a month without supermarket - new challenge for 2011 starts at post 1013

Alisonbel

I wish I had half of that in my cupboard. How about a pasta bake with cheese,ham and sweetcorn? just make a white sauce butter flour and milk, grate in cheese chop up ham and add ham and sweetcorn. Toad in the hole? Good luck xxx

Rowan9

I think people get sucked in to Iceland don't they? You go there and think ooooh that'll be handy and before you know it you have a freezer with 6000 sausage rolls. You've got loads of food to have as a base so maybe just get a couple of spices to change flavours? I've been adding steak seasoning to loads of things which have nothing to do with steak!
Bean curry is really good is your family likes curries. Adding potatoes to it is yum because the curryness (good word) soaks into the potato.
With the chicken breasts, you could slice them and marinate in chopped garlic, oil and some lemon or lime juice - cover and leave over night, then put them into a dish, cover with tinfoil and cook them in the oven. I've done that and served hot and also cold mixed through a salad. The garlic just changes the taste a bit so it's not plain and this is eaten heartily by my non-garlic eating husband hehehe.
With the salmon i would either poach it plain (which i adore) or else whack on some cajun seasoning if you want to oomph it up a bit and fry it.
Keep an eye on the sell-by dates on your packets of sauce mix - I've thrown out loads before. I'm sure others would use them but I'm always worried about upset tums.
Good luck with this - you can do it!! You just need a bit of flavouring to your food at the moment because you're tired of blandness.
Keep posting as you use stuff up and maybe we can think of other things for you to do with what is left. It would be great if you manage to stay out of the supermarket!

Jolaaled

You could make a sort of dahl..fry onions with spices/pepper. Then cook lentils and rice in stock.

Or

A beany stew, using onions, tinned beans, stock, grated carrots..topped with a crust made from breadcrumbs.

vanoonoo

salmon en croute - make pastry yourself;

served with carrots and the frozen chips?

how long will those pints of milk last? would it be worth freezing some?

vanoonoo

I also reckon you could make some great soups using the beans and bacon served with HM bread.

can I come for dinner one night please

fizzel81

Thank you some great ideas so far
got chicken out for tomorrow will have a think tonight on what to do with it

im hopefull i can do this, will give me a kick start to the year

applemella

you could wrap salmon in foil parcels and put some fresh corriander and a squeeze of lime or lemon juice on and either cook in oven or steam.
Pasta carbonara?not sure bout the egg content tho!

freyasmum

applemella wrote: »

you could wrap salmon in foil parcels and put some fresh corriander and a squeeze of lime or lemon juice on and either cook in oven or steam.
Pasta carbonara?not sure bout the egg content tho!

I just wanted to add that if you can get a tub of mascarpone cheap then I make carbonnara with that, rather than eggs

I just cook the pasta, fry a little bacon, and onion. I usually add mushrooms but I don't stress about it if I don't have any. Add the mascarpone to heat it up slightly and then add the pasta. Serve straight away. It's delicious

Good luck with your challenge

Lx

fizzel81

thank you
how do i go about updating what ive used etc iykwim, is it best to edit original post or a new one as i use things up?
the milk will last untill next thursday when they go away (if im lucky) owen will drink as much as he is given.

having chicken casserole today and may have a go at putting anything left in a pie for tomorrow

lunch is beans on toast (bm bread which i made this morning)
really aiming to push myself im sure there is enough there for us untill end jan

Murtle

I'd edit the orginal post as it's the first one that people will see when they come here! With a handful of herbs and spices you have an amazing amount of food there, but don't get in the habit of throwing it out it's all down hill from there!!

This might help for additional inspiration?!

http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes/5-or-less-ingredients