Store cupboard challenge

Penelope_Penguin · 23 October 2009 at 2:23PM

NualaBuala wrote: »

Mmm, that sounds lovely Penny, do you have a recipe? I've got frozen spinach and I'd like to use it as an ingredient rather than just having it on the side. No HG squash though but I might buy a pumpkin for Halloween and I could use that.

Not really a recipe - it's made up

I've chopped the squash into 8, taken the seeds out (dried to use in HG granola

) and roasted it with some olive oil and nutmeg until soft. I then remove the skin and discard that. I then layer the lasagne sheets with spinach, squash and bechamel sauce. Cover with cheese and bake until cooked through.

Even my carnivourous DS empties his plate for this one :T

Enjoy, Penny. x

NualaBuala · 23 October 2009 at 2:30PM

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Not really a recipe - it's made up I've chopped the squash into 8, taken the seeds out (dried to use in HG granola ) and roasted it with some olive oil and nutmeg until soft. I then remove the skin and discard that. I then layer the lasagne sheets with spinach, squash and bechamel sauce. Cover with cheese and bake until cooked through.

Even my carnivourous DS empties his plate for this one :T

Enjoy, Penny. x

Thanks Penny - it sounds easy enough that even I could do it and scrumptilicious to boot! I love the idea of using the seeds - I only discovered recently you can do this.

415SanFran · 23 October 2009 at 4:18PM

zippychick wrote: »

fran, do let us know how that pesto goes! I've not tried it myself but i'm loving the idea!

Some sort of salsa would be another use.

Zippychick, this was fabulous I will probably do this again,
Couldn't find pine nuts but I KNOW I have some somewhere, anyway used a few walnuts instead.
The wizzy thing complained when I forgot to pit the olives :rolleyes: it gets kinda antsy like that, and of course in keeping with this thread I also used about three pringy-sprouty cloves of garlic.

I made quiet a lot and put some in the fridge for the boys to take to school, but heard them argueing this morning because one of them had polished of BOTH lots for supper.

samanthaneww2d · 23 October 2009 at 7:15PM

had done so well with using up my stuff and not shopping then popped to asda to get some xmas presentsfor my nephew and two fleece throws to sew to my bedroom curtains as they are so thin( really good tip from whoever the original poster on this board was they look brill) but kind of made a few bad decisions and spent £90 ( although did buy four xmas presents including a bottle of glenfiddich for dad) i thought it necessary to buy a litre of gin and a litre of vodka whilst they were on offer at £10 each as we always buy this at xmas but can't really explain my other buys I am a compulsive hoarder and should not be let loose in a shop so back to square one again

thanks for all these fab ideas

note to self - must try harder

lynzpower · 23 October 2009 at 7:28PM

Hi

Back up to the poster who asked about using the evap milk in the same way as condensed, the answer is yes- but its tricky.

Basically you need to boil the tin in a pan of boiling water for ages ( sorry cant really remember- theres a reason I only did this the once!)

Then after the requisite amount of time. You have to fish it out, and manage to open the tin and pour out the contents- quickly because it will set, and not suitalble for the recipe, you also want to be careful it doesnt burn either. Dont get the contents or the tin on your hands or forearms is will KILL.

Cover your surfaces as it can be rather difficult to clean off if left to set

Hope you have better luck with it than I did

Im going for the moroccan chicken & chickpeas and cous cous
and going to make a banana cheesecake with some bananas on their way out.

Managed to find a choc sauce recipe on the internet for with it, we have had a dark bar of choc sat in the cupboard its just too bitter for us, been there months :eek:

tori.k · 23 October 2009 at 10:33PM

Thanks Lynzpower, will bear that in mind next time, didnt have to worry about using it up as hubby opened it and drowned the left over crumble.
Ive just got all excited as its half term i will come in well under budget, as i find the pack lunches for 3 teenage boys is the killer in my budget, this week i will make a big pan of veg soup and they can work their way thru the pile of super noodles for lunch, im looking forward to next week

patchwork_cat · 24 October 2009 at 10:56AM

NualaBuala wrote: »

Since I already spent €7.90 on my challenge, I've got €2.10 for next week - I might buy buttermilk to make soda bread. All this talk of baking is making fancy some! And I might slip a few Twinks in the oven at the same time:p

Buttermilk is quite hard to find around me, hit and miss. So I use milk with lemon juice as an alternative. Not sure how much buttermilk is likely to be locally to you, but if it is more than milk and you have lemon, then hey presto. http://frugalliving.about.com/od/condimentsandspices/r/Buttermilk_Sub.htm

Lynz - what Morroccan chicken recipe are you using? I have the Tagine book, but it doesn't have many chicken recipes.

LizzieB · 24 October 2009 at 11:14AM

Hello everyone, hope all are well. Thought you might like to see this. I hang my head in shame at what I have hoarded whilst OH has been out of work

1 bag flavoured TVP chunks
½ bag unflavoured TVP chunks
1 bag chickpeas
1 bag continental lentils
1 bag tricolour pasta
1 and a bit bags of soup pasta
3 ½ bags white rice
carton soya milk
6 tins potatoes
4 tins tomatoes
13 tins spaghetti
29 tins beans
1 packet mash
1 tin spaghetti hoops
2 jars pasta sauce
8 jars curry sauce
2 jars chicken casserole sauce
2 jars steak and ale sauce
4 tins sardines with lemon
5 tins tuna
1 tin pilchards in brine
2 tins pilchards in tomato sauce
1 tin mackarel in tomato sauce
3 tins sardines in tomato sauce
1 tin pressed roe
1 tin cod roe
1 large tin pink salmon
1 box cornflakes
1 pasta in sauce packet
1 beef savoury rice
5 blocks assorted noodles
1 bag polenta
½ bag quinoa
½ bag barley flakes
½ box dried peas
2 bags white beans
3 passata
1 tube puree
2 large blocks plain chocolate
1 packet tomato wraps
1 packet plain wraps
bag of almonds
1 pouch yellow Thai curry sauce
1 jar hot dogs
1 jar olives
liquid chicken and beef stock
2 tubs chilli and garlic breadcrumbs
1 ½ boxes dried onions
1 box dried vegetables
1 tin baked beans and sausages
1 tin peas
1 tin carrots
2 tins sweetcorn
1 tin green beans
1 tin tomato soup
1 tin minestrone soup
1 tin 3 bean soup
1 tin carrot, bean and quinoa soup
2 tins rice pudding
2 tins grapefruit
2 tins pineapple
1 tin pears
1 tin prunes
1 tin apricots
3kg bread flour
Various condiments, pickles, herbs, spices and baking stuff etc
4 packets blancmange
2 packets custard
3 sachets spicy couscous
part bags split peas and red lentils
Naan bread mix
2 boxes sage and onion stuffing
1 chow mein sauce
1 peking lemon sauce
1 pepper steak coating mix
1 nacho cheese wedges mix
3 lasagne mixes
1 spag bol mix
1 parsley sauce mix
1 hollandaise sauce mix
1 bag pearl barley
1 box pizza dough mix
9 sachets yeast

LizzieB · 24 October 2009 at 11:23AM

Tori.K, if your guinea fowl is still on the carcass you could make quite a 'poshy leftover' dinner. Strip most of the meat and use the carcass for some kind of game (i.e. posh chicken, c**k-a-leekie type) soup and then perhaps follow with a simple terrine or pate with homemade crusty bread or homemade crackers/oatcakes?

taplady · 24 October 2009 at 1:04PM

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Not really a recipe - it's made up I've chopped the squash into 8, taken the seeds out (dried to use in HG granola ) and roasted it with some olive oil and nutmeg until soft. I then remove the skin and discard that. I then layer the lasagne sheets with spinach, squash and bechamel sauce. Cover with cheese and bake until cooked through.

Even my carnivourous DS empties his plate for this one :T

Enjoy, Penny. x

that sounds yummy PenPen:T I'm going too give it a go! - you did say frozen spinach didn't you if I remember rightly?

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