Store cupboard challenge

nellis10

OK I'm going to have a go!

Tonight we are having one of my famous mix it all in Risotto's (I always keep a packet of risotto rice on the go for just such as occasion!!)

• Risotto Rice
• Leftover Ham
• Soya Beans in the freezer
• Onions (Red and White leftover)
• Garlic
• Chicken Stock Cube
• Veg Stock Cube
• Bit of left over white wine
• Bit of left over whipping cream

Mix it all in one go (except cream) and keep adding water until rice is lovely and soft. At the end add in the cream just before serving...delicious!

lynzpower

I've also got some stem ginger in a pot - does anyone know how long it will keep? Or any ideas what I can make with it? All suggestions welcomed

Is it in a plastic pot, like glace cherries come in? Or a jar in syrup?

Either way I guess it will keep ages!

I would suggest stem ginger chunky cookies. I haven't got a recipe Ive used yet but there's a few on Jamieoliver.com forum here: http://www.jamieoliver.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=30581

I have taken out a stew from the freezer and a block of pastry- will make a pie and roasties. Also found a tupperware with some HM mincemeat in. Im going to make some sort of tartlet with the mincemeat and use up some cointreau butter with it I randomly bought in sains the other day as it was 10p :rolleyes:

I have equipped myself with cupasoup, Quick tea and flask of water today, I have a very long drive in-store to East Anglia and I know its going to be cold. Will stop for bread as forgot to put BM on last night ( annoying)

Will do a stores inventory tonight as prob need some advice as on how to use it all without spending anything - would lvoe to avoid food shopping for the next week if poss.

nicki_2

Not sure whether my store cupboard challenge is going well or not - DD and I have had the winter v&d bug so haven't eaten properly for nearly a week :rolleyes: Today is the first time we've been able to both eat breakfast. So all the food I got in for a buffet for New Year is still in the fridge/freezer/cupboards so we'll be having that Friday night I think as we're both finally on the mend. This weeks shopping is going to be mainly replacing cleaning stuff, I don't think I need much else at all

Shortie

Right so the plan for the sausages (already cooked) is a sausage and bean pasta bake. Goodness knows what it'll taste like but it'll have the sausages (naturally :rotfl:), garden leeks as I'm out of onions, a tin of Campbells condensed winter veg soup, a tin of kidney beans and a tin of butter beans in it. Depending how it's looking, I might pop a tin of chopped tomatoes in to

I'm going to make it for tomorrow night's dinner so if I don't post ever again after that, then you know there were problems :rotfl:

skaps

Have some bread that i defrosted from the freezer but as ive made my own bread will not get to eat it. Any cheap ideas of what i can make with it, its almost a whole loaf otherwise i would make breadcrumbs with it. Also have just remembered from reading someones post that i have some defrosted puff pastry in the oven and some ham left, any ideas?

skaps

viv0147 wrote: »

I think you may find this site of interest to you, put in the stock you have in fridge/freezer and cupboards and it will give you many recipes, have fun. Viv
http://www.cookingbynumbers.com

Great website thanks :j

Shortie

Bread Pudding? I can dig out my recipie if needed but it's basically soaked bread (water then squeezed back out), sugar, flour, butter, sultanas and mixed spice

skaps

sounds lovely - please could you dig out the recipe will be much appreciated

lynzpower

Feeling rather virtuous. I have done a phenomenal SC inventory ( I wont bore you!).

I have whipped up a steak pie using puff pastry and some frozen stew & roast pots & peas. ( almost ready) I found a tupperware with hM mincemeat in and Ive defosted that & used that in a pastry case with some chopped pecans & stem ginger & spice. Im going to serve this with the random Cointreau butter.

Have defrosted 2 chicken quarters and tomorrow will make risoto using HM stock, mushrooms, chicken, leeks, garlic & creme fraiche.

Also have a fruit loaf in the BM and will have that for breakfast toasted tomorrow.

Have to say special thanks to those who insisted I took flask. Toda I took it for the1st time this year and was sat out in the snow when I realised Id left mypurse in a petrol station, over 2 hours drive away. :eek: I was just so thankful for that cupasoup!

Tomorrow im heating this tin of soup thats been there ages and taking that in the food flask and cup a soups. I have a few things I need to stash in the van ( crisps, choc from selection boxes) just in case I get stuck in the snow in my rounds over the next few days.

Must say Im feeling like the store cupboard can last ages as I really have prepped well.Its not started here in london yet - its reported its going to be bad :eek:

Maisie_M

Managed to use up 2 eggs (eggy bread for my brekkie), 2 rashers of bacon (DS brekkie), 4 small HM sausage rolls and 2 scotch pancakes (DS lunch), Duck spring rolls and chilli sauce (my lunch), 2 fillets of fish, chips and some peas (me and DS dinner)followed by rhubarb and ginger pudding today .

Good start to using up leftovers as the Best Before date for the eggs was today, bacon was left over from Sunday's brekkie, 8 mini duck spring rolls left over from the other half packet I cooked on new years eve, the remains of a bottle of chilli sauce (only 2 bottles to go:p) and 2 pancakes that had been left over from yesterday.