Store cupboard challenge

Nelski

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

Nice to see you back, Nels :j I was wondering where you were. Surely even you wouldn't touch "mince wine" _pale_ _pale_

Blackberries make great muffins - just add them still frozen to the batter, and cook immediately.

Penny. x

Well it is the credit crunch pen pen - needs must:D :rotfl:

MrsTinks

robpw2 wrote: »

do you have a large freezer .. cause it sounds massive.

i think you should hold a sale you could make a little bit of cash with all that frozen food

Nope... I have a fridgefreezer and ALL that stuff is in 2 1/2 drawers!!! Amazing isn't it???
Oh AND I actually chucked a few bits out that frankly I can't remember when went in the freezer so thought it safer to dispose of them :S

And the dog is having left over brisket of beef tonight for dinner that I found in the freezer too

Cheapskate

I've got a partially filled f/freezer in the garage & another freezer in the kitchen. After reading these posts, I had a look through & discovered at least a dozen boxes of rosehips, bag each of blackberries & raspberries, & loads of real oddments! This year's rosehips will soon be ready & my brambles & others in the village look like we're having a mega harvest, so will have to do rosehip syrup asap to clear space for new brambles!
Also looks like we'll be having some very strange meals in order to use up stuff - real economic crisis this month - so salmon for 1, b/burgers for 2 & chicken legs for 1, plus asstd veg to start off.
Just found 3 ice cube trays filled with h/made chicken stock as well - soup tomorrow maybe?
Anna

MrsTinks

What kind of salmon is it cheapskate? DH does a delishious salmon and cream pasta which really stretches the smoked salmon - I don't know if it would work with normal Salmon though...
I might have a look for rosehips this autumn - didn't notice any last year but wasn't looking. Come to think of it some of the blueberries might be sloes... I need to have another look later!

Primrose

Cheapskate - can you please post your recipe for Rose Hip syrup. I tried making it once and it turned out a complete disaster, which is a shame because I wasted a lot of painstakingly collected rose hips. (Do you use the big ones or the small ones?)

Cheapskate

Mrs Tine - it's just a couple of salmon fillets - got an elderly lime to use, so will just use zest & juice mixed with a bit of olive oil, dash of spicy sauce like piri-piri or Tabasco, salt & wrap in foil to go in oven. It's nice with lots of different veg, have served with rice, pasta or spuds.

Primrose - when I made it before, I asked my mum, cos she used to make it when we were kids. It's simply putting the rosehips in a big pan, stock pot or similar (more than one if necessary), add plenty of boiling water, some sugar (not as much as jam, so maybe 6 to 8 ounces of sugar per pound of hips), then simmer until soft. Check in case you have to add more water - my first lot took hours to scrape off the bottom of the pan! When it's cooled down, strain it through muslin to remove hairs, squashing the cooked hips, taste & add more sugar if needed. I simmer it again to reduce it, then it's like proper syrup & you can dilute it, or use neat in fruit salad or on icecream. Keep in bottles in cool dark place, fridge once opened. My roses have gone wild, so the flowers & hips have more fragrance than standard roses, but experiment as I think most hips taste better than their roses smell, if that makes sense!
Tons of vit c in it & taste takes me back to my childhood - like all the blackberries - my mum was really inventive with free food!

robpw2

MrsTine wrote: »

Nope... I have a fridgefreezer and ALL that stuff is in 2 1/2 drawers!!! Amazing isn't it???
Oh AND I actually chucked a few bits out that frankly I can't remember when went in the freezer so thought it safer to dispose of them :S

And the dog is having left over brisket of beef tonight for dinner that I found in the freezer too

I have just spoken to your dog and he says dont forget the yorkshire puddings and horseradish sauce and he also says if he feels ruff tommorrow because it was out of date he is going to leave you a present lol:beer:

wow thats amazing hoe much stuff you got in

Nelski

Well im back with very very cold fingers and a big list - here it is. Not as bad as I thought tbh but any ideas still welcome

Homemade Meals in Tupperware

Chicken in BBQ sauce with Bacon - portion for 4
2 large portions of pea and ham soup
1 portion of chilli
3 fish cakes
2 portions of mushroom and lentil madras
Spinach and ricotta ravioli (enough for 2)
1 very large seafood curry
2 portions of chickpea and lentil soup thing
4 portions of things in tupperware that are a complete mystery to me :eek:
Bread and The Like
1 Packet of 8 Tortilla Wraps
3 large nan breads
3 pitta breads
11/2 loafs of sliced bread
loads of bags of bread sliced by me for toast
3 Croissants
3 raisin bun/scone things
16 bilinis
Crumpets 8
6 bread rolls
Uncooked Meat
2 Packets of bacon
Box of 24 scotch beef steaks (with about 4 missing:o )
4 packets of mince
5 chicken thighs
8 sausages
4 lamb shanks in balsamic gravy
1 chicken breast
2 large fillet steaks
2 Aberdeen angus joints
Uncooked Fish
2llb of tail off raw shrimp
2 pieces of uncooked salmon
Other stuff
Bottle of vodka (oops wondered where that had gone :beer: )
1 pkt of puff pastry
2pts of chicken and potato stock
6 danish pasties
4 twinks
bag of onion rings
parsley
basil
2 bags of sliced onion
6 bags of quartered lemons for above said vodka;)
4 bags of quartered lime ditto above:D
bag of broccolli
6 portions of cheddar cheese sliced
2 sweetcorns
1 portion of roast beef
Obligatory bag of frozen peas
Equally obligatory bag of frozen chips
Not so obligatory bag of frozen onion rings
some stewed rhubarb and apple

MrsTinks

I can give you some ideas for the bottle of Vodka

Oh and never ever tell a Russian you put vodka in the freezer - it's fridge only according to them

Nelski

MrsTine wrote: »

I can give you some ideas for the bottle of Vodka

Oh and never ever tell a Russian you put vodka in the freezer - it's fridge only according to them

It rarely lasts long enough in this house to matter this one must have snuck under the radar.......

Now with your blackberry wine and my vodka with lime I think we have the beginnings of a party Mrs T!!

Onion ring anyone??:rotfl: