2 month meal plan

foxgloves

From our experience, once you've built up a decent storecupboard & freezer stash, plus you[ve really got into the habit of making an extra portion for the freezer, you find your spend reduces, certainly on some months. I always start my meal plans from a starting position of what I've already got in the freezer & it's amazing how much there often is. For instance, our big shop this week was only for fresh fruit & veg, a few items for packed lunch sandwiches, milk, etc, as everything else we'd got already. I'd definitely say that using a freezer well saves serious money.

she_who_can_not_cook

alec_eiffel wrote: »

Yes you can freeze chickpeas. I freeze them when they're cooked into a meal or when they've been soaked and boiled for 10 minutes then they're ready to just put into a dish I'm cooking.


We freeze pizza dough too, let is rise then either freeze it as a ball or roll it out flat then shove in the freezer wrapped in clingfilm or foil.

i do both but leave the pizza dough in a bag in a ball

she_who_can_not_cook

Lexxi wrote: »

I know people suggest Asian supermarkets but I don't know what they stock, can I get brown rice or cous cous from these?
I read on here that people freeze flour to prevent bugs, do you leave it in the bag and put it in a tub in the freezer or does it need to go in something else.

i have i lovely co worker thats mum is a great cook and i ask her to ask her mum WHATs this and whats that... i love my local i got a 10kg bag of spuds and onions very cheap but its the spices ect that they have i could browse all day


i too freeze flour in a bag then put it the flour tub