Store cupboard challenge

misscousinitt

One freezer down - one to go!

Defrosted small fridge freezer last night! Woohoo! Now empty and ready to be filled with the remains of the chest freezer.

Gave away sausage rolls, packed spring rolls into a bag instead of a box, got pasta bake out for today and lamb shoulder out for today.

Chest freezer is on the agenda tonight and will make a new inventory so I don't buy too much when I go and do my big shop Thurs/Fri this week.

On the store cupboard front - gave away a jar of mayo.

Also, been investigating the contents of my cupboards to assist with the surprise party buffet. Will be using up:

large tin of pink salmon
bottle of hot piri piri sauce (for chicken drumstick marinade)
minty dry marinade (also for chicken)
LO onions from chutney making to make curry and chilli
plain flour for quiche pastry
jar of mayo
bottle of sweet chilli sauce

CCP

I haven't posted on here for a few days as I've been quite unwell. One of the few good things is that I haven't felt up to cooking so I've used quite a lot of my freezer contents. I've used:

- pack of HM ham stock (two portions of lentil soup made with the stock have gone back into the freezer)
- half a loaf of rye bread
- one portion HM mixed veg curry
- one portion onion bhajis
- one portion mini sausage rolls
- one loaf of garlic bread (which turned out to be devoid of garlic )
- two tubs of milk
- one pack pork and chilli sausages

Things are definitely looking emptier now!

misscousinitt

Failed to defrost the small chest freezer last night! But did use up lamb shoulder.

Quick tea tonight as I have a meeting. (Courgette & Salmon Pasta - using up courgettes and pasta from stores).

Freezer upstairs will start getting filled with party food tonight. But we are still going to defrost the other freezer tomorrow now.

Making a very careful shopping list for the month to come so that we use up what we have before stocking up too much.

Doom_and_Gloom

Out of the freezer:

• 80g mushroom
• 322g sweetcorn
• 465g peas
• 2 vegetable burgers
• 1 pepporoni pizza

In the freezer :doh::

• 5 portions of vegan shepherd pies
• 2L whole organic milk
• 250g cheese

nicki_2

I'm still trying to use up my stores. But I had a brainwave. I went through all the supplies and made up meals like "Brugers, chips & beans" and wrote them onto individual slips of paper. Then folded them up and put them in a box like a tombola. Each night we pick one out ready for the next day. The theory is I can make all the meals in there without buying anything other than fresh salad/dairy when necessary (and one or two odd veg items which might go off before they get used otherwise) yet don't have to think about it

So far its working, and I've not changed anything we picked out except moved our "chippy night" to Monday night instead of the planned meal as I'd just spent 7 hours stood ironing and didn't have the energy to make anything

mardatha

Potatoes and onions ? I have tons of both, as well as carrots and leeks. I need to cut the meat portions and use more veg - my elder son has been here twice and between him & the OH they've scoffed a whole weeks meat in 2 days. I dont actually like veg at all, so it needs to be hidden !

wssla00

Oooh! A lovely cheesy potato and onion bake with braised leeks in butter and roast carrots with butter Lovely

Or Hugh's roast veg crumble (go on channel 4od and watch the last river cottage everyday )

sammr85

I say make a huge pot of stew or mince add potatoes and all ur veg into it, needs minimal meat and is also great with cheaper cuts always plenty for people to have 2nd helpings and freezes well

sexykellylovespink

what can i make with sausages, i pulled a large bag of frozen sausages out of freezer as i am trying to get my freezer contents down.
i have lots of ingredients in fresh ect, any ideas welcome
i also have a side of salmon in the freezer any ideas ?
copious amounts of chicken fillets ?
loads of fish fillets (was on offer in asda a while ago );)
i am trying to use and get my freezer contents down before xmas as i have a chest freezer and a 6ft upright that need running down ready for big xmas shop lol

Kevie192

If I make stew or anything with mince (cottage pie etc) I use a tin of oxtail soup. It adds meaty flavour and you don't need to use as much meat.

HTH

Kevin x