of grocery shopping, I hope I have a few good ideas rolling around in this grey mush. I take after my mother. Depression kid.
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@Traceyjayne (15285)
• United Kingdom
26 Sep
@celticeagle …..….i like your thinking.
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@snowy22315 (214943)
• United States
26 Sep
I guess hubby isn't the only one who forgets things.
.Happens to the best of us. I always have peanut butter.
.Happens to the best of us. I always have peanut butter.2 people like this
@Traceyjayne (15285)
• United Kingdom
26 Sep
@snowy. That’s true ….. I’d forgotten I’d posted about that …..maybe I shouldn’t have owned up to my forgetting something too.
Now I’ve owned up to forgetting about the post about forgetting !
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@Traceyjayne (15285)
• United Kingdom
26 Sep
@AmbiePam ….i like to cook from scratch but I admit ….dont judge ….I do use packet mixes for spag Bol, chilli and lasagne. Just the powdered type you add water to ….
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@Traceyjayne (15285)
• United Kingdom
27 Sep
@JudyEv. I do ….usually ….which is why I bought 4 tins in a pack this time. I’m thinking now, that I may have taken the last couple of tins to the caravan when I went recently ….its really not like me to not keep something like that in stock.
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@MarieCoyle (64981)
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27 Sep
I always keep canned tomatoes, tomato paste, and other basics needed to make meals. Pasta is easily stored and lasts a long time. And I always keep flours, yeast, etc. to make breads with. If a person keeps the basics on hand it saves a lot of work and worry--and these days, gas!
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@Wrexxo (11119)
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26 Sep
Haha we all have those days, forgetting the one main thing you actually need is so annoying. Glad you sorted it out though, spag bol with garlic bread sounds lovely for a Saturday tea. I always try keep tins of beans and a bag of pasta in, feels like a proper backup plan for lazy days.
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@Traceyjayne (15285)
• United Kingdom
26 Sep
@Wrexxo I did think I still had some left …..obviously not ! Never mind I have spares now. I’m the same , i always try to keep beans and pasta in the cupboard. We never really know what we are going to be doing at the weekend , so I like to know I can make a quick tea if needed.
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@xFiacre (15476)
• Ireland
26 Sep
@traceyjayne I use tinned tomatoes so much that I buy them very often so as never to run out.
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