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Don't Throw Food Away Challenge 2012

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  • JARUS
    JARUS Posts: 125 Forumite
    Hi folks let's try again. This is how the Monday Night Rice Recipe should have read!!!

    MONDAY NIGHT RICE

    SERVES 2-3
    PREP 15MINS
    COOK 15MINS

    INGREDIENTS
    2TBSP OIL
    1 EGG, BEATEN WITH 2TBSP WATER
    1 ONION, CHOPPED
    2 GARLIC CLOVES CHOPPED
    1 HEAPED TBSP CURRY POWDER
    2 TBSP TOMATO KETCHUP
    85G/30Z FROZEN PEAS
    250g/9OZ LEFTOVER COLD COOKED RICE
    175G/6OZ LEFTOVER CHICKEN OR PORK SHREDDED INTO STRIPS
    GOOD SPLASH SOY SAUCE

    METHOD

    1 HEAT HALF THE OIL IN A PAN. POUR IN BEATEN EGG SWIRL AROUND THE PAN AND LEAVE TO SET FOR 1 MINUTE. FLIP LIKE A PANCAKE AND LET IT COOK ON OTHER SIDE. TIP ONTO PLATE.
    2 HEAT THE REMAINING OIL IN SAME PAN. TIP IN ONION AND COOK 3-4 MINUTES, THEN STIR IN GARLIC, CURRY POWDER AND KETCHUP. STIR IN PEAS FOR 2 MINS, THE TIP IN RICE, COOKED MEAT AND 100ML WATER. COOK FOR 5-6 MINUTES STIRRING UNTIL PIPING HOT.
    3 SHRED THE OMELETTE INTO STRIPS AND STIR INTO RICE WITH SOME SOY SAUCE.

    ENJOY

    I ACTUALLY BOUGHT A PACK OF COOKED VALUE TIKKA CHICKEN FROM MR T'S - this added to the spiciness and we ahad it with salad, yoghurt and mango chutney-yum yum

    bon appetit xx
    :jCross stitch cards completed 2010 -1
    £2 savers club 2012 #174 £16 Jan (saving for Christmas 2012)
    Don't Throw Food Away Challenge 2012 January £9.35/£5 February£8.59/£10 Annual £13.89/£75
    Aim Stash down to 250 items (currently 450 items) UU5/IN1 Jan, UU0/IN1 Feb
    Grocery Challenge £165.55/£290 Feb Annual budget /£3660
  • JARUS
    JARUS Posts: 125 Forumite
    Frugalista wrote: »
    Thanks for the recipe - but where is the rice??? :huh::huh::huh::huh: How much do we put in and is it already cooked/uncooked?

    Thanks in advance. :D

    Sorry - Recipe now reposted with the rice. I think the raw weight you need is roughly one third of the cooked weight.

    Jarus Xx
    :jCross stitch cards completed 2010 -1
    £2 savers club 2012 #174 £16 Jan (saving for Christmas 2012)
    Don't Throw Food Away Challenge 2012 January £9.35/£5 February£8.59/£10 Annual £13.89/£75
    Aim Stash down to 250 items (currently 450 items) UU5/IN1 Jan, UU0/IN1 Feb
    Grocery Challenge £165.55/£290 Feb Annual budget /£3660
  • mumsiemum
    mumsiemum Posts: 254 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Hi

    I have some homemade carrot and lentil soup I made on Sunday. I was hoping to use it up but haven't. How long do you think it will keep for in the fridge? Could I put it in the freezer at this stage?

    Another question - not strictly food, but while I'm here ......

    chipped crockery keep or ditch?
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  • Thanks for advice on the compote - have used in in some small cupcakes today which were delish - still got tons left so gonna try the suggestions and perhaps have it over some breakfast pancakes with a bit of cream and swirled through some plain yogurt for a quick dessert. Any more suggestions....please keep 'em coming - I think it'd run out of ideas before compote - lol. Thanks again.
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  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    edited 28 January 2012 at 4:24PM
    mumsiemum wrote: »
    Hi

    I have some homemade carrot and lentil soup I made on Sunday. I was hoping to use it up but haven't. How long do you think it will keep for in the fridge? Could I put it in the freezer at this stage?
    If it's been in the fridge for that long I would try to use it up straight away, I know it's not the most interesting Saturday meal but I would have it with a bit of boiled rice / bulgar wheat and green veg on the side.

    I kept to my plan and avoided the supermarket until today - when I went to Asda and spent £39 :eek:! A lot for one person and 4 times what I would usually spend in one week, but over £20 of that was on Calgon and toilet roll (expensive but necessary, boxes of 30 Calgon tabs were £7 which is a saving on the 15-pack version). The good news is that apart from topping up with fruit from my local stall, I think I've got enough for 2 weeks plus, so all being well my next jaunt to the supermarket won't be until at least 9th Feb.

    Am using my ever-increasing freezer space to store 4 pints of skimmed milk (on offer 2 for £2), which I will defrost the week after next.
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

    "No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio

    Hope is not a strategy :D...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!
  • Defrosted a whole pack of spring roll pastry thinking I would use it like filo and make some lovely little flans :j.... it just cracked and crumbled and was completely unusable:mad: .... suspect it had been in the freezer for more years than it should! Cant remember how much exactly I paid but am declairing it to be £1.95.... :eek:which completely blows my target for January.

    Hey ho! Lets try again in February.... I think I'll try £5 again (Its surprisingly hard when you live in a house with four adults who will not finish up the old before starting the new.... am going to have to hide things I think!!;););))

    Well done to everyone that's tried hard this month!:T:T:T
    DFWNerd 1417
    MFW by 2018 Jan 2012 £186,000 :eek: Sept 2015 £50,000
  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    suspect it had been in the freezer for more years than it should!
    That's the problem with freezing, it's so easy to freeze and forget! (Hence the panini example). Am trying to run the freezer right down by Easter. Gonna be a bloater by the time I get there :D.
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

    "No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio

    Hope is not a strategy :D...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!
  • mumsie mum I made leek and potato on Sat and will be eating the last portion tomorrow, it still looks tastes and smells ok.

    As for chipped crockery it depends how bad it is. I always replace chipped glasses ans mugs straight away but will use chipped plates (unless we have guests).
    I am playing all of the right notes just not necessarily in the right order :D.
  • I roasted the seeds from our butternut squash yesterday.... tossed them in black pepper, salt and paprika and 5 mins in the oven (which was on for dinner anyway!) yum yum.... better than chilli peanuts anyday! To think I've been throwing them away all these years....:rotfl:
    DFWNerd 1417
    MFW by 2018 Jan 2012 £186,000 :eek: Sept 2015 £50,000
  • I can see me having cheesy cabbage pasta this week lots or else the cabbage is gunna go past the point of no return and land in the bin other than that at the min i've been having minimal waste on all fronts!
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    No 49 of £2012 in 2012.. £645.10 so far & Crazy Clothes £14.09/£100.00 ReducingtheToiletryStash2012 UU12/IN 20 March Grocery 0.00/£65.00 & LbsNot£s Lost 14Lbs
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