Store cupboard challenge

Penelope_Penguin

Drea wrote: »

I've just had it with some rice, and it was tasty

I would have just popped that chicken in the bin and never thought to use what I did together so I'm quite chuffed

Well done :beer: I'll add this to the existing storecupboard challenge thread

Penny. x

BigMummaF

Bit of a triumph--well----I think so
I did a diddly brisket joint in the slow cooker with some chunks of carrot, swede & parsnip on Saturday & the meat is sliced up to make sarnies. I put the resultant 'gravy' & veg in a saucepan yesterday on a simmer & mashed up a bit for Pup's dinner--clean plate there :T & have to say it smelled good! Could just imagine a few fluffy dumplings & wodge of taiter to make a stoo for me
Also, the chicken carcass was bubbled SIZE=1]in the veggie water from Saturday's dinner[/SIZE & any meat stripped. Literally a little bit of carrot, swede, spud, parsnip & leek later, along with a bit of cornflour & WOW!!:shocked: WHAT A SOUP!!! Full 2pts too!! Had hoped the offspring would like the taste as much as I do but hey---just means more for me :j
Before finding OS & the wonderful exchange of support, I would have thrown 98% of that stuff away without a second thought.
Oi:smileyhea ewe giez [enter eye-bulging mega-hugz here ]

Olliebeak

Time for another update .

Meat
1 x 1.5lbs Pork Roasting Joint( whoopsied)
1 Tray Bacon Ribs
1 Ham shank
6 butchers quarter pounder beefburgers
2 butchers quarter pounder minted lamb burgers
1 chicken leg quarter
1 x 1/2lb pork mince
1 pack of diced turkey thigh
1 turkey drumstick
1 x 28day matured beef rib joint (2.5lbs) (whoopsied)
1/2lb fillet steak (whoopsied)
2 x 250g packs of turkey mince (whoopsied)
1 organic boned leg of pork (whoopsied)

Fish
1 marlin steak (whoopsied)
2 portions breaded cod
1 pack x 2 - cod, prawn and pancetta fishcakes (whoopsied)
1 x 2 smoked haddock fishcakes (whoopsied)
1 x 2 alaskan salmon fishcakes (whoopsied)

Soups
1 x 1kg tub HM potato and leek
1 x 1kg tub HM carrot and butterbean
1 tub chicken&veg soup
1 tub Asda tomato and chilli beef soup (whoopsied)
Added
1 x 1kg tub HM Spicy Parsnip soup

Vegetables
1.5 lbs leeks
2.5 lbs carrot and swede
1.5 lbs sliced carrot1lb sliced carrots
1.5 lbs chopped onions
4.5 lbs parsnips :eek:
1 1/2 bags mixed peppers
1/2lb sprouts
1 bag sweetcorn
1 bag green beans
1lb sliced courgettes
1.5 lbs of sliced leeks
1lb sliced leeks
4lbs chopped onions
1.5 lbs broccoli
1/2lb cauli
1/2 savoy cabbage

Potato Products
1/2 bag of hash browns
1 bag roasties
1/2 bag roasties
1 bag frying chips - bought by mistake
1 bag spicy wedges

Bready stuff
1 pack crumpets
1 large garlic and coriander naan bread
1 very large ham and p/apple pizza (cut into 2 halves)
1 child size tomato and cheese pizza
10 soft tortillas
1 bag of 8 yorkshire puddings
extra strong garlic bread (whoopsied)
2 tear and share garlic bread (whoopsied)


Odds and Sods
1 tub korma sauce
6 small bhajis and 6 small vegetable samosas
3 toddler portions of scouse
2 tubs liver and onion gravy
1.5lbs apple sauce
4 ozs whole garlic cloves
1pt HM chicken stock

HM Ready Meals (added 27.11.08)
6 x Individual Sausage Casseroles
2 x Double Beef Chilli
4 x Individual Beef Chilli



It's getting there - slow but sure .

D&DD

Ollie is your list growing ??

I was being so good this week but found a load of Lock'n'lock tubs knocked down in Debenhams and Woolies.. so since I tidied up my storecupboard it looked a bit too empty for my liking..*I've only done a little order..honest*:o :shhh: :A

Olliebeak

D&DD wrote: »

Ollie is your list growing ??

I was being so good this week but found a load of Lock'n'lock tubs knocked down in Debenhams and Woolies.. so since I tidied up my storecupboard it looked a bit too empty for my liking..*I've only done a little order..honest*:o :shhh: :A

Hi D&DD - erm w-e-e-lll, erm I've sort of taken some stuff out and made things with it and re-organised :rolleyes: - it's looking better, honest !

The chicken carcasses (plus the one off the chicken that was in there) are now simmering away in the slow cooker for more chicken stock. Don't know whether to make soup with it or to just freeze as stock. Probably just leave it as stock and re-freeze - will come in handy for casseroles around Christmas to use up any left-over turkey.

The poor cat will be tormented by the smell of the carcasses all night lol!

D&DD

lol my poor cats are the same when the bones go in there :rotfl:
I never used the SC to make stock until a couple of months ago,doesn't it come out lovely?!! I was so pleased I always do it in there now.

Olliebeak

The real torment is when I cook a ham shank in the SC all night - he whines at the bedroom door to make me get up the next morning .

D&DD

Olliebeak wrote: »

The real torment is when I cook a ham shank in the SC all night - he whines at the bedroom door to make me get up the next morning .

:rotfl: :rotfl:

oh bless mind you it's torture for me too when something's cooking in there..it all smells so lovely!

My boycat is permanently sat by his bowl in the kitchen anyway..he's such a gannet!!

I discovered some cooking bacon frozen solid in one large clump today I plan to do some bacon and leek puddings tomorrow for freezing but wondered if theres something I can do in the slowcooker flavoured with a bit of bacon,any ideas??

Olliebeak

Not sure about bacon and leek in the SC - I suppose it would depend on how much bacon and how big your SC is.

Bacon and leeks sounds good to me though - I think I would be looking at one of those potato layer bake dishes (the kind you do in a casserole dish in the oven) and including some cheese in there - mmmmmmm :drool:.

D&DD

ok now I'm sitting here dribbling too :rotfl:

The bacon and leek are fried up with chopped carrots in the pan for mini suet puds which I half steam then freeze,this'll probably only use half the bacon so I'm guessing I'll have the equivalent of about 4 rashers (only its in a lump..) left.

mm what about bacon,leek,potato and cheesey layer bake slowcooker thingy that'll use up some of the bits I have knocking about too...until MrT arrives :rotfl: