I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

quintwins

mymerrywidow wrote: »

in my quest to find the back of the freezer, i have found several bags of plums and apples. i want to make jam with these. now when i deforsted them they had loads of water. do i add this water to the jam or do i drain it of first?

i would just throw it all in it will reduce down anyway

Lynsey

Bought 4 packs of rooster potatoes, again for 10p per pack, to give away to the over 60's.
Sods Law, but they are on their annual trip today, so left with them (though got rid of 1 pack to neighbour).
Cleared out some freezer space (reduced Sainsburys Liver and Bacon today) and made 4 double portion packs of wedgers and froze last night.

Only pence wasted if they don't get used, I might try and store them in a cool place. Already got Jersey Royals and Lincoln potatoes!!!!
Definitely trying hard this week, though probably doing the Pizza Hut offer Wed/Thurs combined with the Odeon Cinema tickets.
I need very litte this week, only carrots, onions, milk and bread really needed and I'm hoping for some reduced apples to make deep dish pies.

Lynsey

cheerfulness4

Not doing bad with my challenge. Have a few cumberland sausages to use up so will stuff a marrow I've had lurking too long with some sausage mixed with Ainsley Harriots coucous sage and onion stuffing (APfoods). Should be tasty.

For the rests tea tonight I've got a small portion of mince so will bulk that out with breadcrumbs and make into meatballs to serve with spaghetti. Dinner done! :T

Did succumb to the reduced shelf as they had scrummy clotted cream reduced to 9p a pot. Not leaving that on the shelf so had some for myself, mum and SIL.
Sadly spent £2 on masses of scones for us to serve with them. Ah well, was so well received by all that it was worth it.

Meal plans now completed for the next 2.5 weeks so I'm getting there. Shame my budget is getting eaten away by the bargainous Body Shop sale. Couldn't resist using all the codes to get some gorgeous stuff!

Must get round to updating my sig.

mymerrywidow

quintwins wrote: »

i would just throw it all in it will reduce down anyway

but i make jam in the bread maker, should i take out some of the water?

mymerrywidow

:Tnew week girls/guys, we will do better this week. group hug anyone?:T:T:T

quintwins

merry i did good last week aswell

i'm not sure about jam in the breadmaker hopefully someone else can help

small chnage of plan we were playing outside so i had lasanga instead of soup as it required less work cause i just threw it in with the boys stuff

Florenceem

There is probably more salt in those than I put in my home made bread. My recipe says - 1 teaspoon salt.....I put a pinch. My bread turns out fine.....I use half white/half wholewheat plus sunflower seeds. The only complaint I had about my bread was from Mil - she loved the bread but said - it needs more salt. Mil puts salt on her food at the table - we don't. We are so used to the bread - love it as is.

Florenceem

supersally01 wrote: »

Wow that's incredible! How did you do it, if you don't mind me asking?? Thanx in advance!

Hi, hubby was always big- 13 stone at 13 years old/14 stone at 14 years old etc. His Dad was big too. When we met he was 23 stone- ate out a lot - been on his own for 10 years. We married and I cook from fresh ingredients. He stopped eating out/no take aways. As he lost weight.....which was slowly....he could move easier....started walking places rather than having a taxi. I think the main reasons he lost weight were - portion control/eating the right food/cooked correctly. He was never a heavy drinker but now rarely drinks.....I have an adversion to alcohol - I was married to an alcoholic. He was starting to have health problems connected with his weight so it was time to sort it out....love him so want to keep him.

mymerrywidow

i am gonna have fun for the next 4 days, i am home alone as teenager is going on a school trip. i can eat all the stuff he wont touch. i.e chicken (quorn) curry and a veggie fry up. cant wait. freezer here i come, i can hear you calling me.

bella2121

Please can I join Me and OH have been talking about doing this for a while so will deffo get on board, I dont have a full freezer (one drawer just has ice lollys in!) but I do have stuff what has been there for ages so the plan is to eat some of the older stuff, and not go mad buying new stuff

tonight is lamb chops, new potatoes and frozen veg

xx