Store cupboard challenge

Frugalista

Long_tall_sally wrote: »

Does anyone have any ideas for using chilli dipping sauce?.

I dilute mine with some vinegar (wine or white distilled) give it a good shake and use it as salad dressing - absolutely to die for . Its also virtually fat free and is fantastic on jacket potatoes.

I also pour it into HM chilli con carne - gives it a nice sweet taste.

Don't worry about a use by date - it lasts for ages. I buy the big litre bottles from the chinese supermarket 3 or 4 at a time :cool: and have never had one "go off". I am a bit addicted to the stuff though :o :rotfl:.

skaps

Just looked in the freezer - i have so much stock that i now have no containers left. Going to have to make some soup on the weekend to start using some of it.

What can i do with lettuce and spring onions - can you freeze them?

lynzpower

I've started to store stock in old plastic coke and water bottles.think I might also store soups in too as long as they are thin enough to pour throgh a funnel lol

skaps

Good idea. That way i can use my containers for other things.

nopot2pin

skaps wrote: »

What can i do with lettuce and spring onions - can you freeze them?

I think the water content of the lettuce is too high, for it to be frozen then defrosted..... I am not to sure if the spring onions would be the same.

lynzpower

you cant really free lettuce and S-O's. You can probably freeze lettuce soup ok, if you can be bothered? We are just going to use up a lettuce with more chicken fajita wraps except OH is going to make the fajitas with some help from Kenwood chef that's if the chicken has defrosted by then I only remembered to take it out half hour ago! I sense we will be eating late tonight lol

Also to add the B&B pudding was gorgeous. I made a choc sauce AGES ago ( ie months) and its been lurking in the back of the fridge.OH was rather sceptical of the thrown together recipe, we came away thinking smaller portions would be good enough for a dinner party A LOT nicer than the tescos microwave- tray. :rotfl:

Hope everyone has a good day today, Friday is my buying lunch day and I havent sofar this week. Im going to be in central london- and am happy to treat myself as Ill be outdoors all day with no heating at all.

Penelope_Penguin

We were due to be going out with friends tonight, but have decided not to risk driving I#'ve offered to cook, and they'll bring wine :j

Main course will be a chicken and HG tomato casserole

Pudding HG damson trifle, using stale HM muffins

Penny. x

shopaholictiedtheknot

Hi there anyone know of anything I can do with Umeboshi puree, I bought some for DD for a recipe she was doing at school with Duck and I have no idea what else I can use it in?
TIA

Penelope_Penguin

shopaholictiedtheknot wrote: »

Hi there anyone know of anything I can do with Umeboshi puree

Sorry, never heard of it What is it

Penny. x

RuthG

Today's dinner will be chilli made with tomatoes, chick peas, sweetcorn and peas from the cupbaord (all in tins - seem to have a glut) and I will add some spam - bought in a fit of not sure what when it was on offer ages ago. As there will only be me here for lunch, the leftovers will do for tea tonight for me and OH