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February is 'use up' month
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I need to have a quick look around the cupboards myself to see what is there and what meals we can get out of it. The freezer isn't completely empty yet....but it won't be long before I need to do a shop. I want to do a bit shop online at Tesco...partly because its easier, but mainly because I'm saving the points for our usuall summer excursions with the girls.Baby Year 1: Oh dear...on the move
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I have a half bag of polenta
what shall I do with THAT! Don't even particularly like it. Every month is use up month round here, but the polenta slipped through the net. Member no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
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Sarahsaver wrote:I have a half bag of polenta what shall I do with THAT! Don't even particularly like it. Every month is use up month round here, but the polenta slipped through the net.
How about making corn bread i will look you out the recipe in a bit
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Ingredients
200g plain flour
100g Palenta
25g Sugar
1.25 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp onion powder
1 pinch Bicarbonate of soda
1 pinch Salt
225g mature Cheddar cheese, grated
250ml Belgian brown beer, or any brown beer
2 bird's eye chillies, finely chopped
2 eggs
75ml vegetable oil
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4.
2. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl. Add the cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, onion powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt.
3. Beat together the Cheddar cheese, beer, chillies eggs and vegetable oil.
4. Add the Cheddar mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well.
5. Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined 500g quantity loaf tin and bake the cornbread for 1 hour, or until firm to the touch.0 -
Fantastic!!
I'm still eating my Christmas chocolate so using up everything else will be good too.
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I recently moved house and was embarressed to pack 7 boxes of unopened body lotion/shower gel/scrub stuff. (I blame some of this on mag subscription gifts) On top of that I gave away a full box of unopened stuff and packed another couple of boxes of stuff that was opened.
The problem with eating up what you've got in is - I buy the stuff as your supposed to - not when I'm hungry - full of healthy fruit and veg but then later spend more on choccies/biscuits etc. I'm going to try this though as my outgoings have gone up but my incomings haven't.0 -
babesandbrats wrote:Good idea - I had planned to use up everything in my freezer anyway as will be moving house in the near future (providing we sell this one *gulps*)
ahhh the joys of 'moving meals' :rotfl:
you'll get some really interesting combinations let me tell you, but hey, makes you more creative in the kitchen and you can laugh about it later
i think this is a brilliant idea so i'm up for the challenge!founder of Frugal Genius UK (Yahoo Groups)0 -
catowen wrote:Jan and Feb tend to be use up months, i always go shopping xmas eve and new years eve, loads of reduced bargains in Tescos (they have to sell as they are closed the day/s after) !
we do this too! i'm considering getting another freezer (they come up on freecycle a lot) and only use it for this time of year! we could spend £100 on reduced items and feed ourselves for months that way!founder of Frugal Genius UK (Yahoo Groups)0 -
Sarahsaver wrote:I have a half bag of polenta what shall I do with THAT! Don't even particularly like it. Every month is use up month round here, but the polenta slipped through the net.
make cornbread with it mmmm
just google cornbread (amish cornbread is the best) then replace the cornmeal with polenta, that's what i do
cornbread is best if it has some sugar in it and if you slice it into pie wedges when hot then slice each piece horizontally (a top and bottom half) and slather with butter, put it back together and eat it all up
mmmmmmmmmm great with chilli or just on it's own :Tfounder of Frugal Genius UK (Yahoo Groups)0
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