Eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge - part two

caronc

In: mash, tattie scones
Out: stuffing, lorne
Used up: LO mushroom/onion sauce

Florence_J

IN

Nothing

OUT

Broccoli, Carrots, Parsnip,

USED UP

Meat pies, Vegetarian Pies, Yorkshire puddings, LO Vegetable curry

dannie

For my mini-challenge, 13.5/15.5 of the selected items used up.

By the end of this month challenge, achieved again, i.e. 2 out of 4 freezer drawers currently empty.

No local weekend shopping so no food purchases.

caronc

In: nothing
Out: stewing steak, ragu, soup, spaghetti, parmesan
Used up: cottage cheese, small piece of LO chicken breast

dannie

Since 27/11/17:-

Mini challenge to use up 15.5 selected food items = 1 currently left.
By the end of the month (November 2017) challenge = achieved (2 out of 4 freezer drawers remained empty).

There have been a few food purchases. All of them were "big" reductions on regularly bought food. My online (food) grocery order will be next week instead of this week.

Once the mini challenge is completed, I will think of another approach in order to make progress with the third freezer drawer.

celyn90

I am trying to use up some of the weird stuff we have, so today I made a gluten-free date and peanut butter cake. I was a bit dubious (recipe was on the back of a small tub of quinoa flour which has been lurking in the cupboard) - but it was amazing. Never would have guessed it was not normal cake - tasted like a really light nutty sticky toffee pudding.

(recipe is this one: https://www.dovesfarm.co.uk/recipes/sticky-toffee-peanut-butter-cake) I substituted the treacle for golden syrup and a tablespoon of the peanut butter with hazelnut butter, bunged it in a loaf tin and it rose much better than the one in the image.

OUT: a small tub of odd flour a year out of date, half a packet of dates and the end of a tub of truly vile hazelnut spread.

Also used up the last of a bottle of maple syrup, and the last bits of a tub of caramel sauce. And a tin of peas (not in the same meal )

dannie

The cake sounds tasty celyn90.

Weekend shopping was just one purchase (store cupboard item/500gr sultanas). My online (food) grocery order might not be next week after all, so a big gap in order to use up what I have at the moment. Still one item remains to have for my mini challenge.

dannie

Still slowly using up the last food item for my mini challenge. Also, planning my next challenge. Ideally, I would like to end the year with three empty freezer drawers. It will have taken me all year!

Today was a food spend day; three packets reduced price mushrooms and two food flavourings. Lots of tempting reductions available but didn't bother, knowing that I already had similar of these at home.

caronc

I'm going to pick back up up on this in the New Year as I'm now in "festive catering mode" though still trying to focus on basing my meals around what I have in.

Highland_Fling

hi everyone
I am attempting to eat out of my freezer. I seem to be good at prepping and freezing foods but not so good at revisiting them and using them up.

I now have one freezer drawer empty but hope to empty at least another one by Christmas.
I will them have some room to freeze bread, milk, butter etc. just in-case the bad weather comes and I am not able to go out for essentials.

So next week will see me making soup with some of the bags of prepped carrots, leeks etc. I have in the freezer.
I also hope to bake using up some of the oddments in my baking cupboard. E.g. half packets of choc chips, walnuts, dates.

No doubt some of the baking will find a home in my freezer.