Use it up! Don't throw it in the bin!

tryingtoruletheworld

I had some plums and an orange going manky very quickly, so stewed the plums in the orange juice, cinnamon stick and sprinkle of brown sugar.

Made a basic flapjack (loosely based on Twinks hob nobs, but with less sugar and added linseeds!), put half in a dish, then a layer of the jammy stewed fruit and more flapjack on top! Tastes very good with ice-cream or custard, but I can't stop eating it!

erichamster

attentionseeker1 wrote: »

Sorry yes- that would be helpful!

This is from an American website so I 'translated' quantities into metric- everything was in cups etc! May need further tweaking as have only made it once

American style banana pancakes

120g self-raising flour
2 tablespoons white sugar
300ml milk
1 egg beaten lightly
20 g butter, melted
1 medium size banana mashed (as overripe and black as poss!)

1) Mix milk, beaten egg, mashed banana and melted butter in a bowl.
2) Add sifted flour and stir in, then sugar- do not over mix as will be lumpy from banana
3) Wipe a large non stick frying pan with a smidgen of butter, put over medium heat and then ladle some pancake mix in. NB: American pancakes are cooked in small rounds- slightly bigger than those scotch pancakes you get in packets so should fit about three separate pancakes in at a time.
4) Turn pancakes when small bubbles appear all over the surface of the pancake.


We had ours with a bit of honey or butter, but maple syrup also good for weekend breakfast, or toffee ice cream if making as a dessert.

Thanks so much for this (sorry I don't know how to thank posts properly), just found some maple syrup at the back of the cupboard and can't wait for breakfast tomorrow now! :T
We had left over goulash (sp?) that OH brought home from work (he's a chef, freebie leftovers is a great perk). I made some simple flatbreads to go with it, you probably all know how to make them but I'll put the recipe in anyway:
255g/9oz plain flour
2 tbsp olive oil
pinch of salt
(makes 4, I'd say one each for a normal portion, two for my OH at dinner and my leftover one later as an evening snack )
You just knead it all together with enough water to make a nice dough, divide up, roll out and then dry fry until golden and spotty and then I brushed them with garlic, chilli and coriander butter for a bit of flavour after they were cooked. I think they'd also be nice with leftover bolognaise and soup, and are quite quick and convenient when all you've got is flour and want to bulk up some 'wet' meals.

Murrell

frugallily wrote: »

I looked at your blog ,Murrell and have added it to my favourites. Can you tell me what a "cup" is in my speak, please? Is it a normal tea cup?

Hi frugallily,

This page shows you how to convert american cup measurements to grams.
http://www.jsward.com/cooking/conversion.shtml
I find using cups much quicker than measuring out and I love to use american recipes for this reason. Luckily a set of plastic cup measurements are usually easy to buy from places that sell kitchen items and also in the pound shop. You could you a tea cup, but would need to work out if it works out at 1/2 a cup or whatever first and then always use the same cup. Hope the blog is of use to you

thanks
Sandra

frugallily

I just love how everyone is so knowledgable and helpful on these forums. Thanks to Murrell and you all!!XX

lily79_2

Hi I have been reading the posts on here for a few days now and found it really inspirational I have always wanted to be less wasteful and save money and this thread has really helped and I am going to go for the challenge. So tomorrow I am going to go through my cupboards to see what I have before I even contemplate another shop. I am so looking forward to trying some of the recipes on here to

missychrissy

MilliesMum wrote: »

My son hates meat. I can disguise mince in a spag bol or shepherds pie but thats about it. I was stuck for ideas tonight for tea as there was only us in for tea and was stuck for quick ideas that he would eat so i cooked some rice and dry fried some leftover bacon from the weekend and heated a tin of 4p curry from Tesco. He wolfed it down.

I'm gonna try it on the old man the weekend.

hi MilliesMum
Does he have to eat meat? I like meat myself though I don't eat a lot of it cos it's quite expensive, but I know several very healthy people that are vegetarian. I always feel very sympathetic towards anyone that has vegetarian tendencies for whatever reasons. He could have a perfectly healthy diet without meat. Does he like eggs, fish, cheese, pulses in veg curries and casseroles etc?

missychrissy

3 days ago I made a chicken stir fry using an Uncle Ben's Cantonese sauce with use by date of 18/07/07. I am still here to tell the tale. I didn't even buy it. I was clearing out my son's house that he rent's out, between tenants.

foxybabe

Ok Guys, I am going to do cauliflower cheese for tea but don't know what to do with it. I have New potatoes, Carrots, Peppers and green beans in the fridge. Any suggestions?

Steph112

Just wondering if there was a thread specifically designed for people to chat about what leftovers they had and how they used them up?
i.e. On Sunday, I cooked far too much stir-fry, so let it cool down, boxed it up, whacked it in the fridge and ate it cold for lunch at work the next day.

Chris25

Hi Steph, there is but I can't find it at the moment - will have another look