I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

Lynsey

Not a penny spent yesterday. :money:

Need bread and milk today and some veg.

I was going to go to Pizza Hut today, but feeling a bit iffy - sore throat, fluey and headaches. Plus side is I'll save more pennies, until I pick-up. lol

Took out some smoked bacon and had bacon butties for breakfast in cheese and onion muffins. Fish cooked as is potato ready to make fishcakes for lunch.

Starting to see those gaps again - lot easier to fill than to empty!!!

Lynsey

wearside_2

I have been trying to get my better half to do this for ages now without much success. For the two of us we have a full 13 cu ft freezer full and two stock cupboards! We could survive a seige, apart from milk, for several months! Due to being in a conservation area, we cannot keep a cow:D

lynneee

well now I have a completely empty drawer at the top of my freezer, which is bothering me (i will NOT go shopping! ) so i have filled the gap with ice cube trays and water bottles! good because i can kid myself there is no need to go shopping as the freezer is still full, and money saving because a full freezer is more economical!!
supernoodles from the cupboards with garlic bread and bacon tonight seeing as its just me and the kids, DH is on a late shift so he will get beans on toast as there is half a tin to eat up. Pleased with progress of emptying the cupboards too. this is definately working!
quick question, i have found some mincemeat, if i make a big batch of mince pies, can I freeze them, or will they go funny??

Allegra

I always bake ahead and freeze mince pies and they defrost just fine

wearside_2

wearside wrote: »

I have been trying to get my better half to do this for ages now without much success. For the two of us we have a full 13 cu ft freezer full and two stock cupboards! We could survive a seige, apart from milk, for several months! Due to being in a conservation area, we cannot keep a cow:D

WE have now got 5lbs of Blackcurrents and the same of Raspberries after picking them from our garden. When will the seige start so we can start to eat from our stock:D

lola34

I went shopping this afternoon, spent £30 but mainly fruit and things for the fridge, milk, bread, so thats my £260 budget gone apart from a few pound to last until next week. Yesterday lunch was homemade quiche with salad - potatoes and lettuce from the garden. Then we had chicken dinner for tea, chicken from the freezer, potatoes from garden, broccoli and sprout were 10p whoops and carrots came from part of a 35p whoops bag. I did buy a couple of boxes of fish fingers:o tea tonight is chicken and salad, though theres also some whoops fresh pasta from the freezer that I might have.

lynneee

Allegra wrote: »

I always bake ahead and freeze mince pies and they defrost just fine

thanks, didnt want to bake loads then have them go funny in the freezer! I have 2 massive jars of mincemeat to use up.
I feel a baking day coming on

I have been writing down all the food I have in all the cupboards, fridge and freezer. I thought I had a lot but it looks like even more when its all written down :eek: really don't need any shopping for quite a while which should save me some pennies :T

bella2121

afternoon all

well i did spend today bought 5lb worth of steak mince from the market (cheaper to buy in bulk ), making chilli and rice for OH tomorrow both already got in. Tonight was cottage pie ffrom freezer for OH, fish finger tea cake for me and beans and sausages for DS.

xx

Lynsey

Bella, steak mince is only £1.34 in Lidl's Half Price Weekend offer for 500g, well worth stocking up at this price - unless you find it cheaper.

Had a bad day, spent £7.03, so put a dent in my budget, though still on track.

No meat, but got some Sainsburys pizza's for 99p (reduced from £3.60 each, but who pays £3.60!!!), and some eucalyptus honey rduced to 57p per jar and biccies (twin pack of chocolate hobnobs for 71p per pack) amongst others. A deep dish apple pie for only 59p, reduced from £2.50 which I'm going to have now with coffee.

Lynsey

whamfanuk

Lynsey wrote: »

Shepherds pie tomorrow, got to get rid of those potatoes!!!!!!!
Had some sauteed in olive oil today with the liver and bacon.

Nothing spent on groceries today.

Got two packs of pork mince I need used, I usually make bolognese with it for a difference. Anyone got a decent alternative recipe for pork mince??
I was thinking of a meat loaf??

Lynsey

i made pork n chilli burgers with my £2 burger press from amazon, 450g pack and 5 chopped chillis, 1 onion and 1 beaten egg, few breadcrumbs made 8 burgers the pork mince was £1 whoopsie