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Shopping, meals and other tips!

Becles · 2006-08-02 18:54:08

After the other menu planning/shopping list thread predictably ended in the usual arguments then closure, I thought I'd start a thread asking what works for you? Maybe we can all pick up tips from each other. Personally I never do meal plans. I enjoy food, and prefer cooking what I or another family member fancies that…

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Becles Posts: 13,184 Forumite

5 August 2006 at 9:47AM

jcr16 wrote:

i must say one of my little werid habit is. i always like to have 10 tins of baked beans in and 10 of kidney beand and 10 of tom.s big bag of pasta , bag of rice and frozen mince , with these in the cupbaord i feel happy to know i can almost make anything it seems.

That's a good idea.

I like to keep a pack of mince, and some chicken breasts in the freezer, and plenty potatoes - just in case!

Here I go again on my own....
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