Store cupboard challenge

pink_numbers

Lunch:
me-rice with spicy tomato & mushroom sauce
OH- cheese with bread (that he baked)

Dinner:
we made a spicy & creamy crab tomato sauce, from tin of crab, passata, bit of cream cheese, garlic & onions. I had it with rice and OH with orzo.

Fridge is nearly empty, but have to use up 1/4 cucumber, 4 mini tomatoes & half a bag of runner beans, which I am desperate to use up, as we are away for three days from tomorrow... does anyone have any idea how to use them up, preferably suitable for a packed lunch?

Rebekah24

everything today came from pantry

rice pudding at lunchtime w/protein poder

tea : quorn/black eye beans/tomato little casserole

gonna chuck the leftovers in the freezer

All thats in the fridge is one carton Covent garden soup, October special. bare!!

zippychick

pink_numbers wrote: »

Lunch:
me-rice with spicy tomato & mushroom sauce
OH- cheese with bread (that he baked)

Dinner:
we made a spicy & creamy crab tomato sauce, from tin of crab, passata, bit of cream cheese, garlic & onions. I had it with rice and OH with orzo.

Fridge is nearly empty, but have to use up 1/4 cucumber, 4 mini tomatoes & half a bag of runner beans, which I am desperate to use up, as we are away for three days from tomorrow... does anyone have any idea how to use them up, preferably suitable for a packed lunch?

Hi, how about a fritatta or spanish omeleette type thing? Delicious hot or cold and really easy to make. Or you could make a rice salad? could also throw in dried fruit or nuts if you have any?

In case you don't know how - mix say 3 eggs or 4.Mix, not overly, just so yellow and white mix . In frying pan, put some oil or butter and fry up veg for few mins - with onion or garlic if you have? Depends on tastes. Add egg and what ever herbs spices , s&p. Cook until it sets on the bottom, top with cheese and pop under the grill. Slice. Eat.

pink_numbers

zippychick wrote: »

Hi, how about a fritatta or spanish omeleette type thing? Delicious hot or cold and really easy to make. Or you could make a rice salad? could also throw in dried fruit or nuts if you have any?

In case you don't know how - mix say 3 eggs or 4.Mix, not overly, just so yellow and white mix . In frying pan, put some oil or butter and fry up veg for few mins - with onion or garlic if you have? Depends on tastes. Add egg and what ever herbs spices , s&p. Cook until it sets on the bottom, top with cheese and pop under the grill. Slice. Eat.

woooo brilliant idea! Yes, we'll do a rice salad for tomorrow! Thank you so much

I can't do egg things when cooking for both of us as OH hates eggs... it's one of the very few things I haven't been able to change his mind on :rolleyes:

Thank you so much again

nicki_2

Well my fridge, freezer & cupboard are heaving, so I'm going to make a list today of what's in, post it on the front of the appliance/cupboard and try to make some meals up. My problem is lack of enthusiasm when I get it from work at 3.30-4pm or thinking "I'll make that" and then realising if I do, then we won't be eating until about 8pm

mollythewestie

I have used up some salmon fillets from the freezer last night for tea (they were a complete bargain: reduced from £8 to £2) and I roasted them in some honey, balsamic and olive oil. Also used up some rice from the cupboard and some odd mushrooms, onions, peas and some chopped up basics bacon to make savoury rice.

I will not be cooking tonight as Dh is working late and he will pick something up on his way home.

I did succomb to the supermarket on the weekend, but didn't buy much groceries. It was mainly alcohol for Christmas/new year!

misscousinitt

Used up 2 more HM Ready Meals last night by having Cottage Pie instead of making fish pie.

If I'd made the fish pie I probably would have ended up freezing the remaining portions. So a quick shufty round on the menu plan this week is in order to see what else I can use up. Though I do think a tidy up may be in order as my chect freezer is a mess!

Rebekah24

Having soup tonight, new covent garden out of the freezer, dash of hot sauce.

Protein shake before bed.

Seem to have a lot of HM soup....gonna be soup for the next two weeks!! LOL

Dorato

We do this more than once a week.. Most nights in fact.. We simplay cant afford to buy food all the time so we have to basically eat beans every night.

fedupandskint

Yesterday I used up half a butternut squash and some cheese in a risotto (used up stock and rice)

Today used up half a tin of sausage and beans (other half will be with a jacket potato and cheese for an evening meal)

Tonight will eat up the rest of the risotto and frozen peas

Tomorrow will eat up something for lunch (soup or rice) and maybe try the salmon fillet suggested above by mollythewestie or use it up in some kind of fish pie concoction. I bought some frozen fillets from Mr T which are minging and need disguising

The plan is to not buy anything for meals all week, just need to buy a few bits for HM treats for Christmas. Making the HM treats is also using up items from the cupboard!