Store cupboard challenge

mummyjane

I've made hm veggie soup using up all the veg I would have usually ended up binning, also found an almost past its bbe date bread mix so we'll be having hm rolls too. (Oh, and found a nice bottle of white wine I was gifted at Christmas that I'd forgotten about - no idea how something like that could happen) :beer: Bottoms up as they say...hic hic...:rotfl:

laineyc_2

Tonight is HM pizzas. I made extra sauce to freeze.

chocolatepennyfarthing

Couple of ideas mentioned I would love the recipees for if possible please:

Jodes - Chicken tagine
Mcculloch29 - Cheese and bacon puff pastry wrap

rachbc

Is it just me who ends up creating more stuff in the freezer trying to use stuff from the cupboards? I've finished up half a pack of blackeye beans to make a curry - which is now residing in single portions in the freezer!!

The_Dragon

rachbc wrote: »

Is it just me who ends up creating more stuff in the freezer trying to use stuff from the cupboards? I've finished up half a pack of blackeye beans to make a curry - which is now residing in single portions in the freezer!!

Nope we have potions of chick pea and potato curry in the freezer for emergency "Can't be 'arrised cooking" nights :rotfl:

nopot2pin

rachbc wrote: »

Is it just me who ends up creating more stuff in the freezer trying to use stuff from the cupboards? I've finished up half a pack of blackeye beans to make a curry - which is now residing in single portions in the freezer!!

Nope... happens here all the time

nuttybabe

mcculloch29 wrote: »

Good luck with that Jodes.
I picked up some near OOD cheese and bacon yesterday. With a left over from Christmas pack of frozen puff pastry it was time for cheese and bacon puff pastry wraps (as once sold by Greggs, but they aren't very healthy!). They are very tasty, though.

Mountstevens (before they shut down) did the same sort of thing but with baked beans in it as well. Was so nice. I used to have one on my way to work and then pop out mid morning for another!!! Couldnt wait until lunch or they would all be sold out!!

jodes

rachbc wrote: »

Is it just me who ends up creating more stuff in the freezer trying to use stuff from the cupboards? I've finished up half a pack of blackeye beans to make a curry - which is now residing in single portions in the freezer!!

LOL, this happens to me all the time!

I used half a pack of mince to make a spicy curry type thing, which stretched to make 4 freezable portions, then used a tiny pack of chicken and heaps of tinned stuff to make a massive tagine which is now in 6 freezer bags!
Sometimes it feels like you'll never use stuff up, it just breeds! :rotfl:

taj

i divided whoopsie pack of pork shoulder chops in half. In one pot i fried the pork first, then the onion, garlic, s&p tin chopped toms and a spig Rosemary out of the garden. cooked slowly 2 1/2 hours, then shredded the pork and put back on heat 15 mins, served with pasta. Was like italian ragu lovely... The other 1/2 of the pack put into slowcooker...added celery, onion, tbsp mustard, chicken cube,i/2 can cider and water no seasoning yet due to mustard and chicken cube, will serve that tomorrow with some veg. So again a NSD.:jI love this site it's saving me a fortune.

pretz_2

OK i'm fed up of feeling like i have nothing in even though there is food in the cupboards, fridge and freezer. To be honest I think i'm stuck in a rut so much so ready made food is creeping in to my house which used to be like declaring your love for satan in the middle of sunday service :rotfl: so can i please ask anyone if you have the time what would you make with what i have. I need to cook something for 4 adults tomorrow with what i have, I can make it to the shops for a few things if need be but really what to prove to myself that i have food in and to stop cheating really :rotfl:

so heres the list

cupboards
1x tin of baked beans
1x tin of tomato and 3 bean soup
1x tin of hotdogs :eek:
1x tin of spicy tomato and lentil soup
1x jar of sweet and sour sauce
3x tins of princess spaghetti
1x half tin of beans and sausages
1x little tin of tomato puree
2x tins of tomatoes
1x carton of chopped tomatoes
1x tin of evaporated milk
1x tin of condensed milk
1x large tin of sweetcorn
1x jar of honey
1x bottle of sesame oil
1/2x bottle of sweet chill sauce
75g ish of cocoa powder
1x tub of bicarb
1x tub of baking powder
3/4x tube of tomato puree
1/2x bottle of toffee sauce
250g ish of brown sugar
250g ish of pearl barley
1x jar of red pesto
4x tins of pilchards in brine (really big tins don't know how they got there and have no idea what to do with them)
6x beef stock cubes
1/2x pack of large pasta shells
1/2x pack of polenta
600g ish of red lentils
1/2x box of corn flour
1x pack of ground almonds
8x veg stock cubes
1kg long grain rice
1/2 stoned dates
1x box cannelloni
1/2x box of rissotto rice
2x pizza base mixes
2x moussakka mixes
1x spicy meatball mix
1x shepherds pie mix
500g penne

fridge
2 pints of milk
1x spicy sausage tortelleni
1x box of chestnut mushrooms
6x large eggs
1x medium egg
1/2 tub of greek yoghurt
small piece of mild cheddar
medium piece of mexican cheese
3/4 pack of pepperoni
1x tub of soft cheese
1x pack of smoked cheese
1x pack of wensleydale and cranberries
1x large block of brie
1/2x pack of bacon
1x melon
lots of condiments
lots of salad veg

freezer
10x sausages
1x bag of sweetcorn
4x pork steaks
2x chicken breasts
1/2 pack of chicken dippers
1/2 pack of large sausage rolls
500g lamb mince
1x bag of fish cakes
8x corn on the cobs
1/4 bag of cocktail sausage rolls
1/4 cauliflower
1x bag of green beans
1x garlic baguette
1x bag of garden peas
1/2 bag of spinach

see it's scary I'm shocked at how much cheese we have is any of it possible to freeze it.

please help me get back to being os I don't even know how I fell of the wagon so hard but it definitely hurt lol