Store cupboard challenge

crockpot

Any ideas for frozen sliced rhubarb?

Already had pie and crumble.

Also a bag of frozen chargrilled med veg?

Need to get to the bottom of the freezer

Gigervamp

Rhubarb jam? Muffins?

I've got a bag of that chargrilled med veg in the bottom of the freezer too!

Chris25

crockpot wrote: »

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Also a bag of frozen chargrilled med veg?

Need to get to the bottom of the freezer

pizza topping!

Patchwork_Quilt

Maybe a roasted veg lasagne?

top_drawer_2

hi everyone,

I am coming to the end of my student loan and so have started a store cupboard challenge as I need to stretch the food I have to last. I need to get as much out of them as I can though I have a few "issues" lol

I have come across some dried milk which I normally use in making bread, the label it says Best Before End (see lid) Jun 2006 - does this mean I can't use it? I have another and this one seems to have been pushed to the back of the cupboard for awhile lol. I hate to throw anything out.

I have also found a number of jars, Hoi-sin and Plum, Creamy White Wine Sauce for Cooking, plum and ginger sauce and Teriyaki all are labelled similarly with dates going back to 2007/2006. Are they safe to use?

Also can anyone come up with something to do with these items?

Packets - Cheese sauce, Parsley sauce,

a jar of Spread and Bake Tikka (other than the obv as I dont have any chicken to put it on)

kippers and a haddock loin (never eaten these before so a bit wary)

some random meat (not a clue what it is as the label has got lost)

x 6 bacon slices


Thanks

Jen

tiddly_widdly

best before dates are iffy. obvioulsly the manufacturer would say dont use them. However, before I throw anything away I decide whether its a fresh item or a dried item and what could possibly happen to me! I am wary of meat, fish etc. and would never use them too far past the best before date but the jars are vacuum sealed and if they are off then the lid would be blown and raised slightly on the top. it is up to your integrity though.

we use jars like your creamy one for potato bakes as they are cheap. layers of potato, onion, a bit of mixed veg and the sauce and its particularly good with a bit of bacon . its my husbands speciality and he calls it 'stuffato' ie stuff and potatoes cos it could have anything in it. but it is good and very cheap.

good luck

mamabear09

i need ideas for what i can do with the following things in my freezer, etc. i got most of the meat for £12 from my butcher and i dont what to do to make it last at least 2 weeks for the 4 of us.

• 800g lamb chops
• 500g lamb mince
• 500g diced beef
• 500g beef mince
• 20 thick sausages
• 1 kg chicken breast
• fish in butter sauce (enough for 2 adults)
• 1 kg joint of boneless pork
• 700g pork chops
• 500g pork mince

i also have a 14 kg sack of spuds, could anyone advise me what i could make. i have £10 left in vouchers for any extra veggies. please help.

Paulos77

You could make a meal


I have no idea, Theres a wesbite though that you can type in what you have and it lists things you could make. I cant remember the site name now though

greenbee

Do you have any storecupboard ingredients, as this will make the meals more interesting. You've got masses here for a fortnight, and there are lots of recipes on this board that you could try. Check out the Indexed collections in the resource bar

• 800g lamb chops - grilled chops with boiled/mashed potatoes & veg
• 500g lamb mince - shepherd's pie topped with mash
• 500g diced beef - beef casserole - slice potatoes finely and add to the casserole to thicken it; hotpot topped with potato; curry
• 500g beef mince - lasagne, or cottage pie if you want to use up potato
• 20 thick sausages - toad in the hole; sausage casserole;
• 1 kg chicken breast - chicken curry; chicken savoyarde; chicken & mushroom pie;
• fish in butter sauce (enough for 2 adults) - add eggs & maybe some prawns, peas, sweetcorn and top with mash for fish pie
• 1 kg joint of boneless pork - roast pork etc, then cold meat with the leftovers
• 700g pork chops - braised with veggies; panfried with mustard;
• 500g pork mince - spicy meatballs

If you add plenty of veg, beans, pulses etc, this will see you through for alot longer than 2 weeks. The mince (with lentils, oats or pearl barley plus vegetables) and sausages (casseroled with beans) will do several meals each.

Potatoes - jacket potatoes with salad/cottage cheese/baked beans; leek & potato pie; leek & potato soup; boiled and sliced into salad; boiled, sliced and fried; wedges

mamabear09

i have some mixed herbs, dried rosemary, garlic. i have some orange coloured coloured lentils.