November 2008 Grocery Challenge

MRSMCAWBER

Hi purple skies

I soak my fruit and feed my cakes in -Port, brandy, rum, kirsch and anything else I can get my hands on -but always at least the 1st 4 ..hick.... kirsch/cherry brandy is yummy in there.. so you can soak it in something else other than brandy

gilly1964

PurpleSkies wrote: »

Quick Q about Christmas cakes! I'm planning on making one soon then feeding it with alcohol before xmas but I'm not really a big fan of brandy and was wondering if anyone could recommend a substitute alcohol. Does it only really work with brandy or could I use any other kind?

Sorry to post this here but I asked in the christmas cake thread and didn't get a reply so I was hoping I'd have more luck here!

Also to get back on topic, I've managed to survive over a week without heading to the shops but think I've stretched it as far as I can since I ran out of milk this morning and the fridge is looking very bare! Just about to write up a list and this time I'm sticking to it!

I don't eat Christmas Cake so don't really know what tastes best. I can tell you hoewever that my friend makes my OH one every year just for him and she always puts Port, Sherry and Brandy in.

And Rum - I forgot the Rum.

HTH
Gilly

ifonlyitwaseasier

Okay, ideas are in red, hth

gilly1964 wrote: »

Well I have finally completed my freezer and cupboard inventory.

Come on folks - some new ideas please for my meal plean

Freezer
Meat/Poultry
Beef Joint 1 roast and then slice for sandwiches
Minced Beef 1½ lbs meatballs, chilli, sheperds pies, cottage pie, spag bol, lasagne, burritos
Stewing Steak 1lb stews, pies, slow cooked in gravy
Pork Joint 1 roast then sliced for sandwiches
Pork Loin Steaks 6 served with chips and fried eggs/pineapple, sliced up marinaded in soy sauce and sliced spring onions and fried, served with egg fried rice (works well with beef too)
Whole Chicken 1 roast, then stir fry, soup, stock, pie,
Chicken Breast 8 kievs, chicken casserole, fajitas
Chicken Chargrills 2 serve with mash,

Fish/Seafood
Haddock 1 bag fish pie with a mix of the fish below
Cod ½ bag
Haddock in batter 4 pieces
Salmon fillets 4
Mussels in Garlic Butter 1 bag
Half shell mussels 1 box in a white wine and shallot sauce
Lobster 1 nomnomnom, no recipes but nomnomnom
Raw King Prawns 1 bag add to fish pie, curry, fried rice, marinade in sweet chilli sauce and fry
Prawns 1 bag same as above
Thai Tuna 2 pieces served with rice and steamed asian veggies
Meditteranean Cod 2 pieces
Garlic Crust Salmon 1 piece

Non Meat
Quorn Mince 2 bags add to mince recipes
Quorn Fillets 1½ bags stir fry, fajitas
Quorn Sausages 6 fake toad in the hole, sos & mash & onion gravy

Vegetables
Casserole Mix 1 bag add to chicken casserole, make soup
Green Beans ½ bag add to chicken casserole, make soup
Spinach ½ bag add to fish pie, use for sag aloo
Roasted Veg Mix ½ bag use with sos & mash, have with roasted joints

Bakery Goods
White Loaf 1 sandwichs!
White Rolls 4
Wraps 2 packs fajitas
Danish Pastries 6 nomnomnom
Cookies 8
Pizza Bases 2

Odds
Sausage Rolls 1 bag
Pizza - Ham & Pineapple 1
Pizza - Pepperoni 1
Freezer Surprises 12
Samosas and Onion Bhajis

Cupboards
Vegetables
Baked Beans 8 add to mince, have with saus and mash
Kidney Beans 9 add to chilli's
Chick Peas 1 make curry,
Tomatoes 9 add to mince, curries, make soup
Sweetcorn 5 sweetcorn fritters

Fish Tuna 10 fishcakes, pasta salad
Crab Meat 1 crabcakes
Red Salmon 2 fishcakes, pasta salad

Meat Corned Beef 1 corned beef hash!!!
Hot Dogs 2 hot dog casserole

Soups Tomato 2
Oxtail 1
Chick &Sweetcorn 2
Med Tomato 1


Fruit Apricots 2
Peach Slices 2
Pineapple Rings 1


Staples
Rice 1kg
Pasta Shells 1kg
Macaroni 500 gms
Lasagne Sheets ½ box
Plain Couscous 500 gms
Flavoured Couscous 2

Cook In Sauces
Korma 2
Tikka Masala 1
Rogan Josh 1
Creole Sauce 1
Fajita Mix Sachets 2

Condiments
Various Herbs/Spices
Mustard Powder
Olive Oil
Sunflower Oil
Spray Oil
Cider Vinegar
Balsamic Vinegar
Soy Sauce
Lemon Juice
Lazy Garlic
Tomato Puree 4

Baking
Most things

Then in the firdge are salad, fresh veg, mushrooms, cheese, butter, milk, eggs and fresh potatoes in their rack.

All ideas greatly appreciated to help me beat my target.
Gilly

OrkneyStar

gilly1964 wrote: »

Well I have finally completed my freezer and cupboard inventory.
Come on folks - some new ideas please for my meal plean
All ideas greatly appreciated to help me beat my target.
Gilly

Gilly, Try these links (Pink or Penny may suggest others!), as I don't want to repeat on here what is on other threads already.
**** Store cupboard challenge (lots of people post lists here, like you have on GC, and peeps come up with great ideas) **** BEST BET here!
Meal plans (a new one starts every week- there is 1 coming soon I expect as they normally start around now/thur)
Post no 2 on this thread, under the guidelines, has a lovely collection of links.
Not meaning to be cheeky but this is not the best thread to be asking for meal plans on I don't think. Good luck.
As for me not much to report, car needs more done so huge bill looming (its only a 53 plate too), not sure how much GC money we will have so trying to be frugal. Did get a massive bag of baking tatties on special offer (Half norm price), and BOGOF little stars yogs for DS, in the Scottish Coop.
x

gilly1964

ifonlyitwaseasier wrote: »

Okay, ideas are in red, hth

Thank you, although I am a bit worried about adding the quorn mince to the mice recipes

gilly1964

OrkneyStar wrote: »

Gilly, Try these links (Pink or Penny may suggest others!), as I don't want to repeat on here what is on other threads already.
Store cupboard challenge
Meal plans (a new one starts every week- there is 1 coming soon I expect as they normally start around now/thur)
Post no 2 on this thread, under the guidelines, has a lovely collection of links.
Not meaning to be cheeky but this is not the best thread to be asking for meal plans on I don't think. Good luck.
x

Thank you I found the store cupboard challenge after posting above so have posted there also.

ifonlyitwaseasier

oops, edited to not be disgusting

:rotfl:



OS - you are a tiny bit cheeky but i'll let you off!

OrkneyStar

gilly1964 wrote: »

Thank you I found the store cupboard challenge after posting above so have posted there also.

Great, that should give you some ideas. Be prepared to be surprised too .

gilly1964 wrote: »

Thank you, although I am a bit worried about adding the quorn mince to the mice recipes

I don't fancy quorn and mice either :eek: (sorry IOIWE I know it was a typo!- hmmm and you've edited it too!) tee hee.
:wave:

MRSMCAWBER

Well IOIWE..

if you left the mice in -it would make very nice "bubble n SQUEAK" :rotfl: -Ok Im going now


On topic -huby is nipping me to ALDI when he gets in -only NEED fruit, milk yoghurts n coffee -so shouldn't be tto bad

tirlittan

I'm getting paid on the 15th. Would be easier to budget for food on the same time scale. Is anyone else doing it like this?I did October normally as I only got my first pay on 15/9. But now I'd like to change. How do I do this,when should I start and which monthly challenge to join?Thanks for help.