Eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge - part two

MallyGirl

very industrious!

I made a vat of tomato and veg sauce yesterday to use up things lurking in the fridge - will use 1 portion tonight in sausage casserole but the other 3 will go in the freezer. I also blanched most of a head of cauli and that is now in the freezer too. In the past these things would have got binned. Tomorrow dinner will be HM coleslaw on the side of 'use it up' pizza and then the remaining red cabbage will be frozen too. I am going to try and do the pizza dough in the breadmaker, a new one for me, because we have loads of flour. I don't usually make pizza as I am not a big fan of bread or cheese but we have various cold meats and cheeses left from xmas so they will all go on top. I might use some more of the tomato sauce for this too. A generous amount of chilli will help to mask the cheese

Franalamadingdong

Maiden mum, can't go wrong with leek and potato soup. I love it. However I am a chuck in this and that girl. It's rare I completely follow a recipe.

Those two empty freezer drawers are now full! That said it was a planned restock. Turkey mince came out for a chilli tonight, along with kidney beans in a chili sauce that I bought by mistake last month. Will also use the last of the garlic, some onion, a tin of tomatoes, basmati rice and some veg.

Anyway, we've bulked up for the month so let's run it all back down again,!

Maiden_Mum

Thanks Franalana although I have to confess leek & potato soup is one of the few soups that I do not like plus I only actually have 1 leek anyway!
I shall a look in the Grocery challenge thread at all the recipes that are at the beginning.

dannie

Hi,

Current food grocery spends are £25.02 for this month. £6.54 of this are presents for somebody plus animal feed. A UHT milk top-up took up a lot of the total cost and are on a kitchen surface, only a few items went in the fridge, a few items went into the store cupboard but no purchases to the freezer. However, I still feel that there is a lot to use up from total "stores". It should be two weeks before the next grocery online order so will see what can be achieved in using up stores in the meantime.

FurryBeastOz

Could be worse. Lots of fish and raspberries bought and added to freezer. Also baked more butternut squash brownies.

Out for tonight - 2 baseball steaks. Chips will also be used. Celebrating end of DH's studies for the time being. Exams were today.

caronc

In:- Nothing
Out:- 1 cupasoup, 1 portion fish fingers, 1 portion oven chips, 1 portion of peas and 1 tin of baked beans

Suffolk_lass

I may need to go through my hoard and my supermarket.com and see how much I have invested in food that we have not eaten. Hopefully this will remotivate me and remind me why I am doing this!

I am feeling dangerously well-off at the moment (it won't last) and spontaneously popped into MAS and picked up a pack of socks and one of knickers - on my walk from the station to work at just before 08.00 this morning. :eek:

I had already felt "that feeling" and made a mortgage overpayment last night but still felt I could spend £17 on underwear. Good grief woman, get a grip!

SL

JensFeet

Suffolk_lass wrote: »

Mine is in quarters in the freezer... Have you considered chopping some off for cooking (crumbed and shallow-fried with cranberry sauce is my fave) and some of the less walky-bits for frozen? the danger is that it moves from yummy to beyond hope...

Just saying
SL

Thanks for this Suffolk Lass... I'm sure I replied earlier on but can't see it here - I used up a few shredded bendy sprouts cooked with bacon pieces and a bit of brie melted into it all for an impromptu yet delicious brunch. Have put 32 quarters of brie into the freezer in individual bags, 4/5 of a piece started today in the fridge to use up over the next few days. Also put a large camembert into the freezer for baking with chilli jam at some point. I think your idea of looking at the costs of your stores would be really useful for reminding me of the need for me to do this... But would be severely shocked I am sure.

Finally that job can be ticked off!!

DS cooked chilli con carne for tea which was lush but although he cooked less than usual (as OH isn't here this week) there is STILL leftovers so a portion for the fridge.

IN: brie & camembert to freezer; chilli con carne to fridge
OUT: mince (F), beans, chopped tomatoes, spices, pack of doritos from Christmas, cheese, natural yogurt, cooking bacon scraps and veg from fridge; 'fresh' mango used up (it was very past it's best!)

Tomorrow we will be using up a chicken and bacon traybake which has been in the freezer for ages. Don't know what it actually is as was a YS ready meal thingy. Will serve with carrots and savoy cabbage and celebrate it being gone out of the freezer.

NSD #5 today for February. Pleased with this and nothing needed tomorrow either. Friday should see me needing a few bits and bobs but I don't anticipate a large spend.

K9sandFelines

Mon IN Didn't buy any food.Meatballs and sauce that DD2 made in school, which was prepaid for before today

OUT Seitan on onion bagel, last of bag of Sainsbury's meat free meatballs, chopped tomatoes, half an onion, conchiglie pasta, one large naan (shared) as no garlic bread and the last of the Bakewell tart. Passata made from chopped tomatoes in the fridge.
Whatever DD1 has took for packed lunch

Tues IN two loaves of bread from work reduced to 15p each

OUT bowl of cereal and milk, Meridian white wine cooking sauce, portion of rice, more seitan from fridge, a red onion, more mushrooms, a trek bar (at work) and some bread

Today IN two tubs of Wrigleys, Tesco finest Morello cherry conserve, moroccan rub, tinned tomatoes, and tinned potatoes. (These were all purchased from the local Food Club shop, whose proceeds go to war veterans. Everything is pointed and equivalent to 20p, 40p, etc. Think I spent £2.40)

OUT Trek bar, (not food) 5 litres of Suma shampoo that nobody likes and still have 2.5 litres of last one and a hair dye (donated back to the food club shop) Tesco shrimp paste which I won't eat now as vegan ( again to food club shop)
Also out, packed lunch bits, more bread, an avocado, last of bag of frozen cauliflower, more seitan, one carrot, three parsnips, two gravy pots, last of frozen sliced leeks, a carrot, app 10 mini sausages rolls, croquettes (rest will be binned as DD2 doesn't like and they aren't sfv), three sausages, carton of oatly milk, and bottle of sparkling water.
Made a batch of scones and have already ate two with a bit of the conserve above on

Really proud to have lasted a week and no online supermarket spend due til Sun

JensFeet

K9sandFelines wrote: »

Today IN two tubs of Wrigleys, Tesco finest Morello cherry conserve, moroccan rub, tinned tomatoes, and tinned potatoes. (These were all purchased from the local Food Club shop, whose proceeds go to war veterans. Everything is pointed and equivalent to 20p, 40p, etc. Think I spent £2.40)

Heh K9sandFelines - from this bit you've posted about the local food club I suspect we are in the same town and I am also a member of the food club too? Not naming the town but do you have a new B&M shop where the co-op used to be? Small world if so!!

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