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

got-it-spend-it

foxybabe wrote: »

I like pears just griddled with cream or creme freche on. Lovely.

Has anyone got any ideas what I can do with a jar fo instant coffee. I bought it from lidl last week to try and it is horrible. Seriously I cant drink it but I don't want to throw it away.

Thanks everyone.

You could always save the coffee to use in things like tiramisu or coffee and walnut cake, which would probably be sweet enough to disguise the flavour.

Having a meal from the freezer tonight. However much I eat from it the freezer always seems full! Will cook up whatever veg needs eating up tohave with it- from memory I'll be roasting some squash, carrots and tomatoes.

taurusgb

Olliebeak wrote: »

Has anybody got any ideas on what to do with 'melon overload' ?

He also brought me a pack of that gorgeous Sarah Nelson Grasmere Gingerbread - yummy!

We all love cubes of frozen melon here - that is I freeze it and we eat it frozen ....has lovely texture and is smashing as a treat in a bowl eaten with a fondue fork while watching a good film - same with frozen grapes.

If you have any problem using up the Gingerbread just send it to me and I'll eat it for you!

lisa1234831

hiya every1 i have been following this thread from the start and just wanted to say wat a fab 1 it is also i have been trying really hard to keep up with it although i havnt posted so thankyou everyone for all your help.

i would like to as a question please i have half a tub of cherry toms tht need usin up pretty quick as they are starting to go wrinkly does any1 have any ideas as to wat i could do with them please?

TIA lisa x

Annie021063

Thanks everyone.:beer: What with this thread and the grocery challenge I am loving this whole cooking from scratch/using not throwing food away challenge. I have just made a Rhubarb and peach crumble (Rhubarb from allotment, peaches left in fridge by DD) and crumble topping made myself using store cupboard ingredients. To start we have a chicken casserole made with stuff from fridge and 4 organic chicken portions I got from supermarket reduced to 99p. I am added the steel cut porrige stuff from Ireland that simply is yucky for breakfast and pearl barley from cupboard(just small un-noticable amounts that family won't notice). Also..... I have made a huge pot of soup with at least 6 lunch portions for me from store cupboard stuff and 1 leek and 2 large carrots bought for purpose along with another v.cheap pot of frozen soup that is too spicy for me on it's own.

Chris25

lisa1234831 wrote: »

i would like to as a question please i have half a tub of cherry toms tht need usin up pretty quick as they are starting to go wrinkly does any1 have any ideas as to wat i could do with them please?

TIA lisa x

There's a recipe on here for sauce
http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/512296

and a slightly different one http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/smokedmozzarellaravi_88135.shtml

lisa1234831

thankyou very much

lisa x

2cats1kid

OrkneyStar wrote: »

Ok, here is a challenge. I have two snowballs- the cakey ones with jam in and coconut on the outside. BBE 20 May. DH refusing to eat them, are they safe ? Any ideas how to incorporate them into any sort of dish ?
I always understood BBE meant best before but ok afterward- just quality not guaranteed so much- is this correct ?

Don't think anyone answered this...

Yes, best before means just that - it may well be fine after that date but impaired quality. Use by is the dodgy one - but even that I stretch a little occasionally depending on the product. And Display Until is one for the shops - they take off the shelf or discount it, but again there should be a bit of life in it.

catnap53

Chris25 wrote: »

There's a recipe on here for sauce
http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/512296

and a slightly different one http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/smokedmozzarellaravi_88135.shtml

I had some yesterday that were just starting to go. In a pan and just about covered them with water. Boiled for a while, then I took out a few that had just plumped up a bit and put them in a dish, sprayed with olive oil, sprinkled with herbs and put in the oven for the last 15 minutes of the baby roast potatoes.

The rest I let boil for a while longer, added herbs and garlic, the blitzed in the bullet. Added some black pepper and a pinch of sugar. Had this for lunch today with some fresh bread and cream cheese. Watered it down a little as I think the skin to insides ratio is quite high and makes the soup a bit thick. It was so good I wouldn't eat it all as I wanted to save some for tomorrow.

I only wanted to do something easy.

Olliebeak

taurusgb wrote: »

We all love cubes of frozen melon here - that is I freeze it and we eat it frozen ....has lovely texture and is smashing as a treat in a bowl eaten with a fondue fork while watching a good film - same with frozen grapes.

If you have any problem using up the Gingerbread just send it to me and I'll eat it for you!

Many thanks for that one, taurusgb - sounds great :T .

Waste not - Want not!!!:money:

mumzyof2

Evening all,
I have come home today to find 4 small barmcakes that are going off..what can i do with them? there not fit for a sandwhich lets put it that way.

Just wondering what i can do with them? They have been in freezer and then defrosted.