I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

Jelly_Biactol

Welsh_Poppy wrote: »

I have just done a stock take on my chest freezer!! I still have the half and half to do a stock check on.

Will you be sharing your stocklist with us all?:)

gunsandbanjos

Having yesterday's chilli today, with rice and a few slices garlic bread from the freezer.
My freezer is definitely more organised looking since I started using stuff!

Welsh_Poppy

Yes I will post it but tomorrow would take up way too much time.
I have the other one to do
pantry
Pantry stock cupboard
The goal to reduce big freezer and buy no more meat until after we come back of holiday:-)

Kirri

Welsh_Poppy wrote: »

You need to live near Kirri or myself you would never need to buy any:-)

Too right, I just picked another 4! Seem to be picking quadruple the amount I can eat!

joedenise wrote: »

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It's really good to be able to use up LOs and some of the stockpile from the cupboard - and not putting anything else into freezer, which I'm currently trying to empty before we go on holiday, so that I can defrost it and turn off.

OUT of freezer - Lamb tagine
IN to freezer - NOTHING!

Denise

You're doing really well using up stuff! So want to defrost mine..

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

My freezer is definitely more organised looking since I started using stuff!

Ditto my cupboards! Since I started my spreadsheet it's really made me think about what I have and get stuff used up/reduced.


Breakfast - nothing (that wasn't planned, I hate not eating..)
Lunch - toast and jam & cake
Snack - biscuits
Dinner - think will have same as last night, the other Mexican tofu burger with roast beetroot/courgette and maybe potato wedges

Jelly_Biactol

Freezer movements - nothing in or out

Tea - HM pea & courgette frittata with part-bag salad (49p from Aldi:T).

Got a three-quarter-used carton of powdered milk, bought for my old breadmaker as many of the recipes in the booklet included powdered milk, but I soon found that the recipes were far too sweet (written for a U.S. market, I believe) and I sold the breadmaker. Any other uses for powdered milk? I don't drink tea/coffee so using it for that isn't an option.

Kirri wrote: »

Seem to be picking quadruple the amount I can eat!

What about freezing some of them? See MSE thread here
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/538545

Kirri

You sold the breadmaker :eek: I only use mine for the dough but I'd be lost without it! The book that came with mine contained powdered milk recipes but I got a different book that was more back to basics but still tested in a breadmaker. No idea what you could do with the rest of the powdered milk though... freecycle it?!

I may have to try freezing some - though not sure how mushy they get.. I may also try making a bulk batch of polpette and freezing them cooked.

I've put 2 courgettes in as an extra with dinner.. along with red and yellow beetroot and pink fir apple potato wedges. So largely a free dinner apart from the tofu burger.

ms_night_ryder

Evening all.

Been on a using up mission, used up a bag of stewing steak, a tin of five beans and tomatoes which were free and a bag of baby potatoes, which was the last bag, also used the last bit of grated carrot, should be another 3.meals there.

Got half a watermelon so had a bit of that for breakfast, lunch was a pork chop and salad, lettuce, cucumber, grated carrot and sweetcorn.

Meat drawer is a bit low, 2.packs of stewing beef, a turkey leg, a pack of sausages and a bag of chicken drumsticks left, enough to last until next week when I get paid.

Will take out the drumsticks to have with salad for lunches.

I have quite a few bits in the other drawers, they are hard to close lol.

Billie-jo

Jelly_Biactol wrote: »

Got a three-quarter-used carton of powdered milk, bought for my old breadmaker as many of the recipes in the booklet included powdered milk, but I soon found that the recipes were far too sweet (written for a U.S. market, I believe) and I sold the breadmaker. Any other uses for powdered milk? I don't drink tea/coffee so using it for that isn't an option.

If I am making custard, cheese sauce, parsley sauce etc and am low on milk I make up some with powder and use it. Tastes ok.
Apparently you can also add a shake or two to a warm bath and its supposed to leave your skin feeling soft and moisturised but never done it so wouldn't know if it was true.

Jelly_Biactol

Kirri wrote: »

You sold the breadmaker :eek: I only use mine for the dough but I'd be lost without it! The book that came with mine contained powdered milk recipes but I got a different book that was more back to basics but still tested in a breadmaker.

Originally bought the breadmaker on fleabay for not very much, used it for a couple of years, then sold it on fleabay (for more than I paid for it:)). Then bought another, again on fleabay (for the same money I got for the first one:):)), but a newer and better model - and smaller, too. I use mine regularly, about once a week at least, for all sorts. For recipes etc, I rely on the expertise of Mrs Simkins and her book Fresh Bread and Bakes from the Bread Machine:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fresh-Bread-Bakes-Machine-easy/dp/1905862717

Billie-jo

Have used up the last of the mushrooms, spring onions, chicken and a tin of pineapple from the cupboard today.
Sweet & sour chicken from the Hairy Bikers diet book, did loads even though halved the recipe. Really enjoyed it although DH said it wasn't sweet & sour because it wasn't RED :rotfl: at least it didn't have tons of sugar in as he is diabetic.