I'm eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge

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Hi guys

kids driving me potty today.

Also hubby whiniging

the leftover chicken from roast 2days a go tastes funny? shall I bin it was going to boil it up and make rissotto.

We nearly out cheese and milk again:(
brought 4pints last night, 8pints delivered today due to everyone and creal and toddler and bottles left with 4pints.

Reduced bread in freezer running low but havent found any good bread deals.

Nearly out of crisps-kids worst nightmare
coffee running low
fruitbowls still full
chocs all gone
loads biscuits still.
squash very low.
out of potatoes
last 2cartons passata:(

wont start baking biscuits or cakes until biscuits run out.

decided not to out today and have no spend day.

I froze some ham which said not to think might defrost and see if its ok.
have some bacon to use up and eggs.
making small batch mini quiches as have pastry.

Then im deep cleaning fridge and kitchen
stocktaking what i have-already done this with freezer.
I need to meal plan-work out what to defrost.

Im also now scoping out what deals to buy this month as was aimig for min spend maybe £50 for jan as still coming out december wages next pay day 25th.

Just posted c0-op deals some frankly daft.
Im ok until end of jan.

but noticed all sharwoods and mexican stuff on half price think buy 3of each so faittas seasoning 47p each84 and tortillas 82p*3 as could be used if emergency and out bread as lunch wraps for lunch boxes.They long dated.

sharwoods-kids like jars as hm too spicy at 89p 4jars
poppadoms 94p*4
chutney *2 for hubby at 92p
naan 92p*4

But these deals can go in cupboard and be used in feb meal planner hopefully will find some reduced meat I quite like beef curry for a change.
I also have 2packs reduced already in freezer:)
im totally out of curry sauces.

So this weekend will try do co-op and tesco metro for reductions
lidls tommorow for cheap coffee, milk, passatta.

ohh lynsey not sure if you still have meatball fetish but 12pack fresh meat balls 1/price £1.25 is that as good as lidls half price? Mine gone of meatballs but I like them so might biy 3packs but also meats they get reduced as they on promotion in mine as they order too many in.
with co-op the deals are nearly always reduced:)

miss_emmajane

Out today is 2x bread and the last of a jar of peanut butter for peanut butter on toast for breakfast. For lunch I am having the last tin of soup and a banana.

For tea I am going to make pasta with pesto cooked with mushrooms and cherry tomatoes in, and asparagus on the side. Last jar of pesto out, and the 1/2 of the asparagus.

Going to be a tight couple of months but I think we have a good amount of food to get by on with small fruit & veg shops at ALDI

smegcat

Thank you everyone for the comments. Hubby went in with chest infection. They also might do a back op while he is in and surgery to put a feeding tube into his stomach as the nose tubes are not staying in.
First time on since xmas so catching up on the comments.
Hope everyone had a good xmas and new year.

zafiro1984

New Years Resolution - to work through the contents of one freezer at a time. Hope it works - the reasoning behind this is that I shall have to be creative and use up everything before moving onto the next one, not just picking what is easy and what I fancy.

Lunch:- was HM soup, parsnip and squash, it freezes ok but I never seem to be able to freeze HM leek and potato - turns out like a felt mat when defrosted.:(

Tea:-cooked and frozen mince, I think it was meant to be the inners of cottage pie but I shall cube a potato and put a pastry topping on it. I'm having 2 slices of bread with a sweet onion, (stewing as I write) peppers, toms olives and anchives on top.
Pudding:- strawbs with choc for OH, mango for me - both Christmas leftovers

just_trying

Evening all, took daughter to the dentist this morning, she got some fisher sealant on a back tooth. We then went and got the lottery and a bottle of vino (my favourite one) and had a look around the shops, i bought 2 lampshades and that was it. A miracle for me. Oh was looking at the reduced bit, i told him to get away from it as i have no room in the freezer.

The food today was brekkie cereal, lunch soup and dinner was meatballs and pasta.

Nice day here, have a nice evening all x.

ms_night_ryder

Just trying well done for.getting your oh away from reductions, that's the spirit!

Went to Mr w and.spent a few quid o. Junk because I fancied crisps I love them, did get some seafood sticks love them too! That will do for.lunches, just picking today.

Will have a jacket potato, chicken, veg and salad again for dinner, the other 4 jackets, I'm going to scoop out for mash and put the skins in freezer, make.potato skins at some point. Need to use up the soup, may do that tomorrow with a sandwich and chicken and.mash for dinner! Off now to eat my junk.

Love how everyone is now involved in the sealed pot challenge lol.

katskorner

Hi everyone. Managed another run today after a 4 mile walk yesterday and managed to shave 14 seconds off my per km time - 6.3km in just under 39 mins .

Also had a bonus at Mr T yesterday when I go them to check a couple of old moneycards I had lurking in my wallet that I thought were empty - turns out they had £20 on them combined!! YAY!

Small spend today as needed to get hot chocolate from Sainsbobs as mr T had none last night. Did quite well in there:
got 2 packs of basics cocoa 99p each
2 packs cappucino decaf unsweetened (my guilty pleasure) at £1.49 each on offer
a pack of christmas tree secnted tealights reduced to £1.35 from £4 (currently burning some in the kitchen).
Managed to use some coupons netting me £2.50 off the bill for my trouble. So paid just over £3.

Then went in Mr T as after the decaf yorkshire tea that is currently better than half price at £1 for 80. They had one box. Well at least that was one better than last night! Also got a few reduced bits of Christmas foods that I thought we could try for next to nothing. Got white stilton and fruits (31p), chutney christmas cheddar (31p), 2 packs party vol-u-vonts (17p each), 3 pks pink soup dated 11 Jan (20p each), big tub brandy thick bream (10p) and a few more bits and pieces - receipt not to hand. Only managed a 40p coupon though as till op was very sharp! Total shop £6.40.

Apart from milk, decaf tea and cheerios (half price till 29/1 in mr t)that is me done for the week. Might go visit butcher friend on sunday to say hi but don't need anything.

on the hunt for more decent coupons when I get time to look!

blackandwhitebunny

I've started well by sorting out the veg drawer. I made a big pot of cauli soup that I'll freeze in portions for OH lunches, peeled the wilted bits off the brussels and froze them. I found a bag of garlic cloves the PIL brought back from Spain but the outside skins were going mouldy so I peeled the lot (about 8 bulbs), gave half to my neighbour and have frozen the rest. I also had about 8 pears that were bought before Christmas but were still rock hard so I peeled those and have cooked them in sugar syrup - breakfasts for a few days.
I have to keep it up though...:o

katskorner

ooh blackandwhitebunny you just reminded me I have sprouts in the outside fridge that I need to check. Actually I need to clean out both fridges and freeze what is good and disinfect what isn't! lol!

just_trying

Yeah Ms_night_Ryder I think he was shocked especially when he was shouting up the aisle what there was and I thought you liked that. Normally I wouldn't be able to walk away, the funny thing was the kids were looking at the reduced bit aswell I think they were shocked when I said no and get away from there and i continued walking. That shows restrain lol.