Store cupboard challenge

CCP

hex2 wrote: »

The nice elmwood chickens are half price in the co-op again.

At least I only bought two .

Which means I have maybe ten in the freezer :o.

Time for a meal plan.

You could always send one to me! I don't have any chicken in the freezer so, as I'm not buying meat at the moment, I haven't had any for ages.

(Of course I've got just about every other edible animal, but right now I fancy chicken. Typical, isn't it? :rolleyes:)

There's a slight change of plan tonight - I've decided I don't really fancy prawns so I've got curry instead - meatball biriani (frozen from my last visit to my local takeaway - their portions are enormous - easily enough for two meals, and sometimes three!) and hm veg curry using frozen spinach and one of my tins of tomatoes.


That reminds me - I must post my meal plan for this week. Right, off to that thread...

DonnaP

hex2 wrote: »

The nice elmwood chickens are half price in the co-op again.

At least I only bought two .

Which means I have maybe ten in the freezer :o.

Time for a meal plan.

Please don't encourage me to go back into the Co-op :eek:

nicki_2

I put the pork & apple juice in the slowcooker at lunchtime even though it smelt a little iffy (it was vacuum packed pork so I put it down to that). When I got home at 3.30ish the smell was awful I think I can safely say the pork is off so that will be binned along with the apple juice once its cooled down. Having southern chicken steaks & chips instead :rolleyes:

jinky67

hex2 wrote: »

The nice elmwood chickens are half price in the co-op again.

At least I only bought two .

Which means I have maybe ten in the freezer :o.

Time for a meal plan.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


I am having cauliflower cheese grills and some turnip tonight:D
Have also made some Twinks to use up some dried fruit, seeds and nuts
It meant I emptied a jar of syrup:j

I also used up some bacon and eggs and bread at lunch time for me and DD

ellemm

Was very bad tonight and had a fish supper :eek: but it was huge so fed both of us and was quick. Now relaxing with a large glass of red wine (what diet?)

Shopping done and kept, more or less, to budget. Did buy some basmati rice in Aldi @ £1.29 as almost out of rice and planning a big batch of chicken curry at the weekend.

Very tempted to go to the co-op for some of those elmwood chickens though...got one last time they were half price and it was lovely.

Have a good weekend everyone.

lynzpower

:eek: I havent started cooking yet but am endeavouring to make a store cupbaord feast of chicken & mushroom pies using up a packet of shortcrust mix been in cupb for ages, some stray chicken, a mushroom pasta sauce, some milk and mushrooms and dried oninons. With roast pots & carrots. I should get cracking really

I have also managed to use up 1/2 a tub of ben & jerry's frozen cheesecake yoghurt :drool:

lynzpower

Ok its on the go, not bad timing there, veg just parboiling

Just wanted to pop back to let you all know how really pleased I was with a store cupboard meal. This was made from sheer scraps- it was so lovely, im going to invest in some more mini tupperwares to ensure I have the right amount of "scraps" to make this again!

Scrappy Beef Chilli Soup

An onion
Handful of dried onions
One tin red kidney beans
Half tin of blackbeans ( from freezer)
Large fistful of mince ( frozen from when we made burgers)
Beef stock cube
Mini tupperware of frozen rice ( another leftover I always freeze;) )
Tin of chopped toms
threw in a few sun dried tomatoes chopped up cos I had them in
Chill powder/ Paprika/ Smidge of Chiptle -paste

(makes 4 generous servings, easily stretchable )

Method, fry the onions, tip in toms and spices, dried onions, red kidney beans and 2 mugfuls of stock. In 20 mins add the other beans and the mincem finely picked apart for fine shreds- Simmer it -add the rice 5 mins before serving. .drip on the dregs of a pot of sour cream - crumbled up ( ie the end of a bag) tortilla and a touch of grated cheese.

thuis was gorgeous and will deifnately make this again , OH loved it Its a really chunky soup, with quite a kick ( or at least ours was) Need that weve got no central heating :eek:

NualaBuala

CCP wrote: »

Nuala - I'm glad you enjoyed your mince and boulangerie tatties, and your banana bread sounds good, too. I've got a bag of chopped bananas in the freezer for me to make cake with at some point - possibly not this weekend, though, as I could do with losing a bit of weight and having cake around isn't going to help matters! :rolleyes:

Could do with losing weight myself and banana bread with lashings of butter isn't helping!:D Not to mention the second helpings of spuds!

XSpender wrote: »

Had my scan yesterday and found out I am having a boy!

Congratulations!:j I didn't know you were expecting! You'll have another mouth to help use up the contents of your store cupboards!:D
Your cooking plan sounds so impressive though I'm a little nervous at the thoughts of you being tinned-tomatoless!:eek:

Ellemm, if I sucumb to fish and chips tomorrow night it's all your fault (only joking!):D I've got a hankering now but luckily I'm already stuffed. Sounds like you're having a lovely relaxing start to the weekend - enjoy!

ellemm

Well done lynzpower that was really true to the store cupboard challenge :beer:

lynzpower

ellemm wrote: »

Well done lynzpower that was really true to the store cupboard challenge :beer:

I know I feel so virtuous. :A This mushroom sauce has been lurking in the freezer for tonights pie, I wont buy it again but it was reduced :rolleyes:

Im hoping OH will take the hint to use up the frozen berries in American pancakes with some of the random nutmeg syrup and some Ben & jerry choc Ice cream I found space for the other day :rotfl: