Store cupboard challenge

nicki_2

nopot2pin wrote: »

Nicki... have you just moved ??
I only ask, because, surely "testing" the local chippy is a way of maintaining your sanity...
If you "test" it now, you will know if its any good or not.
If you wait for a year, you will always wonder "I wonder what that chippy is like..... "
Thus dementing yourself unnessicarily for the whole time

No I haven't just moved I've lived in this area (litereally within a couple of streets) for 30 years apart from a brief 5 years when my parents moved to a bigger house, but even then I still hung around here :rotfl: I've been going to that chippy for about 20 years Its honestly going to be a treat for me as last night I was so sore & aching from decorating & assembling flatpacks that I only just made it into bed before falling asleep.

I've homed my freezer, and now its got to sit in situ for 4 hours before I turn it on. First though I need to wash it down. Its filthy. Also need to figure out how I'm going to arrange the fridge, desk & shoe rack. Fortunately there is still plenty of available slots on the Asda website so I can order a delivery to fill them up (baking can wait this time... I promised myself a trip to town shopping for me before DD comes back ).

Breakfast - jam on toast
Lunch - either cous cous or sausage butty
Tea - not decided yet.

nopot2pin

nicki wrote: »

No I haven't just moved I've lived in this area (litereally within a couple of streets) for 30 years apart from a brief 5 years when my parents moved to a bigger house, but even then I still hung around here :rotfl: I've been going to that chippy for about 20 years Its honestly going to be a treat for me as last night I was so sore & aching from decorating & assembling flatpacks that I only just made it into bed before falling asleep.

Ahhhhhhhhh.... sorry, I thought that you had just moved

In that case, a visit to the chippy can be put down as quality control.
You have to make sure they are still a good chippy, and have the pleasure of your custom

NualaBuala

CCP wrote: »

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Nuala - I hope your mouses get the hint and go away soon. I'm quite fond of them, personally, but definitely not in the house!

Thanks! They actually are very cute but the sudden movement scares the bejaysus out of me! I just hope they keep a low profile when I'm cooking later!

XSpender

Thanks Hotcookie101 for your tips on freezing chicken. I don't want to poison DH even though he is pretty good and will eat just about anything!

GreenandThrifty

I hope you guys don't mind, I've got 3 freezers bursting at the seems and cupboards that have tins falling out when I open them!!!!
If I post my stash here will you help me clear it? Money's tight and I don't want to shop over a tenner a week for as long I can in November!!!!

CCP

GreenandThrifty wrote: »

I hope you guys don't mind, I've got 3 freezers bursting at the seems and cupboards that have tins falling out when I open them!!!!
If I post my stash here will you help me clear it? Money's tight and I don't want to shop over a tenner a week for as long I can in November!!!!

Please do - I think we're all in much the same situation on this thread. (I made a carrot cake over the weekend and intended to freeze half of it, then discovered there's no room in the freezer. So I'm eating it instead - well, I have to put it somewhere! :o)

nicki_2

nopot2pin wrote: »

Ahhhhhhhhh.... sorry, I thought that you had just moved

In that case, a visit to the chippy can be put down as quality control.
You have to make sure they are still a good chippy, and have the pleasure of your custom

No moving here just yet - I had my ex move out in March last year, and then I started an OU course and have been working none stop ever since! :eek: I literally finished my year one studies 2 weeks ago, and since I do voluntary work in a school full time (school & afterschool gossip time only ) this is the first chance I've had to really attack the house full force My plan is to get the house sorted before Decemeber and then get everything fully stocked food wise ready for me starting my next lot of courses in January (24 hours a week they reckon :eek: ) so we can live on something other than take-away and chippy and then maybe I might be able to shift the 2 stone I've put on this past 2 years

Anyway, just switched my new fridge & freezer on... I'm looking forward to being able to actually make jellies up in individual pots (great for my packed lunches) as actually put them in the fridge instead of putting them on a tray and then in the fridge as my old one had wire shelves and my new one has glass shelves Also plenty of room to put fruit, stuff to defrost, and leftovers - something I couldn't do previously. Hoping to keep my freezer well stocked as well - I am dedicating the bottom drawer to ice-creams Only ever been able to keep 1 tub if I was lucky in there as they were wired baskets and stuff was constantly falling through them or sticking out and getting jammed, new ones are solid :j:j Is it possible to fall inlove with applicances? :rotfl::rotfl:

GreenandThrifty

nicki - yes!!! We lived without a fridge this year from Jan 1st until the end of September, then we got a fridge freezer of freecycle and I LOOOOOOVE it :):) I missed making Jelly for the kids too!!

I've managed a stocktake of one freezer so far......
FREEZER 1
Drawer 1
English Muffins
Green chillis
Mystery green soup????????
Pitta bread - gonna use these as fingers for dipping in HM soup
Blackberries
Spinach
Lard
Brie
Rhubarb
Mash?????? not sure if it is this or not

Drawer 2

Vege hotdogs
Sloes
Corn on the Cob
Peelings for stock
Margerine x 2
HM Stock x 2
Coriander
Quorn beef pieces
Chard and Mushroom curry
Wraps

Drawer 3
Cabbage Pasta
HM Stock
AB York Puddings!!!!!! - HM from now on!!!
Turkey Mince x 2
Crumble Mix x 2
HM Pizza Bases - look awful will use these in soup???

Drawer 4
Potato and Spinach Curry
Cooked black eyed beans
Broccoli Stalks for soup
White Fish fillets
Vege Pie
Crumpets
Fishcakes
Fishfingers
HM Vege 'beef and onion' pasties

Drawer 5

Mix Veg
Kale
Filo Pastry
Puff Pastry
Margerine
Savoury Turkey Mince
Chicken thighs & drums
Chicken Breasts
Garlic Bread
1 Ice pop

Drawer 6
2 pks chelsea buns - YS buy!!
roux x 2
spinach
cheesy baked potatoes
frozen peas - yippee these were on my to buy list until i found them!
vege burgers - 2 pks
quorn sausages

so thats it so far, will do other freezers, fridge and cupboard tomorrow as out t mums tonigh for supper

NualaBuala

Hi GreenandThrifty - sounds like you've plenty there to use up. I like the sound of the mystery green soup!

CCP, if you need any help with carrot cake or anything chocolatey you can't find room for feel free to pass it over here!:D

I've just had a tuna and pasta thing - used up one tin of tuna, a jar of pasta sauce and some pasta and grated a bit of mature cheddar on top. It was really nice but I ate too much I think.:o There's plenty for tomorrow too.

CCP

NualaBuala wrote: »

CCP, if you need any help with carrot cake or anything chocolatey you can't find room for feel free to pass it over here!:D

I'd happily send you a bit of cake if I could work out how to stop it getting squashed and stale en route. If I get anything chocolately for Christmas you can definitely have, though - I can't stand chocolate. _pale_

GreenandThrifty - you'll definitely be very welcome on this thread as another purveyor of 'freezer surprise', with your mystery green soup and possible mash.

My first thoughts on your list are:

• Vege hotdogs + corn on the cob + cheesy baked potatoes for Bonfire Night / Halloween meal - even if you haven't got an actual bonfire you can pretend!
• Puff pastry + chicken + roux + veg = chicken and veg pie
• One of your curries + coriander + wraps (or rice if you prefer)
• The mash (if it is mash ) with beef and onion pasties and veg, or used to thicken soup made with your stock and some of your frozen veg

I'm sure there will be more ideas, and probably more inventive than mine, too!