Survivor Freezer Island, Season 1, Episode 1

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Welcome to the oddest combination of an article masquerading as a television episode ever!

I’m a big fan of the Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast. She was recently recapping some things she learned during her no spend month in 2024 and mentioned that a listener had written in talking about how she and her husband often observe something they call “Survivor Pantry Island” each year.

This immediately felt like a good idea to me — and so I thought I’d catalog what I hope to be an annual event here on the blog. I am changing the name to survivor freezer island, as the issue in our home is that I overstock the freezers and then don’t cook from them regularly enough.

Here in “episode 1” I’ll explain the concept and the aims. In each weekly episode, I’ll share fun or funny moments, what I/we learned, and anything else I find interesting.

What is the aim of Survivor Freezer Island?

The aim is to eat from our existing food supplies (fridge, freezers, and pantry) as much as possible throughout all of February. Keep the grocery buying and eating out to a minimum.

Eating out is not much of an issue for us at all. We will have an occasional meal out with friends, but otherwise we’re not really restaurant goers that often…