I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

cazj80

Hi benjacksmum and summersun12 - I've found this thread really useful, although I don't seem to be clearing any space in the freezer as I seem to refill any space that I have made straight away!

sequeena - I'll swap a wide awake 1 year for a 2 1/2 year old who just doesn't stop all day!!

Great bargains Lynsey - I must get better with my vouchers, I used to be better, but I just don't seem to get them anymore. Must invest more time!!

Edwardia - thank you for the posts with the mince offers, I've found them useful, and as soon as I know what I actually have in my freezer I will be using them. I've ordered from Ocado before, I found their website a little harder to navigate than some, but their delivery was spot on, the drivers were friendly and I got exactly what I wanted, so was very impressed

NSD for me yesterday, and got some ys bbq chicken drumsticks out of the freezer for dinner today, to have with ys new potatoes and ys vegetables.

We went to a wedding reception last night, so didn't need to do dinner. Was nice to get out for a bit, we took both girls with us, so couldn't stay out that late, but it's been ages since me and OH got out together, he's normally always at work.

Off today to get some choc/gammon at Lidl, some bread flour at Tesco and not much else - I've got loads in at the moment! Will be starting my freezer inventory today for definite, I think it'll be an eye opener!

Longships

I need an alternative topping for fish pie - can I use sweet potato or will it be horrible?

I have the fish in the freezer but no mushrooms, large potatoes or cream.

I do have:-
small bag of new potatoes
sweet potatoes
frozen sweetcorn
small amount of frozen cauliflower
onions
cheese
frozen potato wedges

Any ideas?

Soworried

Longships wrote: »

I need an alternative topping for fish pie - can I use sweet potato or will it be horrible?

I have the fish in the freezer but no mushrooms, large potatoes or cream.

I do have:-
small bag of new potatoes
sweet potatoes
frozen sweetcorn
small amount of frozen cauliflower
onions
cheese
frozen potato wedges

Any ideas?

Do you have a food processor? If so defrost the wedges and blitz with a handful of cheese and a splash of milk. Add a pinch of salt and pepper and that would be lovely on top of your pie. I would add in a few handfuls of the sweetcorn with the fish mix.

Longships

Soworried wrote: »

Do you have a food processor? If so defrost the wedges and blitz with a handful of cheese and a splash of milk. Add a pinch of salt and pepper and that would be lovely on top of your pie. I would add in a few handfuls of the sweetcorn with the fish mix.

No food processor or any kind of mixer/blender but I am pretty handy with a fork

Soworried

Longships wrote: »

No food processor or any kind of mixer/blender but I am pretty handy with a fork

:rotfl: That should work as well.

ms_night_ryder

Morning all.

I haven't had lunch or brekkie, think I'm going to have the last 3 chicken wings, with some of the pitta pockets bought yesterday. Will Deffo make the mackrel parcels for dinner.

My pc has arrived yay! It came this morning while I was sleeping, delivered to my neighbor's, so I can start working on my plan In a nice new home office on Monday, the last thing I needed was the pc, I didn't use anything yet, so can't wait to hook it up, now instead of waking up and using.my laptop often in bed! I have a corner of my front room, my desk is next to the window, so i can now get some structure.to.my days.

cazj80

Ok, so I have made a start, this is the contents of the freezer part of my fridger/freezer, I had no idea there was so much in there :eek:

My other freezer is much bigger, but it tends to the one that I stock things in, so although there is more in it, it will be lots of packs of one thing (hopefully). I tend to use my smaller freezer for odds and ends, etc

Here goes -

Chutney Chicken stock x 2
Green beans 200g x 2
w/m pitta bread x 4
Frying steak 340g
Steak
Pork loin steaks x 4 packs
Rhubarb x 2
Sweetcorn
Liver 400g
Baking Margarine 250g x 2
Oven chips - 1/2 bag
Onion rings - 1/2 bag
Blueberries - 300g
White wine ice cubes
Peas - 1/2 bag
Tapas - Chorizo x 5
Tapas - Paella
Tapas - Spanish meatballs x 2
King prawns
Scampi
Pepper sauce
Mackerel fillets in lemon/herb marinade
Blue cheese sauce
Chilli sauce
Lancashire cheese - 1/2 pack
Lincolnshire sausages
Roast chicken x 2 packs
Garlic
Ginger
Cocktail sausages x 2 bags
Beef strips x 3 bags
Beef mince - 1/2 pack
Kippers x 2 packs
Chorizo - 300g
Chicken breast
Diced turkey breast - 250g
Frozen cherries
Tuna fish cakes x 2
Value prawns - 1/2 pack
Smoked trout
Naan bread
Gammon joint
Fish fingers x 6
Sandwich steaks x 4
Blackberries x 2 bags

Will do big freezer tonight when it is cooker, as it is in the conservatory, and it is baking in there at the moment! The food would probably defrost the minute it comes out!

cazj80

I have also taken a large salt and peppered duck portion which we are going to have for tea tomorrow!

ms_night_ryder

Was hoping for a nsd, just set my pc and printer up and the extension lead started crackling when I turned it on, so need to get a new one, will get one on the way back from Zumba tomorrow, hopefully Mr t sells them as I pass it on the way home.

Had the wings, 2 pittas and a beet, tried the value strawberries bought yesterday and they are hit and miss, wont be buying them again, will blend in a smoothie.

Edwardia

Wow, you've all been busy today..

This morning I went to a boot fair in the local park. I picked up a Turkish brass tea set for £4 and 10 x 1940s Penguin First Edition paperbacks for £1 each as they are worth more than £1 already

Went to Lidl and got their yummy organic Heirloom tomatoes (200g for 1.49) and 750g Oakland organic carrots for 94p.I reckon Lynsey got at least £5 worth of the 17p chocolat, there were stacks of it in my local Lidl, didn't look like much had been bought.

Had pub lunch then nipped into smaller Sainsbury's in town centre and got YS organic milk 79p as well as Negroni prosciutto di Parma on half price offer at 1.99, 2 organic houmous on 2 for £2 offer, a couple of Higgidy pies, a pack of organic mixed peppers and an organic cucumber.

OH suggested looking up dog food on Ocado. I scoffed but the 6 pack Winalots Classics works out the same as buying 2 for £1 in Poundland ! So I've added that to order - must say impressed at how late I can edit the order.

cazj80 - like the white wine ice cube idea !

ms_night_ryder - glad your PC turned up !

Longships - I would mash either the potato wedges or sweet potato, top pie then when nearly cooked, add a generous amount of grated cheese to get nice crunchy yummy crust.