I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

It is nice Tracey and makes a change.
Thanks for reminding me, I panicked when I saw your post as I just remembered I bought some gammon steaks and bacon from Lidl and put in fridge in garage over Xmas to create space. Just checked and Feb date, so all is well and I'll have Viking gammon on Wednesday with roast veg.

Nearly a NSD, popped into Sainsbury's to maybe get some bread reduced, but was too late. Anyway, noticed they were reducing their mixed nuts (basic ones) from £2 to 60p and took the last packet. Scanned at till at only 10p!!!! Pity there wasn't any more as the birds would have got a special treat, probably donate these to the birds anyway. Nothing else, though they had loads and loads of cartons of brandy butter for 10p.

Bacon, eggs and mushrooms for breakfast tomorrow as hubby's off in morning and I'll bake some part-baked rolls. Possibly pizza later with wedgers. I should really not put anything else in freezers for a week or two and save pennies..............we'll see. I've got 3 packs of fish fingers and I'll have some this week, hubby can have kippers or smoked cod. Only bought the fish fingers because of coupons!!!

Lynsey

Lynsey - that viking gammon sounds good!!

lynnysinger - I will have a go at the drop scones, but I think I will do them for breakfast, as I often struggle to find stuff that they will eat and I bet they would find them quite a novelty.

I made chilli and I have got soooooo much of it!! There was only 300g of mince but I added carrot, celery, onions, tomatoes and kidney beans and it made loads. It was lovely tasting and I don't know whether to freeze it or eat it again tomorrow.

DD1 had corned beef hash, so I have half a can of that left for the sandwiches tomorrow.

After the meal tonight I offered apple pie or crumble but that was not what they wanted. I made up a sachet of Carnation rice pudding which I got BOGOF before Christmas and I have to say it was one of the most disgusting things I have ever tried. I don't like to throw food away but that went into the bin! DD2 has just made herself a ham sandwich because she said that she was starving because I haven't got any food (or rather cr*p) in!!

Looks like it will be NSD tomorrow too so I have got a loaf in the breadmaker for butties for lunch and I microwaved too many potatoes for the hash tonight so I will make wedges with them for tea tomorrow with something out of the freezer.

Kirri wrote: »

Ooh, how do you make butter? I don't have any cream but I'm intrigued!

I bought 7 600ml tubs of cream, each reduced to 17p in Tesco. I whipped the cream (in batches as my bowl wasn't big enough for all at once) until the cream separated into buttermilk and butter - it happens all at once after you've whipped for a while (about 4 - 5 minutes) you need to put a tea towel over the bowl when it starts to separate or the buttermilk with splatter everywhere! Then I turned the butter into a collander in the sink to drain the buttermilk and then ran the cold tap over the butter and really washed it well, mixing with my hands to make sure that I washed all the buttermilk out (it goes rancid quickly if you don't wash it). Then I put it back in the (washed out) bowl and added a bit of salt and then made it into blocks about the same size as half a pound of butter and wrapped each one in baking paper, put this in a freezer bag and froze it. I got about 10 blocks of butter from my tubs, but I only used 6 as I made whipped cream out of one and froze that. Cost me £1.02 for the butter and it tastes lovely - works out at just over 10p a pack!! It's a bit messy but worth it if you can get reduced cream!

recovering_spendaholic wrote: »

I bought 7 600ml tubs of cream, each reduced to 17p in Tesco. I whipped the cream (in batches as my bowl wasn't big enough for all at once) until the cream separated into buttermilk and butter - it happens all at once after you've whipped for a while (about 4 - 5 minutes) you need to put a tea towel over the bowl when it starts to separate or the buttermilk with splatter everywhere! Then I turned the butter into a collander in the sink to drain the buttermilk and then ran the cold tap over the butter and really washed it well, mixing with my hands to make sure that I washed all the buttermilk out (it goes rancid quickly if you don't wash it). Then I put it back in the (washed out) bowl and added a bit of salt and then made it into blocks about the same size as half a pound of butter and wrapped each one in baking paper, put this in a freezer bag and froze it. I got about 10 blocks of butter from my tubs, but I only used 6 as I made whipped cream out of one and froze that. Cost me £1.02 for the butter and it tastes lovely - works out at just over 10p a pack!! It's a bit messy but worth it if you can get reduced cream!

I never knew you could do that with cream! Thanks for explanation, I shall investigate further, it sounds quite hard work though!! Is the buttermilk useable too or is that literally all washed away in the process?