Store cupboard challenge

princess_lou

ok here we go: BAKING: Sponge mix, batter mix , cocoa powder, corn flour, castor sugar, plain flour, dark choc(4 squares) raisons, icing sugar, vanilla extract, milk choc syrup, butterscotch angel delight, jelly, ginger biscuits, digestives, jam, marmalade, puff pastry, easter egg(?!)

pulses etc: Wholegrain rice, polenta, tin cannellini beans, value noodles, broken pasta bits

TINS: baked beans, peach slices, toms, tuna, value curry sauce, mushroom soup, mackeral. 1 tin of each

frozen meat and veg: 1 white fish fillet, 1 chicken breast, 2 chicken thighs, 4 kipper fillets, peppered smoked mackeral, handful of prawns i saved frm leftovers, marimated in white wine, soy sauce and chillis?

exotic mushrooms mix, mash pots, broccoli,mixed peppers, onions(all frozen)

various fresh and dried herbs, spices, oils, vinegars, pickles, curry powder

it looks like a lot put like that, but it all odds and ends that dnt seem to go together and really needs using up as been in cupboard for AGES! sorry about all different posts, on internet phone and nt alot space?! Any ideas would be lovely, thanku x x

lol.. Always end up wiv easter eggs 6 mnths later.. Didnt wana throw away this yr..

mardatha

Send the easter egg up here...

Penelope_Penguin

Hi princess lou :beer: I've merged all your posts listing your storecupboard into one; that'll make it easier for posters to offer suggestions for you.

Penny. x

princess_lou

thanku penelope

mardatha

Sponge mix on top of the tins of peaches (well take them out first LOL) with custard. That's as far as I got....I like pudding
Edited - maybe the mushroom soup would make a casserole with the chicken & bits of veg ?

Confuzzled

mardatha wrote: »

Edited - maybe the mushroom soup would make a casserole with the chicken & bits of veg ?

mushroom soup is really nice mixed in rice or even cous cous (rice is better!) i've even mixed it in mashed potato before.

really easy casserole is mix a tin of cream of mushroom (or cream of chicken) in with cooked rice, some peas and some tuna or chicken (i use the stringy bits picked off the carcass after i boil it up for stock) and if you like you can top it off with a bit of cheese, very tasty

freakyogre

I tried this a while ago and failed miserably, I also didn't last long with meal planning (which kind of go together).

I lost my job on Friday so really need to give myself a kick up the bum and use what I have before wasting money on other things.

I have listed (almost) everything, but not bothered with salt/pepper etc.

Soy sauce
Ketchup
Olive oil
Vegetable oil
Honey
Syrup
Yeast Extract
Rice Snaps (cereal)
Biscuits (Bourbons, Ginger Nuts, Cow!)
Flour - self raising, plain, bread
Sugar - granulated, icing, caster
Other baking stuff - dried fruit, sprinkles!
Dried herbs, curry powder, chilli powder
Stock cubes
Turmeric, ginger, garlic powder
Teabags - normal, green
Coffee and hot chocolate

Tins

Peach slices
Fruit cocktail
Coconut milk
Pineapple pieces
Cannellini beans
Curry sauce
Tinned tomatoes x 3
Sweetcorn x 3
New potatoes x 2
Kidney beans
Spicy parsnip soup
Chicken noodle soup
Lentil and bacon soup
Spicy tomato soup
Tuna x 6
Three beans salad x 2
Chickpeas
Baked beans x 3
Sweet and sour sauce
Rice pudding
Sardines


Pasta bake sauces x 5
Rice cakes x 2 packets
‘Ryvita’ (+remains of one pack)
Instant oats
Bran flakes
Super noodles x 2
Noodles
Malt loaf
12 penguin bars
Cous Cous
2kg bag rice + 1kg bag (+remains of bag!)
3kg bag pasta (+1/2 bag of other)
Lasagne sheets
Pasta & sauce x 3
Cup a soup x 3
Flavoured rice x 4
Angel delight x 4
Pot of banana custard
Chicken noodle soup mix
Ikea meatball sauce mix
Beef in ale sauce mix
Chilli sauce mix
Creamy peppercorn sauce mix
Bourguignon sauce mix
Jelly mix x 4
Meatfree burger mix
Semolina mix
Custard powder
Stuffing (am going to try lentil and stuffing burgers with this)
Korma sauce (jar)
1/3 bag broth mix
1/2 bag red lentils
Bisto
Batter mix

Freezer

4 rashers of bacon
2 portions of carrot & butterbean soup
2 portions of fish pie
2 chicken kievs
2 crispy pancakes
1 roll of puff pastry
2 potato waffles
1 mini pizza
1 portion of fish in parsley sauce
1 x mystery? Tub of something unknown
Chicken 'pie' mix (will have with rice one night)
9 small fishcakes (HM)
1 smoothie mix
1 salmon fillet
1 chicken thigh
1 x beef strips? Looks like it!!
Jubbly (ice lolly)
Sliced lemon
Ginger
Chilli’s
Apple puree

Fridge!

Salsa
Milk
Salad cream
Raspberry jam
Mustard
BBQ sauce
Horseradish
Pickle
Ketchup
Mayonnaise
Spread
Stork
Courgette
Curry paste
Chilli mayonnaise
Thousand island dressing
Tomato puree
2 cheese triangles
1 hard boiled egg
½ tin of baked beans
Apple puree
Cheese
Jar of roasted peppers
Wispa!

Might not seem that bad, but I live on my own so it seems a LOT to me written down! I have a few ideas and am going to work on a mealplan tomorrow, but more ideas would be really helpful
I know there is no fresh fruit or veg listed as at the moment I don't have any, but will be popping into town tomorrow for some bits.

I started well tonight as had fishcakes (freezer) with some roasted veg and potatoes (sprouting!)
I have also made some satay sauce with some lurking peanuts and some chicken is marinating in that overnight for dinner tomorrow (and Thursday). For a first attempt I must say, it tastes delicious! Can't wait until tomorrow. That will be served with noodles (or maybe rice).

One problem I seem to have is using up ingredients, but ending up making more food. Like tonight I used some potatoes, 2 small peppers and a courgette and roasted them, which has made loads, so now I have to think of something to do with that (bubble and squeak maybe). I don't have much freezer space, so freezing isn't an option at the moment.

Primrose

freakogre- one thing you can do with your roasted pepper/potato/courgette leftovers is put them in a small non stick saucepan, heat them through for a moment and stir in a broken egg and a little grated cheese. This makes a very tasty frittata and can be eaten on toast, or served with a green salad.
Also, if you live on your own and are trying to stretch the pennies, don't buy bagged salad leaves. Whole lettuces will last ages if you regularly shave off the end of the root until some fresh white stalk shows and revive them by soaking the whole thing in cold water for a couple of hours. Wilting cheapo end-of-market day lettuces can also be revived by this method.

fedupandskint

Can I ask for some help pretty please? I've got a couple of things I'm stuck with

I have some old old cornflakes in an airtight box that I don't know what to do with and I don't fancy eating as cereal - any ideas other than chocolate cornflake buns which is the only thing I came up with!

And I have quite a few massive oranges, can eat a couple as fruit but what to do with the other 8? (I made a load of marmalade in Jan so don't really want to do this)

Many thanks

Confuzzled

fedupandskint wrote: »

Can I ask for some help pretty please? I've got a couple of things I'm stuck with

I have some old old cornflakes in an airtight box that I don't know what to do with and I don't fancy eating as cereal - any ideas other than chocolate cornflake buns which is the only thing I came up with!

And I have quite a few massive oranges, can eat a couple as fruit but what to do with the other 8? (I made a load of marmalade in Jan so don't really want to do this)

Many thanks

with the cornflakes they are nice if you crush them and mix with a bit of cheese and use to top things like casseroles. you could also crush them up and mix with soup, make a lentil pate and use crushed cornflakes instead of bread (i used stale cream crackers when i made mine since i was out of bread and it was fine)

also i created something i call dog's breakfast, normally i add in some stale biscuits but you could add in some of the cornflakes


DOG'S BREAKFAST

FIRST put about a cup of milk into a glass baking dish (i use one around the size of an A4 sheet of paper (inside) if you want to make more of this you can also add in another 1/2 to full cup water and a splash of oil with no real difference in flavour

2ND toss in some dried fruit and let it soak in the milk/water whilst working on the rest of the recipe

3RD chop up any fruit you have that is a bit past its 'eating as it is' stage. shrinkly plums (as my daughter calls them) apples that have the odd spot, spotty bananas etc are all great for this. toss this in the mix

4TH add in any biscuit crumbs and crush up any stale biscuits you have to toss into the mix (you can skip this and add more oats instead if you like)

5TH add in some porridge oats, it should be enough to make it a somewhat thicken but not too thick, it shouldn't be soupy though (guestimate i use around a cup of oats give or take a bit depending on the amount of liquid i used)

6TH add in about 1/4c sugar (you can use a bit more if your fruit is sour but the dried fruit is sweet and does most of the sweetening for you) alternatively you can add golden syrup or honey too

7TH sprinkle in some spices, i use mixed spice but cinnamon, nutmeg etc would be nice on their own too

8TH pop into the oven at 190C for about 20-25minutes, it should be a medium golden brown when it'd done

it's a bit gummy, not too much though and if you don't like it gummy you can cook it a tad longer. this is soooo tasty, even people that don't like porridge have told me they like this and it's so good for using stuff up.

you can make cookies and muffins and replace 1/3rd of the grain (flour normally) with crushed cornflakes. as well, or try making cornbread and replace the cornmeal/polenta with cornflakes whirred around in your blender or food processor until they are more like a flour!