Eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge - part two

Gonzo1987

Made a quorn and leek pie with pastry from the freezer and fridge bits today. Will have that for dinner with some veg and mash.

Have some puff pastry left, so might make a couple of veggie sausage rolls. Not sure what else to do with it?

Not going to shops today - infact, hopefully not shopping again this month aside from dog food. I think I have managed to meal plan accordingly.... we shall see!

willow23_2

So pleased that I found this thread, I'm doing exactly this and trying to eat everything from the freezer, fridge and cupboards before going out to do a big shop before Christmas.

I think I still have enough of everything to create meals for another 10 days or so, and can eek out the packed lunch stuff for almost as long (I might be kidding myself there ) - I haven't made a meal plan as it's just me and two kids at home and they only like plain meat and veg meals so I jazz stuff up as I go. We also eat a couple of egg and beans on toast/jacket spud meals a week so costs are kept low that way.

Loving all of the tips here

Soworried

Pork loin came out today for stir fry for dinner with noodles. A home made garlic bread out as well to go with it.
Nothing in today.

cornishchick

So far today.
Out 4 1/4 pounder beefburgers and 4 baps.
Nothing in......

Edwardia

Freezer OUT
Goodlife nut cutlets < hit with OH and only 1.99 for four.
some Waitrose organic garden peas for me

Larder OUT for OH
Seeds of Change organic Indian-style pilau rice (from 99p Stores)
Seeds of Change organic korma sauce (Ocado offer)

Wanted something quick as currently plowing through boxed sets of CSI Miami - we didn't discover the show until penultimate series

Need to get more fresh veg tomorrow.. my mother discovered that a Home Bargains opened on an industrial estate in the town I live in so am being dragged there tomorrow morning. Looked at website, doesn't look very promising food-wise.

Florenceem

Out of freezer - HM Steak Pie + HM Salmon Quiche + sausages + part baked rolls + 2 muffins.
In to freezer - Pork - Cword.
Picked up some reduced price veggies in Morros today.
Dinner was roast potatoes, roast parsnip, cabbage, brussell sprouts, leek, carrot, pastie + gravy.

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sharond101

Florenceem wrote: »

Out of freezer - HM Steak Pie + HM Salmon Quiche + sausages + part baked rolls + 2 muffins.
In to freezer - Pork - Cword.
Picked up some reduced price veggies in Morros today.
Dinner was roast potatoes, roast parsnip, cabbage, brussell sprouts, leek, carrot, pastie + gravy.

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That looks very yummy flox

Kirri

Not had anything out of the freezer in days... lack of time and shattered, so no cooking. Been buying some ready done things from Wholefoods (amazing shop, anyone interested in healthy eating in London should visit!), Waitrose and M&S.. I did put back some ready prepped pineapple and picked up a whole reduced one instead for £1 but it's just taken me 20 minutes to cut it up..

Dinner tonight was a Clive's organic vegan gf pie, minty chickpea, was lovely! From Ocado. With half a M&S nutty grain salad. Was bit too much to eat at once.

Lunch was fresh cashew butter on sourdough and a clementine and the last bit of the hm victoria sponge.

Breakfast the usual granola and yoghurt with OJ.

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ms_night_ryder

Kirri was the cashew butter from Wholefoods? I keep passing ken hgh st one im so tempted to pop in!

I got another waitrose mag and got a tea pig, peppermint tea yay! just have a feel of the mag, the first one I picked up had no tea.

Had dinner at my grandmas, nothing coming out the freezer other than home made ice lollies, I have just put in 2 taste the difference sausage rolls.

Yesterday I had the long awaited poussin, will be getting another.

Kirri

ms_night_ryder wrote: »

Kirri was the cashew butter from Wholefoods? I keep passing ken hgh st one im so tempted to pop in!

I got another waitrose mag and got a tea pig, peppermint tea yay! just have a feel of the mag, the first one I picked up had no tea.

Yes, it was from there, you must go in! There's a machine with 4 choices, peanut, peanut with salt, almond and cashew. You don't have to use the machine though as there are plenty of pots already made up of various prices at the side of the machine. I got a small pot of peanut for 90p ish and a larger pot of cashew for £2.50 ish.

Try the food/salad bar too - it's fantastic, multiple cold options, salads, vegan, veggie and meat and you mix and match what you want and pay by weight (bombay potato salad is just gorgeous). There's a hot food selection too, huge choice.

You can also weigh out your own olive oil, wine, olives/antipasti, all grains/pulses and muesli - I love the muesli bar... (you fill up your own pot from a huge selection) oh and there's bbq'd meat being cooked in there, a Mexican wrap bar where they make it up for you, a smoothie bar, hot pizza slices for £2.50 and then all the usual supermarket type sections - it just takes AGES to do my shopping in there :rotfl:

I'm going back next week lol.
I probably won't use much out the freezer again though..
Oh and take your own bag, you get 5p off then.


and rofl at the thought of standing in Waitrose feeling for teabags