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Eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge - part two
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Out: icecream, 2x apricot stuffing wrapped bacon parcels, runner beans, goose for tomorrow.0 -
In : 7 tubs of parsnip soup
Out : 2 kg parsnips (fridge) - Tesco's 500g for 10p a packet; Frozen duck for tonight, loaf of bread.
On the cheese front, reduced 8 different packets of various cheeses to just 3.2024 Fashion on the Ration - 10/66 coupons used
Crafting 2024 - 1/9 items finished0 -
IN:0
OUT:Beef mince for cottage pie.Do I need it or just want it.0 -
Frogletina wrote: »Here are my up to date lists of foods past their best before dates
In food cupboard
1 packet of coconut flour - will have to find a use for this
[STRIKE][STRIKE]PG tips and[/STRIKE][/STRIKE] Nescafe
[STRIKE]2[/STRIKE] 1 jar coconut oil, use with thai green curry
[STRIKE]3 tins of mock duck[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Butter [/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]gluten free flour[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]*Thai green curry paste, used one third[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE][STRIKE]*Christmas pudding[/STRIKE][/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]*Marmite - not much left in jar. I had 3 at one time, all different types[/STRIKE]
fridge/freezer
[STRIKE]5[/STRIKE] 3 smooze fruit ices
frogletina
I didn't update much last year
Starting with a lot this year - including the above!
In cupboard
Nescafe - I need more visitors
Coconut flour - will have to find a use for this
Coconut sugar - will have to find a use for this
1 jar coconut oil - only use with thai green curry
Palm sugar - only use in thai green curries, and not often
Stuffing mix - why did I buy this?
Molasses - seemed a good idea at the time
Golden syrup - only use on pancakes
Breadcrumbs - I use this for rissoles, need to make some more!
Bucks Fizz Marmalade - very nice, won't last long
Gravy - bought two at half price, one now finished
Sponge flour
Glace cherries
Glace ginger
Choc pieces to make buns
Red Cherry pie filling - used to make when children lived at home, it would make a lot for just one person
Pineapple pieces (2 snack packs)
Bread flour - haven't made HM bread for ages, not sure I will
Cream crackers (5 snack packs)
Penne pasta (GF) 1 portion
In freezer
Cheese and broccoli quiche (will use next Sunday)
Brownies (1)
Fry's strips - enough for 2 stir frys
3 smooze fruit ices - will eat these up
Fresh
Carrots
Onions
that's all for now
frogletinaNot Rachmaninov
But Nyman
The heart asks for pleasure first
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In :0
Out : turkey legs, BrusselsStop Buying **** We Don't Need0 -
IN: 0
OUT: Chicken breastDo I need it or just want it.0 -
In:- goose fat from the New Years Day goose, froze it in ice cube trays.
36x yellow sticker mince pies @10p per half doz - good with custard as a pudding.
1 x yellow sticker sea bream
2 x ready pasta meals
Out: dwarf beans, cooked turkey neck (made soup), 2 x wraps, the rest out of the fridge0 -
In:- more goose fat
Out:- peas, 2 bread rolls, making soup with a bit of the ham in the fridge.
Everything else to be used today from fridge or cupboards.
As usual, I've bought more than I should for Christmas - when will I learn?
Evening update
4 pieces bread, ice cream0 -
Out - cheese (from the european cheese mountain that is stored there) and chicken
In - nothing (happy dance)
Leaving the building - bread, juice, milk, maybe a portion of smoked salmon quiche (with skint son)Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £9586.01 out of £6000 after August (158.45%)
OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £2226.88/£3000 or 74.23% of my annual spend so far
I also Reverse Meal Plan on that thread and grow much of our own premium price fruit and veg, joining in on the Grow your own thread
My new diary is here0 -
In : Chopped fresh parsley in ice-cube tray, fridge - 6 sausages (trying out new butcher)
Out: 1 tub of parsnip soup, potatoes & onions fm larder for rosti, feta cheese & pork fillet
for tonight2024 Fashion on the Ration - 10/66 coupons used
Crafting 2024 - 1/9 items finished0
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