Recipes for fresh pineapple & Quick questions?

sleepless_saver

I bought a pineapple last week from Lidl but forgot about it. Anyone know a good use for an overripe pineapple apart from compost?

Ted_Hutchinson

sleepless_saver wrote:

I bought a pineapple last week from Lidl but forgot about it. Anyone know a good use for an overripe pineapple apart from compost?

I did a pineapple smoothie the other day which went down well.
From the link pineapple recipes there's a recipe for Pineapple upside down pudding which also is always appreciated.

ellen1974_2

I was going to suggest pineapple upside down too. Lovely with custard!!!!Im off to make one for tomorrow!

sleepless_saver

I forgot about pineapple upside down pud, haven't made it for years. :T I'll give it a try if the pineapple's not too mushy.

Zziggi

2 questions really..
(1) am totally converted to moneysaving oldstyle now! can anyone suggest which are the essential herbs/spices and basic ingrediants i should keep in my store cupboard to use to brighten up meals?

(2)Neighbour felt the need to bring round 8 fresh pineapples this evening(?!?) Supermarket was selling them for 2p each so he bought 20 (God only knows why). Help! what do i do with them? They are ripe now and need something doing with them tomorrow. I do use pineapple a lot in sweet and sour dishes and sweet curries (usually use tinned crushed pineapple for cheapness)

ANy suggestions on what i can do with them and how i can keep them please?

pavlovs_dog

umm...the only thing i can think of is to say that pineapples need to be 'cored' (ie, the middle bit need to be cut out).

first time i did fresh pineapple, i forgot, and couldnt figure out how it had all gone so disasterously wrong :rotfl:



how about pineapple juice?

maybe you could freeze some as ice cubes/lollies to enjoy on hot days?

HTH

pavlovs_dog

ooh, and pineapple upside down cake (which can be made in the microwave, cooks in 10mins) is divine! i cannot recommend it enough

edited to add........


how about chopping it up and using it to dip in chocolate (fondue, mmmm)

or have a hawaiian party?

AussieLass

When I have a surplus of pineapple I grate them (peel first ), check how sweet they are, if they are a bit tart I add a dash of sugar. Refrigerate & have with icecream for dessert. You can freeze the grated pineapple as well. I also stew them like apple and make pineapple crumble. Again check how sweet they are, as sometimes they are naturally sweet and don't require sugar. Lucky you for getting so many. :T

squeaky

Zziggi wrote:

2 questions really..
(1) am totally converted to moneysaving oldstyle now! can anyone suggest which are the essential herbs/spices and basic ingrediants i should keep in my store cupboard to use to brighten up meals?

We have a thread on store cupboard essentials.

To see it Click Here



Board guide edit: Link should be working now

penrith

squeaky wrote:

We have a thread on store cupboard essentials.

To see it [url="tp://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=43535"]Click Here [/url]

Thanks squeaky.

P.S. the link isn't working.

I had a look at the stickys at the top of the forum but couldn;t locate the thread :-(