Don't Throw Food Away Challenge 2012

sistercas

Firemunchkin wrote: »

@ Sistercas - a soft onion? Still good for cooking! stick it in a stew or a risotto e.g.....

it was really manky - oozing and everything :eek:

squeaky

Chicken soup... it's been in the fridge for a week - I forgot it was there.

Made from chicken stock (essentially free) with those little bits of meat that never otherwise come off the carcasse and some mushrooms. So an estimated 30p.

Takes me up to £1.20 and nobody to blame but me and my poor organisation <sigh>

debbiedeejay

Had to say goodbye to some dips - probably about 50p's worth,they smelt rank and really watery :eek:

Linz4383

threw sum salmon out and a few tatas ... tried a new shake n cook thing n it was awful! yuk never agen! anyway the salmon and tatas dint cost me a penny the shake cook thing was on offer i think at 50p

kittywight

stir fry pack £1.29 also gone in bin

months goal £5 ..... so far £6.34

squeaky

kittywight wrote: »

stir fry pack £1.29 also gone in bin

months goal £5 ..... so far £6.34

Awww... not to worry. The first month (at least) is a learning curve.

Organisation, stock checking, shopping... all come into it, and all of them need to be integrated. So there's a lot to consider.

Not to mention that you've "inherited" your previous month's stock levels and (possible?) over-shopping and so on.

So things will ease off as this month progresses, and next month will be better. Honest

BohemianCoast

Just checking in to say -- a small portion of leftover salmon stirfry -- made with leftovers in the first place, and when I fished it out for my lunch it smelt seriously weird. As my mate says, "food tells you when it's off". And an orange; citrus fruit continues to be a problem for me. Perhaps I should put half the bag in the fridge when we get back from the market, and get it out when the other ones are eaten? So. 50p I think for the stir fry, and 17p for the orange, currently £2.89. Bit smug about using up the mixed beansprouts from the organic box that we went 'what on earth do we do with those' (stirfry them in teriyaki sauce and have them with fish), and spotting that if the chicken stuffing was going to be made with raisins and dried apricots it would probably be perfectly good with the end of the bag of mixed fruit and peel from when I made Christmas puds.

sunflower76

Any ideas on what to do with half of a loaf of banana and chocolate bread? It's past being able to be eaten as is but not quite ready to go to the chickens - any ideas at all ladies?

Mags_cat

sunflower76 wrote: »

Any ideas on what to do with half of a loaf of banana and chocolate bread? It's past being able to be eaten as is but not quite ready to go to the chickens - any ideas at all ladies?

Bread and butter-ish type pudding? (On the basis that anything smothered in custard will probably be OK!)

hilstep2000

My Dad gave me three bananas today which were walking they were sooo ripe! Got a banana bread in the oven at the moment!