Eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge - part two

Siebrie

Today I had 2 leftover slices from hm pizza for lunch, together with a hm courgette-spinach soup from homegrown courgette, which was made and frozen last September with a lump of the weird spinach thrown in.


The homemade pizza is more 'home-assembled', as I buy pizza pastry, add tomato-something (whatever I have: passata, chopped, puree), 3 different types of cheese I had in the fridge, a slices of ham I shredded, some herbs from various packages.


Last night I made a fried rice dish (nasi goring) with the last packet of fried rice spices, bbd 131217, and some of the frozen edamame beans that were a womble last August.

caronc

In: portion pulled pork, portion whipped cream, portion courgette & tomato bake
Out: swedish meatballs, pasta, broad beans, sea bass
Used up: banana, tandoori chicken

klbooth

Well it has been quite a week. Unexpectantly bedbound from last Sunday the weeks meal planning was a little fudged and creative to what had been planned. Only now feeling up to pottering about and doing a little although need to keep my leg up most the time. So.... can't really remember what has gone on exactly but will try. On the upside there has been nothing into the house except for some milk!

OUT: 2 packs sausages, 4pack gammon steaks, spaghetti packet, pasta packet, portion mince, ribs, BBQ sauce, tortilla wrap pack, 350g jelly powder, yeast packets, grated mozzarella, portion S&P squid, portion jalapeno poppers, diced chicken, sticky bbq packet mix.
IN: nothing

klbooth

Back on the bandwagon.... but tesco monthly stock up delivery today....

OUT: mac cheese packet, lemonade chicken, rice, portion beef stew, 350g jelly powder

IN: 3 packs biscuits, 12L juice, 4 bottles squash, flour, 2x6 pack crisps, 4 tubs pringles, cheese twists, 3 packs rice cakes, glut of diet coke, 3 jars chocolate spread.

(I do have fridge stuff as well but not listed as not in cupboard/freezer, lol, just looks like I don't buy actual food.....)

caronc

Hope your leg improves klbooth

In: nothing
Out: chicken breast, pastry, corned beef hash
Used up: LO pasta & swedish meatballs from last night, spiced pink onions

dannie

So far this month, my freezer challenge to use up 4 batch cooked recipes has reduced to 17 portions. Stopped myself yesterday from more food shopping by choosing something else to do (i.e. made something similar from "stores" and stayed in to do a gardening task).

caronc

In: nothing
Out: scotch broth, HM chicken liver pate
Used up: cheese spread

tootallulah

In: 10 x 200g packs of extra strong cheddar reduced to 54p each, this is about a years' worth so will be good in the long term but v bad for the challenge.

Out: cottage pie, loaf of bread, Stilton cheese, raspberries, strawberries and white currants, 3 X chicken pies.

zafiro1984

Can I join in again it's been almost a year since I last posted and I've three large freezers brimming with food.

The first freezer is full of home made ready meals, both main dishes, side dishes, puddings, as well as things for lunch. I knew I would be in hospital last month for about two weeks so I made lots and lots of 'ready' meals all of which had instructions on how to cook them for my non-cook DH. I also knew I would have at least eight weeks recovery at home before I would be back to normal. I'm busy working my way through them but in my enthusiasm I rather made too many meals.

The second and largest freezer contains uncooked meat and fish. I'm not too concerned about this one as I usually get my meat by the carcass and I have a yearly cycle of what to get and when. At the moment it's has 2 x venison and loads of pheasant all home shot, turkeys which I rear for Christmas all joined, a pig which was a swap for a couple of large turkeys. the lamb is quite low but I do a turkey swap for that in September. No beef or chicken as we use venison and turkey instead.

The third freezer has everything else, bread, milk, veg and fruit, and things I have bought thinking it was a bargain.

I need to work my way through the first freezer to make room before I have to freeze all the surplus fruit and veg which usually starts in June/July. Plus I need to work my way through the third freezer just to use up what's in there and to make more sense of its contents.

The cupboards:- well that's another tale but you could probably guess they are overflowing.

I want to cut back on what I have. My daughter thinks I could go for at least six months to a year on what I have instore and when she visits as does our son they go home laden with food.

I need to stop buying or at least only get what I need to make use of what I have. I'm going to limit the amount of spends on food each week and try to think laterally and more creatively on how to use what I already have.

One last thing - What do you do with cupboards when they are empty????

caronc

zafiro1984 wrote: »

....My daughter thinks I could go for at least six months to a year on what I have instore and when she visits as does our son they go home laden with food.

I need to stop buying or at least only get what I need to make use of what I have. I'm going to limit the amount of spends on food each week and try to think laterally and more creatively on how to use what I already have.

One last thing - What do you do with cupboards when they are empty????

Welcome back, I was hoping all went well with the op:)

Your stores sound pretty much like mine, I take something out, turn it into a meal of some sorts which means spares to freeze.... Since January I've been staggering my shops rather than weekly I set the bar at not more often than every 8 days but with the same "weekly budget", though mainly I've been managing 10 days (there is just me so less of an issue if I run out of something) and it is actually working really well as I actually have some space in my freezers & cupboards ( not much mind you but it's progress :rotfl::rotfl:)
Empty cupboards - don't see the point of them it's what they are there for :rotfl::rotfl: