Eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge - part two

JingsMyBucket

Found a recipe for a boar ragout that I'm going use with the defrosting boar: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/wild-boar-ragu-238625. I'll just halve it as that's how much meat I have. A bit of a spending win for me: the recipe calls for red wine and I didn't have any fresh so was going to get a half bottle today. Then I remembered there's some old red wine on my countertop and so tested it out. It smells vinegary but still tastes alright. Money saved!

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So sorry zafiro am having my hip done on Monday but pain is pretty bad now. Have been using freezer stuff but also putting single portions of meat style dishes in for when I get home. Hang on in there.

Hollyberry

In: nothing

Out: Bananas, blueberries, peanut butter, corn cakes, apple, walnuts, cold roast chicken, celery, lemon, raisins, beef stew and potatoes.

That's another 1/6th of a freezer drawer emptied, and a shelf clear in the fridge.

caronc

In: nothing
Out: belly pork slices, piece of cooked brisket, bag of roasted cherry tomatoes
Used up: End of pack of steamed beetroot

JensFeet

Heh all...

Back from a really lovely week in Cyprus and OH managed to stick to the meal plan about 95%! Really pleased that he managed so well - he's very capable but also very spend-happy!! So I finished Feb a whole £9.95 under budget BUT I have trimmed that by £40 for the month of March so the challenge continues.

However - not going to make much progress on the freezers situation for the next short while - meal plan written but I'm now on day 17 that I haven't had a single thing to eat. Even while in Cyprus and my most favourite food in the whole wide world. Looking like I'm heading for another hospital admission as the pain is now worse than ever but despite a lack of food intake I've got energy and don't feel too 'unwell'. But my pancreas is not for giving me a break while I'm still taking clear fluids. Bum.

I restocked fruit and veg and basics today spending £33.93 at L!dl and greengrocer. Fridge full for a while - hoping all week based on 1 adult and 2 large kid portions. The kids are looking after a neighbour's chickens this weekend so they've had the eggs for omelettes this lunch time and there's more for tomorrow.

I brought quite a few bits of Cypriot meats home for the freezer so must pack them up and try to squeeze them in somewhere tomorrow. I may have missed out while there but the proper supermarket provided me some to bring home with me. Soon I hope!

In: fresh fruit, salad, veg, bread, milk, cereal, yogurts, packed lunch items for DD school dinner. To squeeze into freezer: 33 sheftalia, 12 large and 10 small loukanika, 6 mahoosive proper pitta breads - obviously portioned up into freezer bags.
Out: bit of cheese, sukuk (F), tatties for actifry chips and salad.

Lovely to be back - seeing how well folks are doing and all these spaces appearing in freezers!

purpleybat

hello all


in the last week.... in 3 chops leftover from a big pack
out lump of beef, tomato pasta sauce, sausages, 2 small bags of home grown runner beans, ice cream lollies, 2 polish smoked sausages.


considering I've used a fair bit the freezer is still rammed full, I can't tell where the stuff that came out had room to fit

kboss2010

In: 1/2 tin of beans, leftover HM soup from last week
Out: 1/2 pack sausages, some grated cheese, the rest of the toast loaf, lunch for tomorrow.

tootallulah

HMMMMM I have cooked today which tends to fill up the freezers:

IN: 4 pot roast dinners, 2 helpings of sausage goulash.

Out: 6 slices of bread, chicken pieces, strawberries.

zafiro1984

Very tired today did a round trip of 450 miles yesterday. I drove the car as my back would have played up had I been in the lorry. DH drove the lorry, went to see something, it was nice but not quite what we wanted. Bit of a wasted day - never mind.

OUT
ice cream
lamb mince
bacon, made rosti as per Mary Berry's new series on everyday cooking, really good and tasty.

IN nothing

K9sandFelines

K9sandFelines wrote: »

This morning
IN [STRIKE]Nothing[/STRIKE]
OUT packet of nut loaf made up to go in fridge (will make own in future, was just intrigued to know if it would be delicious), last of alpen used with other bits to make granola for topping fruit and yoghurt (got a touch burnt!), two soya yoghurts (now only have one large alpro in fridge as opposed to eight small yogs and three large alpros), banana, strawberries and handful of blueberries

Fell behind again :mad:

IN: YS hoagies x 2, trek bar x 1, eat natural bars x 2, farmhouse loaf x 1, YS triple pack of peppers, YS Branston relish x 2

OUT avo, bread, spread, few slices of nut loaf, trek bar, at natural bar, Quorn S.F. Bites (half) and whatever else DD had, and packed lunch bits

Weds

IN: Nothing

OUTpacked lunch bits, strawberries, bananas, blueberries, alpro yoghurt, 3/4 watermelon, teriyaki chicken sachet, cup of rice, last of bag of quorn veganoieces, quorn fillets x 2, half a pepper, a small carrot, handful ofmfrozen edamame beans, a small onion, Mr Kipling pies x 2, bagel, avocado, tea/coffee/milk, juice

Thurs

IN: half a cucumber, chipotle sauce x 2, muesli cookies, tin of chopped tomatoes, small bag ofmpeas, twin pack of lettuce, YS bananas and YS parsnips, dark choc chips

OUT lots as batch cooking for DD1
Muesli cookies,large tin plus 400g tin of chopped tomatoes, smallmonions x 6, pepeprs x 2, potatoes app x 5, 1/2 bag of meat free mince, handful ofmpeas x 2, handful of sweetcorn, gravy powder, herbs/spices, vegan milk, vegan marg, large yorkshire pud, soggy tomatoes x 6, last of tomato puree,shallots x 4, eggs x 3, cup of rice, hot cross bun loaf x 4, watermelon

Fri

INChopped tomatoes x 3, meatballs x 3 (left at DD1s and forgotten about), fishless fingers, chinese pancakes, 500g alpro yoghurt, vegan ham x 2 packs, bananas x 6, peas 800g ( thought theyvwere bigger and forgot to hand back to driver), quorn mini kievs, quorn sausage patties x 2 boxes, chicken fillets for cat (dodygybtum)

OUT more hot cross bun loaf, spread, last of some random crackers from bread bin, violife cheese slices x 3, hoagies x 2, share bag of crisps, 1/2 box of fishless fingers, bread slices x 4 slices, last of iceberg lettuce, large portion of frozen sweetcorn, sausage patties x 2, last of bagels, last of alpro ice cream, banans, strawberries, last of blueberries, bottle of wine, peckish craxkers x 2, ice cream cones and bit of ice cream (DD)

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