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Eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge - part two
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Out: bread, sausages, bacon.0
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In: nothing
Out: haddock, oven chips, mushy peas, crusty roll, chicken balti passanda
Used up: cold meat, coleslaw0 -
Hi, just a quick update. Now 3 batch cooked recipes (2017) consisting upon 7 portions to use up.0
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You're getting there dannie!
In: nothing
Out: cooked turkey leg, spinach, pitta
Used up: mushy peas0 -
Thanks caronc! I will be glad to complete this mini-challenge and then on to another perhaps. Hope your challenge is going well.
Currently:-
3 batch cooked recipes (2017) consisting upon 5 portions to use up. These are all dessert-type.
Weekend food shopping meant acquiring two "yellow-sticker" items.
They are savoury so should not affect my mini-challenge.0 -
Thanks dannie - my challenge is a bit of a "work in progress" LOL.... That said I'm down to five remaining portions from batch cooking from 2017 (1 HM ready meal, 2 portions HM soup and 2 portions of white sauce). I've some other things though from earlier in 2018 so it's a bit of a revolving door!
In: 7 hot cross buns
Out: nothing
Used up: end of a punnet of mushrooms, a small wrinkly swede, streaky bacon
Ditched: end of a carton of single cream (well OOD and smelt funny), some very tired celery0 -
Seems very similar to my situation caronc.
Today, had a half portion of a "flapjack-type" recipe so now 3 batch cooked recipes (2017) consisting upon 4.5 portions to use up. These are placed in the fridge to remind me.0 -
In: nothing
Out: crusty roll, mince, noodles
Used up: courgette, cooked turkey0 -
3 batch cooked recipes (made 2017) consisting upon 3.5 portions now left.
Went out today for some exercise (i.e. bicycle). Purchased two small (food) store cupboard ingredients.0 -
In: nothing
Out: peas. mushrooms
Used up: LO stir fry & noodles from last night0
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