Help with out of date food

recovering_spendaholic

I broke my wrist on Saturday and since then yhe kids have either eaten out or had very easy toast type food, and some fresh fruit, and I haven't fancied much. I have now got sorted with a lightweight cast on and am able to do a bit more, but I had lots of food in when I fell and now have the following stuff which is at, or just past, its sell by date and I really don't want to throw it out:

2 tubs of plain langley farm cottage cheese (date of 21 July)
4 vanilla activia yoghurts (date 25 July)
4 WW yoghurts (25 July)
6 eggs (26 July)
225g piece of sirloin steak (previously frozen and defrosted on Saturday)
mushrooms (a bit sad looking)
2 tubs of cheese and chive dip (24 July)
punnet strawberries (22 July)
2 bulbs of fennel (starting to look a bit iffy)
tub double cream (25 July)
carton of defrosted whipped cream


I also have lots of storecupboard ingredients, tinned toms, beans, milk, margarine, cheese, pasta etc.

i thought I might make a yorkshire curd tart with the cottage cheese, but have NO clue where to start and if you can use cottage instead of curd cheese.

Other than that I don't know what to make - money is tight and I don't want to chuck stuff out! Anyone got any ideas?

newlywed

How about a quiche with the mushrooms, eggs and bit of cream?

Steak and creamy mushroom sauce?

The eggs will probably be ok after 26th as it's usually only a BBE not a useby -there is a bowl of water test you can do to see if they are off or not.


Hope your wrist mends soon

Mudbath

Sorry i've not got any advice about the food but wanted to send my best wishes for a speedy recovery. Hope you're not in too much pain! I broke mine back in March so I really feel for you xx

keld

The sell by date's just for stock control and isn't the same as a use by date. Even the best before date doesn't mean you can't eat it, just that it will be past its prime. I'm sure Martin has a guide on the terms somewhere. Unfortunately I'm no good with menu ideas (DH does the cooking:D), but I'm sure there's a thread where you type in your ingredients and out pops a receipe. Maybe a more dedicated OSMS will be able to point them out.:o

We often eat food at or past its sell by date and often veggies just need peeling and we're still going strong.

Good luck with the wrist.

pigpen

strawberries and cream for dessert!!

a quiche... I hate them but it would use up the eggs

OR.. omelettes.. mushroom or cheese.

pancakes with cottage cheese or yoghurt