Store cupboard challenge

tessie_bear

Floxxie wrote: »

Freezer:
vanilla icecream
1 1/2 bags of rustic chips
30 fish fingers.....have with chips/veg (afew times)
500g minced beef...........make a chilli/spag bol
12 sausages.....toad in the hole
chicken stock.....use for soup
2 x potato and leek soup
frozen sweetcorn, cauliflower, broccoli, beans and peas....serve with cheese sauce
frozen mixed fruit

tins/packets:
instant chicken noodles...eat as a snack or use in a stir fry
passata...great as base for pasta sauce/goulash base
6 x chopped tomatoes.....use in chilli/spag bol
kidney beans...in chilli
coconut milk
tomato & chilli pasta sauce
2 x mincemeat.....is this sweet ?
1 x ham...a tin ?use in passata for pasta
2 x couscous (spiced)....nice served with chilli or make a taboullah which is basically stuff u like mixed in eg veg meat

fridge:
mayonnaise...put in egg mayo sarnies
strawberry jam
horseradish
tomato sauce
lemon juice
orange juice
cheese...make mornay sauce to add to veg
butter
yeast
milk
15 carrots...put in chilli grated to bulk out

dried foods:
cannelloni...stuff with mince mixture and pour over cheese sauce
porridge oats...make flap jacks
risotto rice...could be used with ham to make risotto
pasta..pasta bake spag bol
polenta
rice
brown rice
red lentils...make with passata into a soup
soup mix
dried haricot beans...soak and chuck in a soup

herbs/spices:
chilli powder...use for chilli
paprika...make a goulash
cloves
thyme
ground nutmeg
ground mixed spice
garlic salt
black peppercorns
dried mixed herbs...put in pasta
vayenne pepper
ground cumin
ground white pepper
basil
mixed herbs
sesame seeds
rock salt
bay leaves
beff stock cube (1)
3 chicken stock cubes
light olive oil
golden syrup...make lovely flapjacks
horseradish sauce
honey
dijon mustard
herbs de provence
white balsamic...base of salaad dressing
red wine vinegar
cider vinegar
mustard powder
sea salt

plain flour
baking powder
bicarb of soda
strong white bread flour...make some bread/baps
sugar

blimey thats a heck of a store cupboard...do u buy for a specific recipe and then have stuff left ?perhaps u could make 2 at the same time and freeze one for another time

hth
tess

Baileys_Babe

Just been looking through my cupboards and I've come across a box of grape nuts (one of OH's fads) any ideas on ways to use them.

Pink.

Hi Baileys Babe,

There are some ideas here: grape-nuts

Pink

Fozz

Hi everyone, I would appreciate some ideas for some frozen sardine fillets which I bought from Farm Foods on impulse.
I have served them up just plain, but they could do with something to perk them up bit for next time.I've never bought or cooked them before so don't really know what to add. All the recipes I can find use tinned sardines.
They are a bit smelly when cooked, so don't think I'll get any more!

Floxxie

tessie_bear wrote: »

blimey thats a heck of a store cupboard...do u buy for a specific recipe and then have stuff left ?perhaps u could make 2 at the same time and freeze one for another time

hth
tess

Thanks Tess for the suggestions and for highlighting how much stuff I have collected :rotfl:
Yes I do tend to find a really lovely recipe but then I am missing one or two ingredients so I buy them and then can't think of what to do with the remainder. I then do a search for find a recipe and find one that requires slightly different ingredients so I buy those and the cycle goes on...

Great idea about doing double and freezing. I have done it with savoury things - hence the reason why I have two leek and potato soups but with sweet things, I haven't so will get that sorted now.

Floxxie

loulou1612

FREEZER

mince
cocktail sausages
pork loin steaks
kippers
smoked mackeral
beef frying steak
roast tatos
green beans
mix veg
pepperes
peas

FRIDGE

single cream
double cream
eggs
wraps
mushrooms

CUPBOARD

puff pastry
mushroom soup
tinned pineapple
lentils(red)
pasta
brown rice
beans

plus plenty of chillis, vinegars, herbs, spices and gingers..

we have NO money this wk, has to feed myself, DH &^ DS(6yrs) ..if anyone can help, come up wiv some ideas??

thanku in advance
xxxx

Cornishpixie_2

First time I have had a go at this but thought:1) Mince can make a bolognaise bulk out with lentils, add some peas. 2)Save a portion to make pie with the puff pastry have with frozen veg. 3)Pork loin steaks with roast tatos. 4)Kippers with pasta and mixed veg/green beans. 5)smoked mackeral with wraps.6) cocktail sausages with beans on toast. 7) mushroom omlette with peppers and peas. I would have the tinned pineapple with cream as a nice dessert. good luck HTH.

loulou1612

thankyou so much.. im new to this site today and thhat was my 1st post..

im gona try the kippers wiv pasta and the mince pies..

tessie_bear

loulou1612 wrote: »

FREEZER

mince....make savoury mince/top with pastry
cocktail sausages...make sausage rolls serve with beans
pork loin steaks..chop up for stir fry/pour over mush soup serve with pasta
kippers...have with toast/make cats day
smoked mackeral..flake up and make pasta bake/kedgeree
beef frying steak..serve with roast pots
roast tatos
green beans
mix veg
pepperes
peas..put in pasta/kedgeree

FRIDGE

single cream make into a sauce with above pork
double cream
eggs...omelette/frittata/with chips/omelette/quiche
wraps ?
mushrooms..add to pasta or in omelette

CUPBOARD

puff pastry..on mince pie/sausage rolls
mushroom soup..in a pasts bake
tinned pineapple...serve for pudding with some of the cream
lentils(red)..make soup
pasta
brown rice..kedgeree
beans

plus plenty of chillis, vinegars, herbs, spices and gingers..

we have NO money this wk, has to feed myself, DH &^ DS(6yrs) ..if anyone can help, come up wiv some ideas??

thanku in advance
xxxx

hth what are wraps ? like tortillas ?u could make steak fajitas with them
tess

loulou1612

hi, we only have £20 this week 4 grocery shopping.. This has to include baby milk and nappies..

can it be done?

I have...

Cupboard

baked beans
crab meat tins
mushroom soup
corned beef
pineapple
peaches
fruit cocktail
brown rice
pasta
spag
tin mackerel
lentils

fridge
empty

freezer

mince
pork loin steak
kippers
smoked mackerel
beef frying steak

this has to include nappies, milk powder and ds school lunces( which im REALLY stuck 4)

thanku in advance