What food items will you never use/swap ideas?

Sarahsaver

Stompa wrote:

Olive oil - never found a use for it!

:rolleyes: OMG!

moggins

poppycracker wrote:

Oh and my tip with couscous, pour a little into a dish, add a chicken cupasoup and pour over boiling water. Put the lid on and in about five minutes you'll have a meal all ready! Yum! And easy peasy too.

That's a brilliant idea, thanks for that. I bought a box but DH hates it and I've been wondering what I could use it for.

Debt_Free_Chick

**purplemoon** wrote:

Puy lentils - not quite sure why we bought them, maybe spotted a recipe to try at some point, but they've sat in the cupboard for over a year now and no idea what to do with them!

:eek: OMG they're gorgeous!

Sea Bass with Puy Lentil Salsa - would work with other fish

Lentils With Alphonso Olive Rouille

Lentil & Bacon Salad

Warm Lentils with Vinaigrette

**purplemoon**

Debt_Free_Chick wrote:

:eek: OMG they're gorgeous!

Sea Bass with Puy Lentil Salsa - would work with other fish

Lentils With Alphonso Olive Rouille

Lentil & Bacon Salad

Warm Lentils with Vinaigrette

Thanks very much for those recipes, particularly the fish one as I have a couple of skate wings in the freezer and was wondering what I might cook to go with them, but that sounds delicious!

auditbabe

Smashing wrote:

I have quinoa and dried soya beans lurking about somewhere that have been there for god knows how long, but I'm going to use them eventually!

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Same here:beer:

Rachie_B

chatta wrote:

Coscus (cant even spell it) I see it in all sort of ready made meals but somehow doesnt look same when i cook it :mad:

ooh cous cous is a fave in our house,as versatile as rice but easier to do lol

make it up with some veggie stock instead of just hot water to add flavour,allow to absorb the water anbd fluff up with a fork
add whatever herbs etc you like ,lemon and coriander is lovely

then i top with roasted veg - peppers,red onion,cherry toms,mushrooms etc done in the oven with some cubes of feta added at the end so they slightly melt

sometimes add left over chicken chopped up aswell

yum yum

Rachie_B

moggins wrote:

2 packets of sage and onion stuffing. I don't remember buying them and the only thing I stuff is the turkey at christmas!

mix it with the mash you use to top cottage / shepherds pie etc

or add to sausagement for sausage rolls

or just make into stuffing balls and have with any roast dinner

kiwichick

Couscous is also lovely piled into halved and deseeded peppers, topped with a bit of cheese and baked till the peppers aree soft - DELISH

Rachie_B

code-a-holic wrote:

suet - i think it was for dumplings - dh hates dumplings....probably intented for a revenge attack!! could be out of date now.
tin of salmon
tin of tomato sardines -bleurgh
8 tins of soup dh bought and swore he needed them. we are now on a new calendar and they are st ill here - in fact he keeps adding to them!

i mash them up and serve them on toast to my son ,i tell him its tuna and ketchup as he loves tuna !!


the tins of soup use in a pasta bake / stew or something ,depending on what flavour they are

with the suet try suet roll its delish and you can add whatever filling you like

but bacon ,mushroom and red onion is lovely !!

Make up a batch of suet pastry ,roll out and spread with your choice of filling and roll up. Place on a baking tray in a hot oven for about 30 minutes.

i either make one big one and cut it up or make mini individual ones

i got the idea from someone on here but cant remember who now ! but thanks whoever it was lol

Rachie_B

kiwichick wrote:

Couscous is also lovely piled into halved and deseeded peppers, topped with a bit of cheese and baked till the peppers aree soft - DELISH

ooh i havent had filled peppers for ages,thanks for reminding me

think i might add that to this weeks meal planner :T