Store cupboard challenge

Pink.

Apricot jam makes a lovely glaze for gammon, pork and even chicken.

There's an existing thread on using up storecupboard items:

Store cupboard challenge

I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the replies together.

Pink

jexygirl

Thank you Pinky! Hadnt thought of the gammon and pork options, and I have a joint of staff sized pork in the freezer too, so thats monday sorted! I was googling desserts!
Im such a philistine!
Jex

ciderwithrosie_2

I'm loving this thread....


I use apricot jam in my Murphy's Fruit Loaf

1lb dried mixed fruit
8 oz caster sugar
half pint of Murphy's Irish Stout (can use Guinness but I find it more bitter)
1lb SR flour
1 egg
2 tblsp apricot jam
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp mixed spice (optional)

tip the dried fruit, sugar and Murphys in a bowl, stir well and cover with a clean cloth or plate and leave for 24 hours (stirring a couple more times in this period).

Preheat the oven to 160 C and grease and line a 2lb loaf tin or 2 1lb ones.
Put the flour and baking powder in a bowl and tip on the fruit mixture. Start mixing and add the egg, jam and mixed spice if used. Pour into the loaf tin(s) and bake for about 90 mins or until a skewer comes out clean. You may need to cover the top at some point to prevent it getting burnt.

When cooled remove from tin and wrap in foil and it will soften up and get stickier on top. This is gorgeous thickly sliced and spread with butter.

Dr.Shoe_2

Some kind of chocolate cake that uses rice flour?

BLTs made with smoked bacon are particularly yummy too!

archiesdad

My husband makes a great starter with camambert, chopped chillies apricot jam and chopped pecans with bread to dip in. Sounds wierd but tastes lovely it is a pampered chef recipe.

Penelope_Penguin

Yesterday I made broccoli soup using frozen chicken stock and half a block of stilton

Getting through that freezer slowly

Penny. x

miggy

I decided to risk a two-year-out-of-date tin of marmade, thus saving money and cupboard space. It also enabled me to use up the clutter of jars I'd been saving for when I finally made it (!) and recycle the spares, of which, needless to say, there were many more than needed.
It may have been an old tin, but it tastes fine.

The marmalade, that is, not the tin.

lynzpower

Is anyone still doing this?! OMG I so need to come back here, my stores are out of control and I need to stop shopping - FAST.

We got a new FF off freecycle and its bigger and I have just bought more food to fill it :eek:

I cant start to list everything that weve got bit tonights offering is Chicken Kievs, using up some butter, chicken breasts, last egg, and some old breadcrumbs and the end of some garlic paste.

Im going to start meal planning as I havent really done this properly for a few weeks -feel out of control :eek:

taplady

I have a tin of aduki beans which I bought when on offer, any ideas on how to use them? meat free please.:)

missychrissy

I pre cook aduki beans and then freeze them in portions and then add them to any beef stews/casseroles/curries etc. They seem to go well with beef.