OK guys I REALLY need your help to use this up

SmileyS_2

I have ust made a list of my fridge/frezer/ cubbard contents and would really love your help in making this last as long as possible,ideally to the end of the month.We have 2 adults,2 preteens and a child.I don't eat meat but normally eat whatever they have minus the meat :j We are off work and school so no need for packed lunch etc.Breakfast is weetabix/oat gronola/porrige/toast
I do have limited funds to buy bits and bobs but would like to use £20 max if at all possible.I refuse to buy any more food until this is used up and I can restock

Freezer..

Pack of 10 pork sausages
1 malt loaf
1 garlic baguette
1 medium size 4 chesse pizza
2 tuna steaks
8 finger rolls
Southern Fried chicken steaks x 4
2 x packs of mince steak
Pack of 12 cumberland sausage
1/2 bag of chopped onions
1/2 bag of frozen chips
bag of chopped garlic
2 x carrott and onion burgers
2 x hot and spicey beef burgers
1/2 bag of continental lentils
6 finger rolls
6 large white pittas
Bag of cauli and brocli
Bag of sprouts
6 large wholemeal pitta
2 veggie burgers
pack of short crust pastry
2 x chinese turkey steaks
Bag of mini corn on the cob
Bag of diced swede
Bag of carrots
leg of lamb

Cubards...

Dried onions x 3
oastcakes
damerara sugar
dried country veg mix
Self raising/plain/wholemeal flours (lots of)
caster sugar
1/4 pack of yellow split peas
1/4 pack of red lentils
Tikka masala jar
Hoi-Sin sauce jar x 3
Jalfrezi jar
plain cous cous
semolina powder
pack croutons
pack egg noodles
tin coconut milk
tin of mandarins
oxo cubes veg/lamb
rivita
tin of peas
tin of weight watchers soup
chicken/beef gravy granules
minced ginger
soy sauce
tine chopped tomato
2 x chicken savory rice
2 x egg fried savory rice
1 x curried savory rice
1 x cheese and ham pasta and sauce
2 x tins of mixed beans salad
pepper sauce packet mix
chilli and garlic stir fry sauce
ikea gravy style sauce
Angel delight x 5
Plenty of herbs/spices
plenty of honey/syrup/tom and brown sauce/sweet chilli sauce etc

Also edited to say I also have 22 mini pork sausages,matesons hot doggy garlic sausage thingy,plenty of milk and 6 packs of hovis bread mix!

Please can anyone help with suggestions of menu plans I can do please?

Many Thanks
:T
SS x

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there.... right I'm seeing:-

• plain flour -make tortillas (really easy ) and fill with southern chicken, salad etc,
• shepherds pie
• savoury meat roll -using about 4oz mince and a couple of sausages
• toad in the hole
• sausage casserole
• meatballs -either on pasta, or in wraps, pittas
• hm pizza
• "chinese" using noodles with veggies and hoisin sauce and the 2 chinese steaks cut into strips
• roast lamb dinner -using leftover lamb to then make a pie with the pack of pastry n veggies
• use the pizza, garlic bread, chips, mini corn and salad to make a "takeaway" meal -also great for getting rid of bits n bobs

theres a few to be getting on with..;) if you are stuck for any recipe let me know and i will help where i can

Mellika

Hi, just wanted to say when I need to use up my fridge/freezer/storecupboard stuff, I start by picking out the main part of the meal (in my house usually the meat) and then whatever I need to accompany it (veg, potatoes, pasta), and plan my meals like that until it's all been used up. HTH xx

SmileyS_2

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Hi there.... right I'm seeing:-

• plain flour -make tortillas (really easy ) and fill with southern chicken, salad etc,
• shepherds pie
• savoury meat roll -using about 4oz mince and a couple of sausages
• toad in the hole
• sausage casserole
• meatballs -either on pasta, or in wraps, pittas
• hm pizza
• "chinese" using noodles with veggies and hoisin sauce and the 2 chinese steaks cut into strips
• roast lamb dinner -using leftover lamb to then make a pie with the pack of pastry n veggies
• use the pizza, garlic bread, chips, mini corn and salad to make a "takeaway" meal -also great for getting rid of bits n bobs

theres a few to be getting on with..;) if you are stuck for any recipe let me know and i will help where i can

Ohhh I would love a recipe for tortillas and savory meat rool if poss please?

mineallmine

For starters/main course, how about:

--- carrot/swede/onion soup


For afters, you could make/have:

--- some pancakes with honey/syrup/tinned mandarines (here's a recipe - http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/basilpancakswithsuga_66226.shtml )

--- oatcakes, warmed, served with syrup

--- a trifle of sorts, using the mandarines (drained) topped off with angel delight

--- cookies using the semolina (found this recipe, which you could tailor: http://www.aspoonfulofsugar.net/blog/2008/01/lemony_semolina_cookies_1.html)

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there

Here you go:-

I will give you the general idea..as there is no such thing as a recipe :rotfl: and you can alter to suit what your family like...

SAVOURY MEAT ROLL

1. MASHED POTATO -great for using leftover
2. ONIONS, SLICED AND MICROWAVED
3. 4OZ RAW MINCE -can use left over joint (blitzed in processor)
4. 1 RAW SAUSAGE -SKINNED

Basically mix all the above plus seasoning-its best to use your hands so that everything is distributed right through..
leave to go cold -so the pastry will be easier to handle (the amount of pastry you need will depend on how much filling you make)
roll out short crust pastry into a long rectangle (flaky/puff just doesn't seem right with this)
spread filling over and roll like a swiss roll -place on baking sheet and whack in oven (about 190)until golden and hot right through -best served with HM mushy peas and gravy

It really is a tasty meal -using little meat..the pastry on the inside absorbs loads of flavour too
As i say you can alter it to suit..
mashed potato and swede, carrots etc.. and if you wanted you can add more meat -but to be honest it doesn't need it
and of course you could make it into a pie/pasties if the roll is a bit much to handle:rotfl:
hope that helps someone..we love it and its a good old fashioned meal that my mum learnt as a child during the war :T

CHEWY SOFT FLOUR TORTILLA
2 CUPS PLAIN FLOUR about 300g
1 ½ TSP BAKING POWDER
1TSP SALT
2TSP VEG OIL
¾ CUP WARM MILK -180ml

Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl
Whisk milk, oil and salt
Pour into flour -stirring to mix
Once mixed -turned out onto a lightly floured worktop and knead for 2 mins
Cover and leave for 15 mins -it won’t rise but needs to relax
Cut into 8 balls (approx 50g each)
Cover and leave to relax for 10 mins
Roll each one out into a round -approx 8”
Heat a heavy frying pan (preferably cast iron)
Drop in one tortilla and turn after about 2 mins -the surface should bubble -press down with a teatowel (watch you don't steam your fingers )
Place inside a dry tea towel to keep warm whilst you cook the rest
You can freeze the balls of dough -but they will be a little stickier once defrosted -but as a bonus they roll out bigger too

angie_baby

Mrs M,

Can you frezze the tortilla once cooked in the frezzer??? Im thinking they would be great for DS lunches and it would save me buying them.

Thanks

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there

Yes you can freeze them, they will be fine for packed lunches as you will leave them cold, but you have to be careful if warming them back up -so they don't dry out...

mummysaver

Mrs M's tortilla wraps are absolutely fab, had them last night, delicious!

SmileyS_2

hello,
I am getting no inspiration what so ever from this lot,I have hit a whole time low with cooking /budgeting and my brain just won't function!
I need to make this lot last as long as possible,ideally to the end of the month.I have a limited budget to get extras,say about £40.I am trying to feed 2 x Adults ,a teenager and 2 children.One person is veggie!
I will list my cupboard and freezer contents and ANY help would be appreciated.I love reading the boards and think some people have so much help its untrue!

Freezer......................

6 veg kebabs
Bag of sprouts x 2
Bag on onions
Bag of broccoli
Bag of spinach
Bag of corn on the cob
1/2 bag of swede
8 hotdog rolls
2 packets of Chinese marinated chicken drumsticks
4 x potions of battered fish
4 organic beef burgers
Broccoli mornay
1/2 packet of onion rings
6 thick pork sausages
14 mini sausages
3/4 pack of stir fry veg
Steak
2 x carrot and onion burgers
3/4 pack of chopped garlic
2 hot and spicy beef burgers
2 veg burgers
2 garlic breads
4 banoffi individual desserts
2 mandarin individual deserts

Cupboard contents........................

3 tins of tuna
oxo cubes(beef,chicken,lamb,veg..lots of)
Chopped red chillies
Spaghetti hoops x 2
Hoi Sin Sauce (jar of)
Chick peas (tin of)
2 tins of mixed beans salad
gelatine
custard (tin of)
Coconut milk (tin of)
Mandarins
Beans sprouts
2 tins of value curry sauce
2 tins of tomatos
3 tins of tomato soup
bag of pasta
2 packs of straight to wok noodles
packet of dried noodles
1 portion of rice
icing suger(lots of)
cornflour
2 packets of chicken savoury rice
bread sauce mix
pepper sauce mix
Ikea cream sauce
3 packets of chocolate angel delight
1 packet of butterscotch angel delight
sweet chilli stir fry sauce
Red thai stir fry sauce
tomato salsa
chopped ginger
jalapeno peppers
1/2 bag of red lentils
1/2 bag of yellow split peas
lasagne sheets (lots of)
3 packets of dried onions
flour/baking powder (lots of)
6 packets of bread mix
matersons sausage
Jalfrezi in a jar
lots of herb/spices/chilli etc

Well done if you got this far LOL
Out of this lot I can see...

Fish,chips and curry sauce (value curry sauce)
Macaoni cheese with matersons sausage
steak,chips and pepper sauce
Would love some sort of spinach lasagne but wouldn't know where to start!

Any help on this would be VERY much appreciated
SS x

sunflower76

I'd say get a big sack of potatoes with the money you have as you can then fill out loads of meals with HM chips, wedges, mash etc. I've put some more ideas below.

4 organic beef burgers, 1 veg burger, Vegetables , Potatoes, Gravy

Toad in the hole using 4 thick pork sausages with veg, spuds and gravy with 1 veg burger for the V

Use the 14 mini sausages, a handfull of onions, a tin of toms and a tin of mixed beans to make a sausage and bean hotpot. You could do the sauce seperately and serve with one veg kebab for the V

3/4 pack of stir fry veg and the Steak chopped into slices to make a stir fry with your noodles. Cook the veg seperately to the meat for the V

1 x carrot and onion burgers, 2 Thick Pork Sausages, 2 hot and spicy beef burgers with hm chips or wedges and some baked beans

5 veg kebabs with savory rice

Tomato soup with bread rolls

Pasta, with tuna, onions, tin tomoatoes

Veg curry usign your curry sauce with rice or even pasta

Jacket spuds with tinned spag / tuna

Battered fish and HM chips with 1 x carrot and onion burger for V

Chinese marinated chicken drumsticks with chilli, garlic and ginger noodles. Broccoli mornay for the V

Serve bread or garlic bread with everything.