Store cupboard challenge

SWMBO

How much space do you have in your freezer? Which shops can you use? Then someone can suggest good value items from that specific shop - no use us telling you about a great deal at aldi if you can't use it! How many people do you need to feed?

Top of my shopping list would be value pasta, tinned chopped tomatoes & frozen mixed veg. I'd eat the soup & sausage roll for my lunch before going shopping, much easier to focus on getting what you need without being swayed by your stomach if you've just eaten.

No butter/spread? I'd add that & a loaf to the list so you can fill up on toast.

xomggzyox

I have iceland, lidl, tesco and asda all within 2 miles of me and i think there's a morrisons and aldi a bit further away that i could get to! Sorry, i'm feeding me and my partner . Ooops i forgot to mention spread, yes i have a tub!

craigywv

tunatoasties/tinned ham toasties,with your 7 quid buy a bag of spuds and some pasta, a bag of apples ,carton of fruit juice,some mushrooms,you can then have tuna pastaand mushrooms,you actually have a quite a lot of food there go over to the 7 quid a week thread loads of ideas on ther get bread and milk also and you will have change from your money buy all value brands creamed rice is only 12p a tin custard packets 7p so have a look goodluck xxx

bmma

:Tcan I join this challenge ,pensioner on a weekly budget
pitted dates
half bag of flour-made scones
31st March made broth, scones,bread all from the store cupboard -broth mix was a gift from neighbour:T.1/2 bag of red lentils, 1/2 bag of broth mix combine the two , basis for soup will add veg, using up the last of the bread flour -one bag of flour made 3 small loaves working out 44p per loaf stocking up on flour again tomorrow (6/4/13)still have redwood roast in freezer and one in fridge. will cook that tomorrow,slice and freeze,still have potatoes left,soya mince,onions,tomato puree (shepherds pie).

The_Dragon

bmma wrote: »

can I join this challenge ,pensioner on a weekly budget

I think you just joined!

Dr Dragon and myself went through the store cupboard a couple of weeks ago and wrote everything down (on a spreadsheet), I now have the challenge of finding recipes that use stuff up :eek:

bmma

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bmma wrote: »

can I join this challenge ,pensioner on a weekly budget

plenty of food will use everything up before spending on food - only cat food to buy on pension day (Saturday)
sorting storecupboards today-mantra-nothing to be thrown away, nothing to be thrown away, nothing to be thrown away!

inthedeep

Hello,

Please may I join?! I shall report back on Monday what I have in my cupboards and freezer for recipe suggestions / ideas.

Thanks,

L x

Kitchenbunny

I'm going to join in with this for a while. I need to declutter my storecupboard a bit as tbh I'm not really sure about some of the things I've even got in my stores! I need to declutter and save a bit of money so consider me in.

I shall inventory a bit later today and report back.

KB xx

craigywv

me too im in also cupboards brimming feel like a hoRDER

Kitchenbunny

OK so I've been through my cupboards and had a bit of an inventorying session. Most of the things I can use up, but I have some very odd things I am struggling with finding tasty uses for. Poppy seeds and some quinoa. I bought the quinoa for lunches but couldn't eat the last time I made it as it was tasteless even with the flavourings I added. The poppy seeds I can't even remember what I bought them for. If anyone has any ideas, I'd be very grateful

KB xx