Store cupboard challenge

lynzpower

doelani wrote: »

My biggest problem is fussy eaters,

One will not eat meat except sausages
One does not like potatoes or chips except if they are from the chip shop
Two will not eat any type of pork.

It is a nightmare aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I think I remember you posting about this before its not got better then

How old are the kids, old enough to look at recipes and help a little?

missychrissy

Last year, following my pre Christmas shop I managed to last until mid march before I went food shopping again. That also included cleaning and personal hygiene products. I'm going to try and do it again in 2010 I have 2 freezers and a store cupboard quite full. I usually try to run down my stocks enough to switch off one freezer by about April/May time. One of my freezers is a small upright with 2 drawers and a let down top and bottom section, kept in the garage and the other is one side of an 'American' style fridge freezer (acquired with the house) with open shelves and badly designed because lots of things fall out. I do my best with it.

I will let you know how I get on.

doelani

missychrissy wrote: »

Last year, following my pre Christmas shop I managed to last until mid march before I went food shopping again. That also included cleaning and personal hygiene products. I'm going to try and do it again in 2012.QUOTE]


Well done on last year but 2012 ? lol I take it you mean 2010.

I have an american FF as well and the storage in freezer is terirble. Uless it comes in a box it is usless.

tori.k

well thats me done for the year old mother hubbard here the freezer is defrosting as i type as we went away for Christmas so i didnt stock up with goodies, which is a blessing since ive weighed myself yesterday and had a bit of a shock.
so the plan is to now to restock the freezer a little better this time around and get into the habbit of using up before buying im still planning to cut my shopping bill down with some careful menu planning as i pretty much stuck to my £30 a week with fullish cupboards, so determined to spend no more than £185 for 5 (my child benefit a month) which i reckon is do-able as long as i stay out of the supermarket.
well id best go get a packet of peas to scatter in the bottom of my freezer doesnt seem to matter how well i pack the freezer when i come to defrost it there is always half a pack of loose peas welded to the bottom one of lifes mysteries i suppose.

lynzpower

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70083252

well id best go get a packet of peas to scatter in the bottom of my freezer doesnt seem to matter how well i pack the freezer when i come to defrost it there is always half a pack of loose peas welded to the bottom one of lifes mysteries i suppose.

These are brilliant!

nicki_2

Lynz I got some of those clips from Poundland or poundworld something like that :rotfl: I was using pegs but I got sick of them popping off the bags! Not had anything "leak" in the freezer since. I also got some "pour & store" bags from HomeBargains which I'm hoping to store homemade soup in

hotcookie101

Pour and store bags are fab-I use them to freeze stews, chilli and bolognase etc. I don't freeze soup in them as its too runny and I don't trust my overpacked freezer not to make it burst when I squeeze it in :rotfl:
Soup I freeze in old cream and yoghurt pots (300ml cream-single portion, 500g yoghurt-2 people or my greedy OH lol)

I have to join in the store cupboard challenge, I cannot actually fit anything else in my freezer at the moment (made 2 spare potato gratins on wednesday and they have JUST about fit in, and the leftover curry from last night (it was NYE, we caved and got a takeaway:o) is squished in and may have exploded overnight (I'm scared to look:eek:)

Plan is to use up stuff from fridge first, and will have to stay well away from waitrose reductions.... Am hoping to get away with buying just veg and dairy this month, nothing else. But if napolina tomatoes go on offer again, you may have to hold me back (despite still having about 20 tins, I start to get edgy below that amount:o:rotfl:)

I'm not sure if I should list my stocks though-would probably take a whole page :eek:

Olliebeak

lynzpower wrote: »

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70083252


These are brilliant!

those are the ones that I've got and they're really good - I always recommend them to people.

I also have one of those JML things for re-sealing plastic bags - the little hand-held one NOT the big one: http://www.jmldirect.com/Handy-Seal-PH4885/ - brill for when you've got large packs of crisps/tortilla chips/cereals/frozen veggies.

For freezing home-made stews/chillis/curries etc, I use 1kg margarine tubs and 500g tubs for soups. Once frozen, they stack perfectly AND you can write on the lids with permanent markers/cd labelling pens .

sunshine6650

Its been in my diary for a couple of weeks to do & tomo is the day!!

My kitchen in teeny & they cupboards dont shut properly...due to jars/tins stashed in them!!

Im hoping tomorrow to have a clean & list everything in them, herbs & all!! Im a sucker for bargains & see them on offer & grab em!!

Ill be listing a full list of cupboard & freezer tomo hoping you talanted people can come up with some simple ideas using them all up.

I plan to use slow cooker (new 6.5l one) to make lots of bits & start making soups.

Thank you in advance.

Ness x

Glad

Here is a list of the contents of my fridge and store cupboards
I'm hoping I can get some inspiration to use a lot of it up this month and save on my shopping bills by only buying meat and some veg

FRIDGE
pickled onions
branston pickle
creamed coconut
lingonberries
black olives
green curry paste
tom yum paste
red curry paste
pesto
easy chilli
honey
fish sauce
teryaki marinade
mint sauce
fish stock
butter
mustard
cheddar cheese
double gloucester
xmas pudding
tomato sauce
brown sauce
carrots
tomatos
eggs
mayonnaise
squirty cream
BBQ sauce
sweet onion relish
garlic puree
wholegrain mustard
lemongrass
tikka massala paste
horseradish
dijon mustard
vodka
white wine
red bull
cider
WKD blue
Baileys

STORE CUPBOARDS
3 tins spaghetti
golden sugar
pot noodle
custard powder
puy lentils
5 tins chopped tomatos
lasagne sheets
popcorn
plain flour
SR flour
brown soft sugar
salt
cornflour
icing sugar
groundnut oil
pasta twists
brandy
3 tins tuna
3 tins baked beans
tin hotdogs
lamb, fish, beef, chicken and veg stock
butterbeans
noodles
couscous
golden syrup
almonds
rissoto rice
worcestershire sauce
red lentils
caster sugar
cashew nuts
balsamic vinegar
plum tomatos
coconut milk
rice
cocoa powder
potatoes
plus assortment of herbs and spices
red wine
port
sherry