Store cupboard challenge

vka1990

It's all going great He's still going with the water so fingers crossed he'll stick it out

Sausage Casserole tonight as my lovely neighbour has given us a free casserole dish! She knows this is our first home so i was talking about going to buy one and she said don't bother! She also has an apple tree in her garden and let DS go in and collect some so we're going to make an apple crumble when he's home from school.

AND! We found a blackberry bush in the back of our garden so we attempted blackberry jam last night!

Ahh the wonders of having no money!

pink_numbers

used up kebabs, sweet corn, peas, peppers and tomato soup to make a spicy meatball soup

Week 1 (20-26 Sept)

• [STRIKE]Ham and cheese buns x 1 batch[/STRIKE] (18/09)
• [STRIKE]Butter x 1[/STRIKE]
• Strawberry comport x 1
• [STRIKE]Tomato sauce x 1[/STRIKE] (24/09)
• [STRIKE]Pizza sauce x 1[/STRIKE] (17/09)
• [STRIKE]Seekh kebab x 1[/STRIKE] (24/09)
• [STRIKE]Fritata making material x 1[/STRIKE] (17/09)
• [STRIKE]Pumpkin soup x 1[/STRIKE] (22/09)
• [STRIKE]Sauted mushrooms x 1[/STRIKE] (21/09)
• [STRIKE]Mixed peppers x 1 [/STRIKE](24/09)
• [STRIKE]Mince mix x 1 [/STRIKE](22/09)
• Apple sauce x 1
• [STRIKE]Cubed ham x 1 [/STRIKE](17/09)
• [STRIKE]Grated cheese x 1[/STRIKE] (17/09)
• [STRIKE]Pea and sweetcorn mix x 1[/STRIKE] (24/09)
• Rice portion x 1
• Elderflower cordial (SF) x 2

think apple sauce will be made into a porridge, strawberry comport will be put onto some scones, rice will be used to bulk up the leek and potato soup. Must drink more elderflower (in this cold weather... bleh)

russetred

Hi guys,

I decided to finally get round to cleaning out one of my store cupboards in the kitchen. Its either full of treasure or my pulse cupboard of shame depending on your point of view!

I need help in figuring out what to do with all of these.

3.5Kg pinto beans
2Kg country soup mix
1Kg rough cornmeal
1.5Kg puy lentils
750g black eye beans
2Kg green lentils
2Kg whole black urid dhal
1.5Kg mung dhal
500g chick peas
250g pearl barley
250g bulgur wheat
1Kg red lentils
750g chickpea flour
1.5Kg white urid dhal
200g yellow split peas
300g popping corn
400g aduki beans
1Kg oatmeal

I either bought some of these for a recipe but never got round to using the rest of the pack or picked up the big bags in the clearance sales.I really want to make some inroads into this legume mountain.Any ideas gratefully received.

CCP

You've got me rather jealous, russetred - I love pulses of all kinds and would be in second heaven with that lot!

I haven't tried most of the lentil varieties so I don't know what they're like specifically, but the first thought that occurs to me is to make lentil curry (dahl), either on its own or as a sauce to which you can add meat or vegetables. I use red lentils to make veggie chilli, and green / puy ones are great cooked as a stew with sausages (meat ones in my case, but I'm sure veggie ones would work if you're vegetarian). I made some rather tasty mushroom and green lentil 'sausage rolls' earlier in the year, from a recipe from another forumite, which I can probably dig out if you're interested.

Your bean selection suggests bean burgers to me, or possibly chilli (I've used pinto beans instead of kidney beans before and it worked quite well); the cornmeal could be American-style cornbread or a crunchy coating for HM chicken nuggests or similar (or bean burgers :think:). Chickpea flour is my latest discovery - I bought it for making my own onion bhajis (which are well worth trying, BTW) and I've also used it for making sweetcorn fritters with pretty good results.

I'm assuming the soup mix is the mixed beans / lentils / grains type, in which case I use this to bulk out soups and stews of all types during the winter (note to self - must buy some! ).

Is that of any help at all?

Doom_and_Gloom

My partner and I have mostly been eating out of the freezer and cupboards this month but we've done a full inventory for the freezer and it is still very full :eek: - it is a huge 5ft up right freezer. Basically due to many things - mostly my partner forgetting his bike insurance was up for renewal - we are trying to spend as little as possible on food for as long as possible. We also need to defrost the freezer as it hasn't been done since we moved and it ices up rather fast *rolls eyes*. My partner eats meat (he doesn't eat fish though which is why there isn't any on the lists that follow) and I don't eat meat, egg, dairy etc as I am vegan.
Considering how little we spend on groceries each month I am really suprised at how much food there is in the freezer and cupboards to be honest .

Freezer


Vegan items:

• Chickpeas - 452g
• Butterbeans - 968g
• Aduki beans - 1,152
• Wholemeal home made bread - 420g
• 12 slices wholemeal bread
• 2 Redwood meat free burgers quarter pounders
• 1 LM country pie
• 1 butternut squash roast
• 4 LM sausages
• 4 nut cutlets
• 4 HM vegan chilli portions
• 2 HM vegan shepherds pie portions
• 1 small HM vegan curry portion
• Sweedish Glace - 1, maybe 2 portions

Fruit:

• Cherries - 66g
• Crandberries - 323g
• Pineapple - 1,236g
• 7 bananas - 580g
• Mango - 340g
• Blueberries - 6 punnets :eek: (these were all bought reduced)
• Watermelon - 180g

Vegetables:

• Sweetcorn - 460g
• 2 sweetcorn cobs
• Peas - 634g
• Mushrooms - 80g
• Brussel Sprouts - 106g
• Mixed peppers - 500g

Meat/non vegan/partners food:

• 2 beef lasagne
• 2 minced beef crispy pancakes
• 1 pack british drumsticks - 1.5k
• 1 meat feast pizza
• 1 pepperoni pizza
• 4 packs yorkshire puddings :eek:
• Vegetable rice - 507g
• 4 vegetable burgers
• 4 meat free chicken style burgers
• 1 bag whole milk
• Cooking bacon - 417g
• 3 garlic baguettes
• 16 beef burgers
• 7 pork sausages
• Lean beef mince - 426g
• 3 mozzarella cheese balls
• 32 large beef sausages
• 8 large pork sausages
• Chicken breast mini fillets - 277g
• 7 portioned steaks
• 1 pack spicey pepporoni - 100g
• 4 packs smoked and unsmoked bacon mixed
• 1 pack choritzo
• 2x250ml whole milk bottles

Cupboards:

• Pasta
• Wholemeal pasta
• Lasagne sheets
• Rice
• Sushi rice
• Quinoa
• Oats
• Popping corn
• Green lentils
• Red lentils
• Silken firm tofu
• Basic smash x3
• Baked beans x3
• Kidney beans x4
• Tomatoes x5
• Pasta sauce
• Sweet and sour sauce
• Tinned beansprouts
• Pineapple in juice x3
• Orange juice x2
• Apple juice
• Chocolate soya x2
• Soya milk
• Wholemeal bread flour - 5kg
• Strong white bread flour - 1.5kg
• Plain flour - 4kg
• Self raising flour - 1kg
• Wholemeal self raising flour - 774g
• Vegetable suet
• Vegetable oil
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Brown sugar
• White sugar
• Jam sugar
• Molasses
• Malt extract
• Soya milk powder
• 4 1/2 sachets fast action yeast (for breadmaker bread)
• Allinson dried active yeast
• Cocoa powder
• Mixed fruit
• Saltanas
• Walnuts
• Peanuts x2
• Soya beans
• Savoury soya protein chunks - 375g
• Savoury soya protein mince - 650g
• Natural soya protein mince - 400g
• Natural soya protein chunks - 125g
• Soya sauce
• Yeast extract
• Garlic powder
• Chilli powder
• Chilli flakes
• Curry powder
• Cayenne powder
• Paprika powder
• Oregano
• Mixed herbs
• Garam masala
• Tomato soup x9 - partners
• Oxtail soup - partners
• Ravioli - partners
• Macaroni and cheese - partners
• Evaporated milk x2 - partners
• Four cheese pasta sauce - partners
• 11 egg noodle nests - partners
• White bread - partners

Fridge:

• Yellow peppers x7
• Red Peppers x5
• Celery
• Tomatoes
• Parsnip x5
• Baby parsips x6
• Sweet potatoes x3
• Cucumber
• Red grapes -438g
• Garlic x9 bulbs - I love garlic
• Wholemeal wraps
• Pure soya spread
• Alpro soya yogurt
• Alpro soya cream
• Egg free mayo
• Tofutti dairy free slices x4
• Tahini
• Eggs x 6 -partners
• Whole milk - partners
• Butterlicious - partners
• Yogurts - partners
• Cheese - partners
• Bacon - partners
• Spicy sausage tortelloni - partners
• Garlic and herb tortelloni - partners
• White wraps - partners

Vegetables and fruit:

• White onions - 1,970g
• Red onions - 1kg
• Carrots - 1kg
• Swede - 440g
• Baking potatoes x5 (they are huge - the smallest weighs 453g)
• 3 packs long life beetroot
• Bananas x7
• Oranges x3

I believe that is everything we have in. As you can see my partner has enough meat to feed a small army :rotfl: and so I've banned him from buying any more until he has to. With so much in it's difficult to see what we could make out of it . Could others help us out please? We need vegan and non-vegan meals and as said we want to spend as little as possible. I'm not overly picky with food - as long as it's vegan I usually eat it. My partner is a bit more picky - he doesn't like mushrooms, sweet and sour, overly spicey foods, parsnips, bananas and swede for examples.

Sorry for the long post and thank you in advance for any help.

D&G

mummyyof5

Yesterday I used up 2lb chicken and a bag of frozen coriander and today 1.5lb mince (unfortunately this will be replaced tomorrow x2 cant live without mince ) xx

vka1990

Was wondering if anyone has an easy recipe for homemade bread done in the oven please?

Thanks

Allegra

Hi guys,

I decided to finally get round to cleaning out one of my store cupboards in the kitchen. Its either full of treasure or my pulse cupboard of shame depending on your point of view!

I need help in figuring out what to do with all of these.

3.5Kg pinto beans bean curry, bean salad or bean pate
2Kg country soup mix add all the veg from the bottom of the salad draw and make the soup, it's lovely (if you eat meat, a bit of pork or bacon in makes all the difference)
1Kg rough cornmeal polenta biscuits, corn bread
1.5Kg puy lentils tarka dal, shepherdess pie
750g black eye beans as with pinto - combine the two for any of the dishes for variety
2Kg green lentils as with puy, or lentil burgers, or pate
2Kg whole black urid dhal as with lentils, or mix into your bean curry/salad
1.5Kg mung dhal bean sprouts or a version of Weezl's savoury bites
500g chick peas houmus, Weezl's savoury bites
250g pearl barley use in risotto instead of risotto rice, or make pearl barley, potato and leek stew
250g bulgur wheat tabouleh or mix into your bean salad
1Kg red lentils tarka dal or bung into your bean curry to thicken up
750g chickpea flour mix half and half with bread flour for rolls, or make chapatis
1.5Kg white urid dhal not something I ever used before, but imagine it would work with any of the other pulses in a curry
200g yellow split peas saag chana dal
300g popping corn DVD, a saucepan with a tight fitting lid and a splash of oil; salt or cinnamon and sugar, depending on preference. Dim the lights, enjoy. Or if you don't like popcorn (what is it doing in your cupboard then ?), make a garland to decorate the Christmas tree
400g aduki beans more variety and texture for your curry/salad
1Kg oatmeal flapjacks

Allegra

vka1990 wrote: »

Was wondering if anyone has an easy recipe for homemade bread done in the oven please?

Thanks

This is a good one if you're scared of kneading: http://www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk/recipe-breadofheaven.html?opt=rsnack

If you are not scared of kneading, follow the recipe but only use 1.5pt of water, then knead, divide and proceed as per recipe.

vka1990

Allegra wrote: »

This is a good one if you're scared of kneading: http://www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk/recipe-breadofheaven.html?opt=rsnack

If you are not scared of kneading, follow the recipe but only use 1.5pt of water, then knead, divide and proceed as per recipe.

Thanks Allerga , will have a look.

Complete newby to cooking and baking to the easier the better atm!