Store cupboard challenge

candygirl

Hi peeps:hello:
Made another massive chick pea n spinach curry last night, and gave Mum half .It's delish even though I do say so myself:p:pAm going to Goa for 2 weeks next Monday, so am determined to use up stuff out of my cupboards, and not buy loads of stuff before the hols;)

misscousinitt

Oh dear....failed again. Got home last night and was absolutely shattered. OH sat me down in front of the fire and went to fetch takeawy pizza!!!! Meatballs went in the fridge for tonight's tea!

So - meatballs tonight instead of paella - OH did take left over pizza for lunch!

Going shopping tonight now as couldn't yesterday, got a strict list and wont be buying any meat till next week when the freezer should be depleated!

CCP

misscousinitt wrote: »

Oh dear....failed again. Got home last night and was absolutely shattered. OH sat me down in front of the fire and went to fetch takeawy pizza!!!! Meatballs went in the fridge for tonight's tea!

I did exactly the same thing last Friday, so it's nice to know I'm not the only one falling off the wagon! That's the last time for a while for me, though - I'm back to being unable to open the freezer door without something falling out, so I must have freezer-based meals for the next couple of weeks.

Anyway, last night I used up the end of a chunk of chorizo, the last of my pasta (not entirely intentionally - I'd forgotten I only had a little bit left), half a rather sorry-for-itself looking aubergine, and my last but one tin of tomatoes :eek:. (I must go shopping this week - I'm getting a bit low on a few essential bits now!) That made enough for my dinner last night and for lunch tomorrow, which isn't bad, I suppose.

Tonight's dinner will be a ready-made beef pie from the freezer, and I'm going to throw together some sort of vegetable combination to go with it - I have a slightly squishy chunk of butternut squash, a yellowing cabbage and a rather wrinkled potato that all need using. Mmm. Sounds delicious, doesn't it? :rolleyes:

ellemm

Goa, candygirl - how lovely it will be great to get away from this cold weather.

We are away to Crete three weeks tomorrow until 9th January and the weather there is 21 degrees at the moment - can't wait

Chilli chicken out of fridge for me tonight with some rice - OH wants bacon, egg & chips, so that's easy. The chicken carcass in the slow cooker yesterday yielded loads of stock so all but one portion in the freezer - it's filling up again :eek:

Did make fifteens last night from recipe thread, very sweet and gorgeous (tried one this morning just to test!!). Can I freeze some does anyone know??
OH bought some plums at the weekend but he says they are quite sour so will make them into crumble tonight.

Managed a NSD today

mardatha

I'd like to know if you can freeze Fifteens too. If I make them to try it, I'll just eat them before they see the freezer...

prettypaula

what on earth are fifteens?

ellemm

prettypaula wrote: »

what on earth are fifteens?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=14925839#post14925839

Hope the link works!

candygirl

Have been for holiday toiletries today, but am determined not to spend on groceries this week;)Will arrange a Tesco delivery for when I get back from hols just before xmas, so I will more or less have avoided the xmas rush which I hate:eek::eek:
ELLEMM hope you have a fab hols too hun xx:A

bubbs

candygirl, have you been to Goa b4? im really going to miss going in jan, usually go for 5 weeks but work being a pain this time so no Goa :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

candygirl

bubbs wrote: »

candygirl, have you been to Goa b4? im really going to miss going in jan, usually go for 5 weeks but work being a pain this time so no Goa :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

This is my 7th time hun, but only going for a fortnight this time;) apparently there's a prob with the shacks being built this year, so fingers crossed our fave one will be there:D
I could move there for half the year, if it wasn't for everyone here:o