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Eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge - part two
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OUT small piece of lamb. 4 pork chops.
IN nothing0 -
Still trying to plug away at freezer stocks. Mixed success.. OH managed to skip a dinner again somehow which messed up my meal plan. His parents also came back from Scotland with lots of Scottish food for him which is nice of them, but has again sent meal plan out the window and put more food in my freezer!
Feel pretty tired and really don't want to cook tonight but must!Finally bought a homeStarting mortgage £289,500 31.01.19 - Current outstanding £192,984.78/CENTER]Overpayments since 27.03.19: £52,341.430 -
OUT: ready rolled puff pastry, cheese, veg, tatties, 3 rashers bacon; cheese, bread, end of salami pack
IN: nothing
Made cheese, bacon and veg turnovers with actifry chips for the family which had been on the meal plan BUT I forgot this when I made them cheese on toast for lunch. Never mind if they don't eat it they don't eat it. I'm still off food so hoping tomorrow will be better day but just too sore and sickly feeling last two days.0 -
I am so happy that I have rediscovered my love of cooking and have been cooking from scratch this week. I have (until today) eaten so much better and have loved having good food for lunch at work.
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2 x leeks
2 x spring onions
10 x potatoes
7 x bananas
5 x apples
Pitta Bread
Rolls
Bread
Milk
Treats
OUT
2 x tins of plum tomatoes
100g rice
2 x 200g tins of salmin
2 x 80g sachets of instant mash
breadcrumbs
3 x quorn sausages
1 x cannellini beans
1 x baked beans
1 x butter beans
7 x potatoes
2 x naan
poppadoms
1 x tikka masala sauce
1 x pilau rice
used up
hummus
all leftovers
leeks
spring onions
eggs
quorn chicken piecesDebt Free Stage 1 - Completed 27/08/2020
Debt Free Stage 2 - Completed 50/181 Payments0 -
Into freezer - 1 x chicken potato bake, 6 x McMuffin Breakfast Bake.Goals - Weight loss 6/26lb at 22nd Jan 18Mmmm. 26lb at 1/7/18. Oops:o0
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In the freezer:- 3 baby corn, broccoli stalks
Out of the freezer:- Mushrooms, grated cheese, a beef olive, small tub HM chicken liver pate
In the cupboard: nothing
Out of the cupboard: pkt instant noodles, sachet stir fry sauce0 -
Glad you are enjoying cooking Florence.
Taken the last loaf of bread out of the freezer. I'm saving the ends for a bread and butter pudding in the future. Taken out half a pack of mince from the freezer. Finished off the scabby end bag of potatoes, mushrooms and butternut squash too. Finished a tub of baking butter and jar of jam and self raising flour too! It was a good using up day - esp. If you add in the tin of beans and tin of tomatoes!)0 -
OUT
turkey leg
whole tomatoes
a few prawns
peas, sweetcorn
HM partly cooked roast potatoes
IN too much:(
chicken livers
bacon
loaf of bread
milk
mackerel0 -
Re-did my freezer stock list and still loads in there. I was able to stash the sheet of pork ribs and extra pack of bacon without playing tetris - so progress is being made. I seem to have loads of seafood in there but as it is in the outside freezer it is not being used so fast.
I bought a joint of beef that was reduced to £3.45 from £12.50 as I cruised round the SM yesterday. Supposed to only buy F&V, dairy and bacon but was tempted by the pork ribs and beef joint - and therein lies the issue, possibly exaggerated by fears that prices will increase. anyway - beef for dinner today (and L/O will do in salad for lunches).
I also bought canned peaches and prunes for my store cupboard. Then I went to the Health food shop and bought oat-bran (good for lowering cholesterol), jumbo organic oats and some Bombay mix that is wheat free
For dinner last night I used up a wonky cabbage (22p), some spinach (bought when no lettuce available) and a pack of lambs liver I wrestled out of M&S on Xmas eve (£0.70) with some of the second pack of bacon (2 packs for £3 - the second pack is in the freezer) and an onion from my garden stores - £2 for dinner for 2 - not too shabby!
SLSave £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% of my annual spend so far
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
My new diary is here0
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