Store cupboard challenge

thg

• Frozen smoked salmon from xmas
• Frozen peas (1 cup)
• Frozen broad beans (1 cup)
• Rice (1 cup)
• Grated raw beetroot (grown on my window ledge)

The first place I'd usually go with smoked salmon is a bagel or even a pasta dish with cream. However none available so I raided the freezer!

Boil the rice for 10 mins in plenty of water > drain > add frozen peas/broad beans to the same pan with hot water from the kettle > put the now drained rice still in its little colander (mine fits neatly over the pan) over the pan and cover with foil (this is how to get fluffy rice) on a low heat. (Also your only using one pan hob which is good for moneysaving on gas and time saving on washing :cool:) > give it 10 mins then turn off the heat and mix the drained greens with the rice and allow to cool > make a dressing of honey, olive oil, black pepper and lemon juice and add to rice mix > grate in raw beetroot and place the smoked salmon on top with little twirls = lovely cold smoked salmon rice salad.

Great thread.

highland_fling_2

hi everyone
firsttime posting on this thread. Just finished first GC and I am also attempting store cupboard challenge this month. Found all sorts when I emptied cupboards and completed inventory. Found bottle of oil infused with garlic and rosemary. Didn't even know I had it but last night I cut potatoes into small cubes, tossed them in afore mentioned oil and cooked them in oven at same time as chicken pieces. They were delicious and I certainly will have no problem using up the rest of the oil during this month. Looking forward to trying out new recipes and using up things that have been lurking in the back of the cupboards and freezer.
Thanks to everyone for support and very useful tips and info.
Hope you all have a Happy and Healthy New Year.:A

fedupandskint

Happy New Year to everyone here

I've done my shopping as part of Jan Grocery Challenge and have worked out this will last me a minimum of 14 days and I think it will last another 7 days after that with only milk/fruit/bit of veg to buy at the most

Here we go with the storecupboard challenge for me for 14-21 days! Lets see how long I can last!!!!:rotfl:

I bring the challenge on to me to stop me buying food frivolously and none stop. I pledge myself to the challenge and stick to my meal plans for the next 14 days and then plan another 7 with what is left.

Off we go on another challenge to help me change my spending habits, thanks to all for the support on this thread and the ideas for meals are great too!:T

Ches

yesterday I made toad int he hole with sausages from the freezer and other ingredients from storecupboard. Potatoes, broccoli and 1/2 cauliflower. Leftover trifle for pudding. Breakfast (OH only. I have toast) today was sausages I didn't use last night, fried potatoes and eggs. Tonight is the rest of the gammon, baked potatoes, tomatoes and pickles. Everything in store so nothing to buy. The other 1/2 of the cauli I will use to make a cauliflower cheese tomorrow as I have plenty of cheese in fridge.

Had the last of the Christmas pud and cream for pudding tonight.

searching_me

right i went through my cupboards and freezer and after throwing out alot of off stuff i was left with random items i havent got a clue what to do with and wondered if you lovelys could help me ... so heres the list:
country soup mix
6 tins of chop tomatoes
bag of frozen chickpeas
bag of frozen kindey beans
box of frozen sliced fresh peppers
lots of stock
mixed herds
ground mixed spice
ground cinimmon
suet
think thats about it:p ... any ideas? x

mummysaver

Hi there!

I've just throw a pile of carrots and potatoes in the slow cooker with kidney beans, chickpeas, pulses (use some of the country soup mix) and toms, stock, herbs and harissa - will serve it tonight with couscous.

The soup mix can easily be turned into soup! Add a couple of onions, a couple of potatoes and any old veg that needs using up, throw in the soup mix, a stock cube, water and cook for a couple of hours, or pop in a slow cooker. Serve chunky or blitz with the blender. Makes a really filling meal with crusty bread.

Chickpeas can be pureed or mashed with onion, garlic, a bit of oil and turned into hummous, add tahini paste or fresh coriander if you have it as well, but it isn't necessary.

Kidney beans can also be blitzed and used as a spread or dip, flavoured with garlic and herbs, onion and a bit of oil.

The peppers could be cooked slowly with tomatoes and served as a sort of ratatouille, or cook the peppers and toms in a frying pan, add chilli, make four wells and crack in some eggs, put a lid on the pan and cook until the eggs are set - or you can stir the eggs in so they are sort of scrambled. This is a breakfast dish, can't remember it's name though, but I've eaten it in North Africa, Spain and South America!

Suet, make some dumplings according to the recipe on the pack, flavour with some of the herbs and serve with the stew above! Or make up as per the dumpling mix and roll out and use as a pastry style topping for a pie, the underneath tastes like dumplings and the top goes nice and crispy like pastry! Great with a meat and gravy pie - sort of like a cuttable stew then!

Mixed spice and cinnamon can be added to muffins or biscuits, gives them a lovely Easter sort of flavour.

Cinnamon can also be mixed with mashed banana, spread on toast and flashed under the grill as a yummy snack! Smells lovely too!

The stew, soup, hummous, kidney bean paste and any muffins or biscuits can all be frozen if you make too many or too much, or want to stock your freezer.

Hope the above helps!

searching_me

wow can you come live with me? :rotfl:.. if i dont have a slow cooker anything i can use instead? x

Pink.

searching_me wrote: »

wow can you come live with me? :rotfl:.. if i dont have a slow cooker anything i can use instead? x

Hi searching me,

You can cook it slowly on the hob or in a casserole dish (covered) in the oven.

I'll add your thread to the Store cupboard challenge to see if the regulars there have any more ideas.

Pink

searching_me

ok thanks x

turkolina

Well its taken me 3 days with 6 month DD to do the itinerary in the kitchen and i'm stunned by the amount of stuff I have. I thought that i would need £200 for me and hubby this month but Im determined that i won't even spend £100 and even less if possible.

What do you reckon this is the list of inside the kitchen.

KITCHEN CUPBOARDS
12 FULL BOXES OF STOCK CUBES
½ PACKET MUSCOVADO SUGAR
CASTER SUGAR
GRANULATED SUGAR
2 ½ BOXS ICING SUGAR
½ JAR HONEY
1 JAR GOLDEN SYRUP
½ BAG DRIED FRUIT
FULL BAG FLAKED ALMONDS
1 BOX REAL HONEY COMB
½ PACKET DRIED COCONUT
BIG JAR CHOCOLATE SPREAD
1 BOTTLE ROSE WATER
1 JAR DRIED CRANBERRIES
GLACE CHERRIES
2 BOTTLES WATER
3 PACKETS SPAGHETTI
2 PACKETS FARFALLE PASTA
2 PACKETS DITALI PASTA
3 PACKETS OF OTHER PASTA SHAPES
5 OPEN PACKETS OF DIFFERENT PASTA SHAPES
1 BOX PASSATA
1 BOX ARRABIATA PASSATA
2 LARGE PACKETS OF EGG NOODLES
FULL BAG SEMOLINA
FULL BAG BULGUR WHEAT
1 LARGE JAR OF SUMAK SPICE
1 LARGE JAR OF DRIED SAGE
1 LARGE JAR OF DRIED THYMME
1 LARGE JAR OF DRIED OREGANO
1 LARGE JAR OF DRIED PURPLE BASIL
1 LARGE JAR OF DRIED FENNEL SEEDS
1 LARGE JAR DRIED MINT
1 LARGE FULL BOX TETLEY TEA
1 ½ BOXES TURKISH TEA (LOOSE)
1 TIN TURKISH COFFEE
1 TIN ESPRESSO COFFEE NORMAL
1 TIN ESPRESSO COFFEE DECAFF
20 SINGLE CHOCOLATE BARS
VERY LARGE PACKET OF DRIED BEANS
2 TINS HOT DOG SAUSAGES
5 TINS BUTTER BEANS
3 BBQ SAUCE TINS (LARGE)
10 TINNED CHOPPED TOMATOES
1 TIN CURRY SAUCE
4 TINS PRUNES
2 TINS PEACHES
2 TINS COCONUT MILK
1 BOX MUSELI
1 BOX ALL BRAN
1 STRIP 12 WEETABIX
3 JARS SEAFOOD SAUCE
1 TIN EVAPORATED MILK
1 TIN DOLMA
1 TIN IMAM BAYILDI
14 TINS TUNA
1 TIN BAMBOO SHOOTS
2 TINS WHOLE CHESTNUTS
1 TIN CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
2 TINS KIDNEY BEANS
1 TIN MANDARIN BITS
1 TIN GRAPEFRUIT PIECES
1 LARGE TIN PINEAPPLE PIECES
1 PACKET PUL BIBER
2 COREK OUT
TIN BLACK PEPPER
7 PACKETS PIZZA BASE BAGS OF FLOUR
1 RYVITA
1 BOTTLE KETCHUP
1 BOTTLE BROWN SAUCE
1 BOTTLE CHILLI SAUCE
1 BOTTLE SWEET CHILLI SAUCE
1 BOTTLE CEASAR SALAD SAUCE
1 LARGE BOX GRAVY GRANULES
1 LARGE JAR REDCURRANT JELLY
20 PACKETS CHICKEN SOUP
16 PACKETS PORRIDGE
2 PACKETS OF CHICKEN FLAVOURED RICE.
2 PACKETS READY MADE COUSCOUS
1 PACKET PLAIN LARGE COUSCOUS
1 BOTTLE WORCESTER SAUCE
1 TIN CHEESE SAUCE POWDER
1 ½ BOTTLES OF MALT VINEGAR
LARGE JAR BRANSTON
1 LARGE BOTTLE ROSE WINE
1 FULL BOTTLE SALAD CREAM
BIG UNOPENED BOX PAXO.
1 JAR PICKLED ONIONS
1 JAR PICKLED BEETROOT
1 JAR OF QUEEN OLIVES
2 LARGE JARS BBQ SAUCE
2 JARS TOMATO PASTA BAKE
1 JAR LEMON CHICKEN SAUCE
1 JAR HOI SIN SAUCE
1 JAR CREAMY MUSHROOM SAUCE
2 JARS SUN DRIED TOMATOES
1 JAR BBQ SAUCE (SAUSAGE TONIGHT)
1 JAR SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
2 JARS CREAMY CURRY SAUCE
3 PACKETS BABY MILK
16 POTS BABY PORRIDGE FOR DD
½ PACKET BANANA FLAVOURED RUSKS
3 PACKETS OF DRIED PASTA IN SAUCE
1 LARGE PACKET DRIED APRICOTS
1 KASANDIBI PUDDING
1 SUTLAC PUDDING
1 PACKET POLENTA
7 PACKETS OF HOLLONDAISE SAUCE
1 ONION AND CHIVE SAUCE PACKET
2 SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN COOKING PACKETS
3 PACKETS CHEESE SAUCE
1 PACKET PARSLEY SAUCE
4 ISKEMBE SOUP PACKET
1 TARHANA SOUP PACKET
2 CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP PACKET
I PACKET OF KOFTE SPICES
3 PACKETS SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN SPICES
16 INDIVIDUAL PACKETS OF YEAST
1 PACKET STRONG FLOUR
5.5 PACKETS OF SELF RAISING FLOUR
1 TIN CUSTARD POWDER
1 TUB CHOCOLATE SAUCE
1 TUB STRAWBERRY SAUCE
1 TUB TOFFEE SAUCE
4 PACKETS OF VARIOUS POTATO SEASONINGS


KITCHEN SMALL FREEZER
12 X LAMB MEATBALLS
2 GAMMON STEAKS
4 TURKEY BURGERS
1 SINGLE CHICKEN LEG/THIGH
1 X 6 SAUSAGES
1 X 4 SAUSAGES
1 BAG PEAS
2 SINGLE ORANGE ICECREAMS
2 SINGLE MEAT PIZZAS
1 BAG FROZEN SPROUTS
½ BAG CHIPS
½ BAG GRATED MOZZARELLA
1 PACK 6 SLICE BACON
12 SAVOURY EGGS
2 LARGE BAGS PRAWNS
LARGE BAG MIXED SEAFOOD
3 GARLIC BREAD
3 INDIVIDUAL PORK CHOPS
1 PACKET 2 PART BAKED BAGUETTES
1 BAG STEAK SLICES (MAYBE 3 THIN)
1 BREADED TURKEY ESCALOPE
BOX OF PARSLEY
SMALL POT PASTA SAUCE
BOX OF 36 CHINESE PARTY NIBBLES
ONE LOAF WHITE BREAD
1 PACKET OF 10 POTATO/HAM/PARMESAN RISOLES
2 BAGS OF PASTA SAUCE (ENOUGH FOR ONE DINNER EACH)
5 INDIVIDUAL PORTIONS OF CHICKEN CURRY

I also have a massive freezer in the shed but will have to do that tomorrow when dd is asleep and the weather is better.. I do know that i have 12 small joints of beef in it.. 4 legs of lamb and at least 12 whole chickens and 20 individuals pieces of salmon..

What do you reckon.. How many months can i survive just needing milk, eggs and salad oh and a bit of cheese..

Havent inventorised the fridge but have a fair amount of cheese a few eggs.. 10 tubs of butter which was half price last week and salad and a few veggies.. Hubby bought a sack of potatoes last month so they will last till the end of the month too..


Turkolina...