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

BrandNewDay

I just got a smallish cheap cut of roasting beef that I cut up into casserole chunks before freezing. I trimmed off most off the fat while dicing it and was going to throw it away when I realized that I could use that fat for something. So, I put it in the oven in a pyrex pie dish on 150 and left it in there for a couple of hours. It yielded enough drippings to make some yummy roast potatoes tommorow night!

What I really should have done was waited until I was using the oven to cook something, rather than turning on the oven just to render some fat. But, now I know!

margaretclare

chardonnay wrote: »

hi what is eggy onion? is it boiled egg mixed with diced onion as we used to have this in sandwiches when i was little.

No, it's more like scrambled egg mixed with chopped onion.

Chop an onion and soften in a little vegetable (rape-seed) oil. DH also sometimes adds a little balsamic vinegar. The onion just needs to be soft.

Then break 4 eggs into the pan and mix as you go. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve on wholemeal bread or toast.

HTH

Toonie

Looking through this thread this morning made me check my fridge and fruit bowl. I had an interesting breakfast of slightly soggy banana, strawberries, plus some sultanas from the end of a bag, along with some oats and some yoghurt near the end of its life made for a lovely change to toast.

mark55man

I just had a piece of toast that DD1 didn't have and left in the toaster.

feeling virtuous (except I shouldn't be eating carbs!!)

:rotfl: :rotfl:

calleyw

Bought some bananas last week left them in the bag to ripen.

But they had sweated a bit. And the very tops that holds the hands together has some white fluff on it could have been mould. So cut it off and and bunged them in the fruit bowl.

Asked husband if that would be alright he said yeah.


Yours


Calley

Primrose

Using up tired vegetables: Items like cabbages, spring greens, cauliflowers, lettuces etc. can go rather limp if not used quickly. A good way of reviving them is to soak them in a bowl of cold water for a few hours or overnight. If items have a stalk, just shave a small amount of flesh off the bottom which will enable them to soak up water. When the base of the stalk has gone brown, it's ability to soak up liquid will be impaired.

calleyw

Primrose wrote: »

Using up tired vegetables: Items like cabbages, spring greens, cauliflowers, lettuces etc. can go rather limp if not used quickly. A good way of reviving them is to soak them in a bowl of cold water for a few hours or overnight. If items have a stalk, just shave a small amount of flesh off the bottom which will enable them to soak up water. When the base of the stalk has gone brown, it's ability to soak up liquid will be impaired.

I might try that as I bought two icebergs for 10p each in the supermarket last night. They are still in the plastic.

Yours


Calley

kippers

Mappygirl wrote: »

Hi Kippers,

I've got this recipie for bubble and squek, but I've never tried it so couldn't say if it's any good or not!

mashed potato
cooked cabbage and any other veg
a bit of butter

Mix potato and cabbage. Add seasoning and a pinch of nutmeg (optional)
Heat butter in a frying pan and add the mixture. Either press it down into the pan to make a 'cake' or make small patties or even just leave the mixture loose in the pan.

Cook for about 15mins or until it's browned nicely.

Serve with a couple of slices of corned beef.

HTH

Thanks Mappygirl, I had it for tea and it was lovely!

I had 3 baking potatoes left today so my two DD's had these with cheese for tea and i cooked the last one to go with some lasange (that i had left over and froze) for my DH for lunch tomorrow.

I can honestly say my food bill seems to be going down as i'm being so careful about what we eat and i don't waste anything. It's becoming 2nd nature to me now...is it the same for anyone else?

funkyfunkymonkey

kippers wrote: »

I can honestly say my food bill seems to be going down as i'm being so careful about what we eat and i don't waste anything. It's becoming 2nd nature to me now...is it the same for anyone else?

It's definitely becoming 2nd nature now (after a shakey start).

Food wasted Sunday, Monday, Tuesday: NOTHING (Now 7 days = A WHOLE WEEK in a row)

FFM

kippers

funkyfunkymonkey wrote: »

It's definitely becoming 2nd nature now (after a shakey start).

Food wasted Sunday, Monday, Tuesday: NOTHING (Now 7 days = A WHOLE WEEK in a row)

FFM

Well done funkyfunkymonkey

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