Eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge - part two

Suffolk_lass

I used up five eggs that were over two weeks old, half a pot of cream and half a dozen wonky onions and made some pastry from stores - we had onion tart and half left for today - may go for a small jacket potato and polish off some rather sad salad with it

pamsdish

OUT Salmon portion, beef joint for Sunday
IN Nothing

Hopeless_Case

I've not posted for a few weeks and I'm just getting back on top of things - we defrosted the freezer over the holidays and I've got my inventory up to date and i'm doing proper meal planning again

Starting from today:

In:
3 RTC chicken breasts
3 RTC cauliflowers (Large ones for 30p each ) cut into florets and blanched
Some elderly mushrooms which I chopped and lightly fried, to go in pasta bake next weekend
The cauliflower stalks and leaves chopped for soup

Out:
Some chopped courgette (from the garden)
4 mince pies
Pot of mystery home made soup, should do 3 lunches this week

I'm making a nut roast and was so pleased that the only thing i needed to buy was some mushrooms which I got RTC (the rest of the bag are the ones I've put in the freezer) and I used up about 5 open bags of various nuts which needed using, all chopped up in the blender :j:j

The_Lady_Sarah

sooo - trying to use the flour up and thought I would make Scones...Cheesy ones.... I now have cheese discs!! Anyone got any pointers for a newbie to baking?

caronc

The_Lady_Sarah wrote: »

sooo - trying to use the flour up and thought I would make Scones...Cheesy ones.... I now have cheese discs!! Anyone got any pointers for a newbie to baking?

I'm not a wonderful baker but make a decent scone. Flat scones tend to be a result of overworking/over rolling the dough or not enough raising agent or cutting them too thinly (I aim for at least 1inch) or not having a hot enough oven. Cheese scones are for me the worst culprit for not rising (I don't know if the extra fat in the cheese changes the mix) I alway add a little extra baking soda to cheese scones. I'm sure they will taste good anyway.:)


This weekend
In: HM pate portion
Out: chicken wings, pork steak

Used up: frittata, strawberries, blue cheese dip.
Ditched: nothing

[Deleted User]

My cheese discs went in freezer and now get added now and then to SC stew, softens them lovely. Took lamb out of freezer, used some frozen cabbage on Friday, took last bag of frozen rice out and had 1/2 with last of the hm cauliflower curry yesterday, other back in freezer (not thawed).

caronc

In: nothing
Out: dhal, spinach, pitta, tea bags

Used up: wrinkly parsnip, sprouting spuds, carrot & celery batons, cream, HM houmous

janb5

The_Lady_Sarah wrote: »

sooo - trying to use the flour up and thought I would make Scones...Cheesy ones.... I now have cheese discs!! Anyone got any pointers for a newbie to baking?

I`d suggest that when you`ve made the mixture, pat it out gently without using a rolling pin before using your cutters and you`re much more likely to have decent risen scones that way. Make sure your oven is on the correct heat and preheated. Persevere- it will get better

caronc

In: nothing
Out: pasta
Used up: dhal & spinach LO from dinner yesterday, mushrooms

pamsdish

OUT pork steak
IN nothing.