Eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge - part two

Older_But_Not_Wiser

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Irritatingly, I did get some more JL freebie vouchers at the beginning of the week but think I threw them out when I was tidying up receipts etc from my purse :mad:

Good idea re sweet and sour, although I wouldn't know how to make a S&S sauce so it'll have to come out of a jar

ms_night_ryder

I enjoyed pork sandwiches with my leftover roast pork, you could do a stir fry? some kind of Chinese soup, do you have a freezer? I can remember if you did or not, if you do, v=cut the joint in half and freeze I do it all the time.

Older_But_Not_Wiser

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Hi Ms N-R, no I don't have a freezer so I'm going to have to cook it and eat it very quickly (oh, life is hard sometimes isn't it! )

I'll definitely do pork sarnies to use some of the leftovers, and a spicy tomato/bean bake thingy, but I think it is a big enough joint to do about 8 generous meals. So, sweet and sour stirfry is also on the cards

Florenceem

Out of freezer - HM pie.
In to freezer - nothing.
We had HM smoked salmon quiche + HM wedges + mushy peas for dinner.

ms_night_ryder

Older why don't you have a freezer? you can buy them well cheap! are you getting into the whole cooking thing now? why don't you roast half the joint, then make a bbq pulled pork with the other half, I used to make pulled pork in the slow cooker all the time.

Kirri

Just had cheese omelette and watercress, baby chard & baby spinach salad tonight in the end - was good, but didn't fill me up.. so just had a banana, still hungry.. nothing else suitable to snack on.

can't wait for breakfast!


Thinking of tapas style meal tomorrow as got some surprise mushrooms in the salad box - so garlic mushrooms, patatas bravas and maybe a spanish type bean thing if I can find a recipe or maybe Catalan bread or griddled asparagus.

Will make bread in the morning - to have at lunch. Will make some sort of houmous or bean dip to go with it and salad.


Have just got veg, grains/pulses, eggs and cheese here for evening meals next week. Challenging cooking week ahead!

Older_But_Not_Wiser

ms_night_ryder wrote: »

Older why don't you have a freezer? you can buy them well cheap! are you getting into the whole cooking thing now?

I have a v small kitchen which is built-in so can't get a freezer in anywhere without destroying the kitchen. Even my fridge has to be extra small to fit in with the way the kitchen was built. I dream of being able to afford a replacement kitchen with a freezer, dishwasher and proper sized fridge and it's been on the 'to do' list for years but my bank account keeps saying 'no'

I'm going to try to get in to cooking for myself though as living on ready meals and salads is expensive and I just think cooking should be a pleasure rather than a chore. I'm gradually stocking up on bits and pieces of equipment but am hampered by the lack of space to store them (would love a food processor but can't find anywhere to put it!)

Ah well, just means I'll have to be inventive about what/how I cook I suppose

Florenceem

I have both my freezers in the garage.
In my last house I had two huge chest freezers in the dining room. It was a very large room.
Thinking about it - the house before that - where I bought my first freezer - it sat in the lounge/diner. So I have never had a freezer in the kitchen.

Older_But_Not_Wiser

Hi Mrs F, hope you've got lovely sunshine where you are too.

I did think about where else I could put a freezer but I've got a small house, just a little 'two up, two down' so there is precious little space for anything. Also, I don't like having too much stuff crammed in as the house is old and I like to be able to see if it gets damp/crumbles etc (which it does, regularly :rotfl:!) Actually, it is a nice house and brilliant for transport connections so it was worth compromising on space for that.

Kirri

^ Your house sounds spacious compared to what I have!
I'm having another clear out this weekend, just no room to move.. though if I moved to anywhere bigger I would still try and keep the same minimal amount of possessions.


Got up early for breakfast as was starving after last night - no wonder I've dropped 2lbs in the last few days..

Made bread and split pea dip for lunch, with more salad. Was really hungry by the time that was made.. Put 1 loaf in the freezer and got 1 more portion of the split pea dip for lunch tomorrow.

Dinner was a sort of tapas - the last portion of patatas bravas from the freezer, garlic and thyme mushrooms, the last of the asparagus (though not as nice grilled, I usually griddle it) and didn't have the energy to find a bean recipe so just added a non tapas like slice of garlic & cheese bread.

Veg wise, apart from loads of salad stuff, I have 4 salad potatoes, 1/2 pack of mushrooms and a squash to use, plus the frozen HG veg. So rough meal plan for the week:

1. The last of the mushrooms with some Catalan bread and maybe even cook up more patatas bravas with the last of the salad potatoes and maybe add some salad or a bean recipe..
2/3. The squash I might stuff with brown rice/blue cheese - probably make 2 meals out of it and have it with salad.
4/5. Got a new recipe for lentil balls I might try as I have limes/coriander at the moment, along with another new recipe for fiery red rice salad, so another 2 meals.
6. Another cheese omelette and salad
7. Maybe rice/red lentil dahl to finish off the week.

Snacks - bananas & will make more fairy cakes.

Lunches - probably bread and bean dip and salad. Probably do a chickpea houmous this time.

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