this works out a little better if you go shopping with recipes in mind. that way, as the days/weeks go by, and you're looking at the food on the shelves, you a

this works out a little better if you go shopping with recipes in mind. that way, as the days/weeks go by, and you're looking at the food on the shelves, you already know at least one recipe that they can be used for. this might be a little harder to keep working for an entire household (eg, someone doesn't get the memo that a particular ingredient is for a particular recipe), but that's perhaps something that can be solved internally