Here is where we really get busy. Take your fridge and pantry inventories from last week and start stocking up. Add what you can to each grocery trip. If you’re a cookie making machine, be sure butter is in every grocery order or trip. If your favorite frozen veggie is hard to find, make it a point to grab two when you see them. Stalk those BOGOs each and every week and grab the items that you know you’re going to need.
I try to do this with butter (it freezes perfectly), flour, sugar, the cookies I use for banana pudding (because Tripp wants that for every holiday. It's what I pick for my dessert) chicken, ground beef, and all the baking essentials we always need. A few extra items now, translates to a huge cost savings when it’s the expensive Christmas season not to mention the sanity is saves knowing you have what you need.
What must you stock up on for the season?