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I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge
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I did a freezer inventory at the weekend - I have so much meat!! I need to eat enough of it to make roomf ro the icecream maker bowl so I can make some frozen yoghurt!
If anyone sees me perusing the YS butchers counter than shoo me away!
I have about
2kg of rump steak
3 brisket joints
3 kg of braising steak
3 pork belly joints
4 lots of diced chicken
3 lots of chicken mini fillets
4 whole chicken breasts
2 kg of pork steaks
2 kg of lamb mince
1kg pork mince
3 kg of beef mince
18 sausages
2 bags of cooked turkey
2 gammon steaks
Loads of diced bacon
All frozne in meal sized portions
Frozen parsips, butter nut squash, soya beans, peas, spinach, corn, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, pears
Suggestions for the stewing/ braising steak be much appreciated - all I cna ever think of is pies and stew!People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
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Morning all... lovely sunshine here... Lynsey.
What on earth is "lovely sunshine"??
Must be a Yorkshire thing, don't get anything like that up here ..... sadly.
Scones have 2 minutes to go and I had to use Vitalite instead of butter and no caster sugar, so ordinary ...................
................. the birds could be in for another feast. :rotfl:
Lynsey**** Sealed Pot Challenge - Member #96 ****
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Ok i have finally got round to listing everything in the freezer, as you can see it still needs sorting into correct drawers but havent had time today as only get LO's nap time to do it.
Here go's
(Any recipe ideas would be welcome!)
Drawer 1
Mince large pack
4 Donald Russel Sausages
Chicken thigh fillets
2 x2 salmon fillets
Mackeral fillets
Lamb kidney
Casserole steak
Simly Add Chilli
2 Venison grillsteaks
4 x Spatchcock poussin
Soya minceBroccoli
Lamb Steaks
Bone in lamb steak
M&S Guinea fowl
Chicken breast strips in tomato and basil marinade
Drawer 2
2x Saucy fish co seabass in beurre blanc & dill sauce
Casserole steak
2x shortcrust pastry
4x raw king prawn packets
haddock fillets
12x cumberland sausages
simply add chicken tikka masala
Mackeral fillets
birds eye hot and spicy chicken
ex lean casserole steak
Roasting beef joint x2
1/2 bag mccain fries
2 hot & spicy chicken breasts
12 farm sausagesguinea fowl
Drawer 3
Meat ??? (think its beef but not sure, taken out of packet and bagged)
Shortcrust pastry
waitrose 2 x thai salmon fishcakes
2 x mini steak puff pastry pies
Birds eye diced chilli
Broccoli/cauliflower and carrot mix
Diced onions
Peas
8 Farm sausages
Aunt Bess onion rings 1/2 bag
Stewing veg
Viennetta
10 minimilk ice lolly
4 cornettos
4 raspberry ripples
Aunt bess parsnips 1/2 bag
Sweetocrn
Roast pots
Curly fries
1 chockablock ice lolly
Drawer 4
Hash browns
Hot and spicy prawns
Garlic and Ginger prawns
Haddock fillets
Mini waffles
Diced game packet
2 x shortcrust pastry
Diced chicken breast
Oven chips
Simply add beef chilli
Gammon joint large
2 whole quails
8 x donald russel mini burgers
Silverside joint large
Outdoor pork belly joint
Simply Add Tandoori chicken
Simply Add Mexican chilli
Lean Turkey mince
Meat ??? (think its beef but not sure, taken out of packet and bagged)
Drawer 5
Chicago Town Pizza
Goodfella pizza
Little mini pizza
20 meatballs
2 m&s Tuna fishcakes
Casserole steak
large ex lean mince packet
Aunt bessie mash packet
Hot & spicy prawns
Breaded scampi
6 x fish fingers
2 x turkey mince
1 x large boneless pork leg
1 x minced beef and onion pie
Fillet steak packet
1 x chipolte meatballs ready meal
puff pastry
trout fillet
cod filletl
amb chops
wraps for crispy duck
2x chicken breast strips in tomato and basil marinade
Drawer 6
2 x wholemeal submarine rolls
2 x multrigrain rolls
2salmon fillets
6 pork, chestnut stuffinglamb chops
chicken breast packet
bag of chicken breasts
Simply Add chilli
Simply Add Meatballs
Lamb Steaks
Fillet steaks
Tuna Steaks
Pepperoni pizza
Apologies for any spelling mistakes, have had to rush as little one is stirring.
Wheres all my spaces gone!!!!!
Ps I have also taken out some sausage meat to make sausage rolls, a Thai chick soup for tomorrows lunch and a mini hotpot for today's lunch!!!0 -
I want your drawers biscuitmad! Mine are looking decidedly empty of late. Still, I guess that was the idea.
Lidls meat offer isn't really tempting me this week. Have the Cured pork joint offer. Never had that and not too sure.
As I only have £20 to play with I think I'll snaffle 2x buttery choc biscuits (for evening cuppas) and I quite fancy a bottle of Bitter lemon @ 19p. Don't often have that and love it.
Used up all the bits and bobs of veg in fridge for a veggie soup today and have enough left for tomorrows lunch, too. Fridge practically empty but looking very clean.
I have rather a lot of scone mix to use and my mouth is watering thinking about them now so think they may be on the baking list tomorrow.AUGUST GROCERY CHALLENGE £115.93/ £250
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Evening all
Lynsey, apologies forgot to answer your question yesterday, i have started doing more ms, yes i have done 1 hotel before, hoping with my redundancy to get more work and so far its working. i done 6 jobs on tuesday thats the most i have done in a day before, got 1 tomorrow.
yesterday i had chinese, so had the remainder for brunch, finally cut the pineapple 89p from mr s basics and its nice and sweet, took the rest of gammon off the bone and will have it with aunt bessies roasties, peas and sweetcorn.
debating whether i should take out a pork joint or salmon for tomorrow, still unsure.
When Lidl had its middle bacon i thought i would try a pack and i did, i will never buy it again, it had huge amounts of fat on it, i cant eat fat itds gross, not only that but the water and fat that came off 2 slices grilled in the george foreman, the drip tray was half full, have frozen the other 5 slices and will buy no more, for 94p i will pass.
also bought a blackcurrant cordial from m&s it is very week, you need loads of cordial to get any taste, wont be buying it again, i will stic to their high juice.Lose 28lb 3/28lb
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ms_night_ryder wrote: »Evening all
Lynsey, apologies forgot to answer your question yesterday, i have started doing more ms, yes i have done 1 hotel before, hoping with my redundancy to get more work and so far its working. i done 6 jobs on tuesday thats the most i have done in a day before, got 1 tomorrow.
yesterday i had chinese, so had the remainder for brunch, finally cut the pineapple 89p from mr s basics and its nice and sweet, took the rest of gammon off the bone and will have it with aunt bessies roasties, peas and sweetcorn.
debating whether i should take out a pork joint or salmon for tomorrow, still unsure.
When Lidl had its middle bacon i thought i would try a pack and i did, i will never buy it again, it had huge amounts of fat on it, i cant eat fat itds gross, not only that but the water and fat that came off 2 slices grilled in the george foreman, the drip tray was half full, have frozen the other 5 slices and will buy no more, for 94p i will pass.
also bought a blackcurrant cordial from m&s it is very week, you need loads of cordial to get any taste, wont be buying it again, i will stic to their high juice.
Who do you ms for?
I would be interested in doing it but never found a good company.0 -
Have been slacking lately and bought some new bits in despite lacking room! However am back on track, flatmate wants to thaw our little freezer when she gets back from holiday!
Today had fruit n fibre and the last pear from the fruit bowl. Lunch was a roll from freezer, filled with bean pate I made last night using tinned beans and some chutney I wasn't fond of on its own. Dinner is a pukka pie from freezer bought ages back for 41p with last of fresh green beans and carrots, plus some little potatoes donated from flatmate. Pud is a maple and pecan danish I've also thawed, bought previously on rtcI love food, hate waste and have a penchant for sparkly things ::D
Trying to find a work life balance...:rotfl:0 -
Evening all.
Had a phone call this morning... no college.. yayy. No idea why, but I'm not complaining! Made my steak & kidney pie, ds enjoyed it. I need to practice a bit tho lol.
Also made my rhubarb crumble. Not sure I like the light brown or caster sugar to make the crumble, sure I've made it before with normal sugar and it was a lot more rougher, which I prefer.
Bought a few things on the school run. Seabrook crisps and a death by chocolate cheese cake... just for Florenceem.
biscuitmad - your freezer must be the size of a house!There's a storm coming, Mr Johnson. You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you're all gonna wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us.0 -
Oh forgot to drain stir fry mix i defrosted. When i looked in the fridge before i found a bag of mush. it was a 10p ys but thats not the point. I had to bin it. Boys had gammon and chips for tea which they were more than happy with. My mum had sent over some cooked chicken so i added that to some roasted veg. Very nice it was, enough left for lunch for oh & me tomorrow. I'm off to take some tillapia fillets out for tea tomorrow night. You also might have the misfortune to see my posted freezer(s) list tomorrow. I am going now to hang my head in shame.Grocery Challenge 24th Feb-28 Dec 2012 £2000/£1404
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Evening all.
Had a phone call this morning... no college.. yayy. No idea why, but I'm not complaining! Made my steak & kidney pie, ds enjoyed it. I need to practice a bit tho lol.
Also made my rhubarb crumble. Not sure I like the light brown or caster sugar to make the crumble, sure I've made it before with normal sugar and it was a lot more rougher, which I prefer.
Bought a few things on the school run. Seabrook crisps and a death by chocolate cheese cake... just for Florenceem.
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