Store cupboard challenge

Long_tall_sally

Managed to use some more of my sweet chilli sauce last night in a use up the last of the roast lamb dish, which was very nice and just had a mince pie with some rather out of date brandy butter which tasted fine.

Penelope_Penguin

I made some bolognaise sauce using minced beef, chopped HG squash and chopped HG courgette

Penny. x

Confuzzled

had an interesting one i thought i'd tell you all about

my daughter has been craving peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (she goes through long periods where she won't touch either of them but mainly it's jam she doesn't care much for) we've had a few open jars of peanut butter for ages but i stopped buying jam because i can't eat it before it gets mouldy on top even when kept in the fridge.

anyway she was really craving it so i suggested she use the lidl cranberry sauce we had left from christmas. normally it's not her type of thing but she bravely tried a bit, discovered that while it's a bit tangy it's mostly sweet and made a pb and j with it... today she's had her 3rd one so i guess she likes it! how's that for a novel way to use it up :rotfl:

clairewop

Hi

I'm new to this thread and i haven't read though the thread too many pages!! i'd be here till next week!

would anyone like to help me, our food shopping bill this month ia at £250 so far there are 2 adults and 2 children 16 and 12 in the house and we put up meals for my mum.

My problem is my cooking skills and lack of food prep skills (i have cerebral palsey and can't use my right arm much ) so peeling potatoes i cannot do , so a lot of things are bought foir more convenience than anything else.

Anyway was going to try and have a baking day and hopefully use up some stuff i have here without going out and spending another £50 on shopping this week.

clairewop

i haven't a clue what to make and was wanting to make a fewnice deserts but think i need to go shopping because i've go no margarine

newlywed

clairewop wrote: »

i haven't a clue what to make and was wanting to make a fewnice deserts but think i need to go shopping because i've go no margarine

You can make muffins with oil instead of marge?

What else have you got that you can use for meals puds etc?

clairewop

not a lot to be honest!!

will write a list and put on here in a bit

have you got a recipe for muffins? and are they easy?

clairewop

ok here goes what i have left here in the freezer fridge and cupboard.

freezer, - chicken wings (only i like these everyone else won't eat chicken off the bone), pork joint, frying steak, garlic butter kieves pk of 2, hot and spicey pork leg steak, lamb shoulder chops pk of 4, a meatloaf, 4 x salmon steaks (only i will eat) 1/2 tub mince beef, pizza, beef burgers, sausages, garlic and herb breaded chicken steaks pk 4, breaded chicken steaks pk 4, 4 pizza baquettes, 4 mini pizzas, mince beef and onion crispy pancakes pk4, lincolnshire pork sausage meat, pk fish fingers, yorkshire puddings, corgettes, rice pudding which was made yesterday, pork stir fry from when dh made a huge batch, pork casserolle left over from when i made it ( not enough for 4 though)

fridge, - potatoes, onions, swede,carrots, parsnips, sprouts, margarine, (just bought some ::)) mushrooms, cheese, lemom, lime, oranges, apples, bananas, pears, celery, chillis, 3 x eggs. milk, mayonaise

cupboard, - crackers, tins of meatballs x3, tomatoes x1, ravioli x1, baked beads and sausage x1, spaghetti x3, 1/2 bag of pasta, 1/2 bag of rice, chicken tonight classic chasseur jar, curry sauce jar, lasagne sheets, sausage caserole tins x2 noodles (chicken flavour) pudding rice, packs of savoury rice, packs of savoury pasta, strawberry jam pudding, chilli con carne packet mix, coq au vin packet mix, strogonoff sauce mix, parsley sauce mix, chicken chasseur casserole mix, plain and sr flour, hollandise simmer sauce mix, condenced milk, cornflour, sugar tin of custard

Skint_Catt

clairewop - can't your 16 year old help you prepare? Peeled potato's keep in a bowl or a pan of water for most of the day. It'll help her skills to if/when she goes to uni/leaves home.

clairewop

got 2 boys skint_catt, my 12 year old helps more than my 16 year old