I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

AlwaysHappy

Hello everyone, I've been following the thread for a while but decided I need to join in on the challenge. My freezer is ABSOLUTELY packed full. I was supposed to be having a delivery of meat this week which I have already paid for, but have had to put it back two weeks as there isn't even room for a sausage!!! I had cleared some space last week and then saw some butter reduced to 36p so bought all 16 packs!! and got some plums reduced (again bought them all - now have 12 bags of plum compote in the freezer) - I don't usually see any reductions in my defence - just as well - so both times I have got completely carried away (oops!!!) seriously need to make some space now - must stay away from the supermarkets its the only way. I have defrosed a chilli con carne for tea tomorrow - sadly the space was replaced by the plums, so the real journey starts tomorrow. Sorry for the ramble!!

blackandwhitebunny

I was so good today:D went into sainsbugs for stuff for school and bought - stuff for school and nothing else:D I walked past the half price TTD burgers and pork joint and hardly looked at the reduced lamb on the butcher's counter. Now I just have to keep this up for a few months:o

We got lots of fish yesterday at lots of money off in sainsbugs so had home made fish and chips with some cod fillets which were £4.50 a kilo, they were nummy.

Just had lemon chicken stirfry with marked down FR breasts from the freezer and lots of veggies. I only used half the bottle of sauce though so another half bottle in fridge:o Will try to use next week/

Leftover beef all gone in lunches, leftover cheesecake all gone

I find my best bargains in the great big sainsbugs near us. I think that the bigger turnover means more margin for error.

Lip_Stick

Evening all

Decided to share a tin of soup for dinner, then went out into the garden to set up ds' footy gear and have a play about. What a faff about making the goal was! Took me about an hour!!

Decided I'd had enough of football so went with ds to the pub for a coke. He had a play on the outside equipment then I spotted a friend and her children so he had a good run about on the field next to it. All hell broke loose when it was time to take him home for tea, he threw a right strop!

Made a quick pasta dish with red pesto and bacon with a sprinkling of cheese on top. Will have a look in the freezer in a mo to see what I can drag out for tomorrows tea.

Haven't had an Indian takeaway in a long while as it's expensive when you add the rice etc, at least with Chinese the rice is included in the dish here.

AlwaysHappy - welcome to the thread. Sounds like you need to be a bit strict with yourself lol.

AlwaysHappy

Thanks for the welcome Lip_Stick - yes I do need to be a bit strict with myself - I think I have a compulsive personality, and see reduced items so infrequently go into overdrive when i see them!! I can't phone to put the order back again, so failure is not an option this time.

katskorner

hi all..

dinner tonight from freezer - all of it yay!

but did go to Mr T while boys were at footy and had a few YS bargains inc a whole salmon for £8.74 (was £35.65).. which hubby filleted and we now have 18 fillets in the freezer and a pan to steam and flake tomorrow.. plus all YS lamb mince, casserole steak, fish pie mix, chipolatas ooh stop my freezer is a TARDIS and I am a YS junkie!

Lynsey

AlwaysHappy - welcome to the thread, you have a serious problem. lol
Great bargains, well done. Hope you get more like that in the future............once you've cleared some space!!

NSD :j
First since Easter Sunday and pleased.
Got through another "Veggie Day", don't think I'll buy Quorn fillets again though!! Quorn mince is a far superior product, the fillets were just a substance and would have been very bland without a sauce.

Bacon out for sandwiches for breakfast and took out a prawn ring, so garlic prawns with salad. Not too sure what else, but some more space created.
Probably have another attempt at baking bread tomorrow. lol

Jane - I'll get that corned beef eventually, waiting for the right offer and buy a dozen tins, same with pink salmon - hope it's soon though as salad season big time soon.

katskorner - massive salmon bargain - well done.

Lynsey

Kirri

Just realised I have done a whole week without chocolate!!!
Trouble is I still have so much in the fridge I'm not sure I will keep this up... (have given some away this week too).

Ended up having cream crackers/cheese for lunch, more fruit and pitta/houmous/salad/bulghar wheat for dinner.

recovering_spendaholic

Kirri - ooh crackers and cheese - I haven't had that for ages - think I will have it tomorrow - i have loads of packets of ryvitas in one of the cupboards, plus a jar of Baxters Victorian chutney that's been hanging around unopened for ages too.

Katskorner - well done on the salmon. I might be really dense but what does YS stand for?

Lynsey

recovering_spendaholic wrote: »

I might be really dense but what does YS stand for?

Yellow Sticker = reduced.

Funny, but I have no crackers and was just thinking about them.
Nice snack on "Veggie Days".

Lynsey

Florenceem

We had roast potatoes, broccoli, carrot, leek and HM sausage pie for dinner.
Mr F got some back bacon out of the freezer for tomorrow's dinner. In that space went some cooked mince for the dog - I cook a pack and give her half + freeze half - so still a full freezer. :eek: