Eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge - part two

Jelly_Biactol

Kirri wrote: »

^ looks nice, what was inside?

It was based on this recipe
http://inspiration.sainsburys-live-well-for-less.co.uk/recipes/luxury-vegetarian-puff-pie/
though I placed about half the mixture on the puff pastry bottom, then spread over some slices of value Stilton (any blue cheese would work), then the rest of the mixture. The cheese gives a nice 'bite'
It's very easy to make as the main ingredient is stuffing mix (whatever flavour you prefer).
There's more than enough mixture for the pie - I made a couple of smaller individual pies using leftover puff pastry.

Welsh_Poppy

Thanks Kirri
I had hoped to get to Waitrose before Christmas but ran out of time.
Hopefully we will get there next week.:D

ms_night_ryder

Jelly what is the glitch?

Kirri thanks, heading to Mr w today, did get some good reductions Christmas eve, a lot if fresh stuff, few things in the freezer, nothing out, came home with a lot of stuff from my grandmas yesterday, a big piece of lamb and ham and pork, crisps, chocolate, half a cucumber and some potatoes.


I'm having lamb and potatoes for dinner, will see if waitrose have any reduced veg.

I made thee most delicious cupcakes from the hummingbird book, since I have spare eggs, I will make another batch and pop some in the freezer, all the ones made Christmas eve wentm

gailey_2

well think im going to take living off freezer to new level.

got so many reductions during last week including

6packs mince
7turkey crowns
4gammon joints
other stuff beef, readymeals
loads of fish.

I initially estimated 4weeks worth evening meals.

but now think maybe 8 or at push 22weeks /3months to empty it.

dont want to get sick of same thing though so need to alternate.

defo need a list on freezer and meal plan.
as its crown reckon be lot of meat so maybe 1 crown a fortnight

meal 1-sunday roast
meal 2-turkey curry-mon
meal 3 sliced meats for sandwiches-unsure how many days worth hazard a guess 3-4days worth.
meal 4 maybe thur nite -rissotto.

then in 2weeks time alternate it but replace rissotto with pie or faittas.

i need go through freezer make more space.

batchcooka nd freeze some reduced fresh was ging to do loads of soups.

its bread takes up so much space but hate paying fullprice for bread.

making reduced casserole tonight wit reduced beef streaks and reduced 9p stew pack.

Jelly_Biactol

ms_night_ryder wrote: »

Jelly what is the glitch?

Get hold of a copy of the Tesco free instore magazine (the Chistmas one with the turkey on the front), turn to the inside back page and get the ‘£3 off £12 dairy’ coupon, bottom right, the one marked ‘December savings’. Coupon valid to end of the month.

Or if you can’t get a magazine instore, go to
http://realfood.tesco.com/magazine-archive.html
download a PDF f the magazine and print out the voucher page — they should accept it instore.

The Jus-Rol puff pastry (£1.50), puff pastry light (£1.60), and shortcrust pastry (£1.50), are Buy One Get One Free — get eight of these, in twos of the same kind or multiples of twos. It's the ones in the chiller section, not the freezer section.

The till (manned and self-scan) sees a total purchase of £12, so you can use the £3 Off coupon. It also deducts the BOGOF. So .... £12 total goes down to £6 with BOGOF and then £3 off =
£3 to pay (or £3.80 if you’ve bought the Light), or approx 40p a packet.


BUT THEN....

Go to the Jus-Rol website and look for the Rewards scheme, or go to
www.jusrol.co.uk/rewards
or search for ‘Jus-Rol Rewards’

Register for the scheme, and enter the code numbers from your packets (max 3 per week).
Each code is worth 10 points, and for 70 points (or 7 packets) you can get a £5 supermarket voucher.

SO...
£3 paid, minus £5 voucher = £2 in profit— you’ve been paid to buy it!!!



(The rest is in temporary storage in my Mum's freezer:))

Kirri

gailey wrote: »

6packs mince
7turkey crowns
4gammon joints

and a partridge? (in a pear tree..) sounds like a Christmas song!

JB - great glitch if you like pastry! Bizarre it even is included under dairy as most Just Rol is vegan iirc. I still need to make some mini pies - something maybe with chestnuts, root veg and mushrooms though will prob make the pastry.

MNR - glad I'm not the only one who comes back with food from relatives and JB - also stores food in family's freezer!

I also picked up some organic salad and foodie gift reductions in Waitrose on Xmas Eve, let us know if there's much going if you go in. I'll prob not get there till next week now.

ms_night_ryder

Jelly wow! Thanks for the heads up, I shall give it a go, pastry is freezable as well.

Kirri I called my grandma because I saw some stuff she had been looking for that was half price, she went oh you didn't take any tomatos, when I drop her stuff off I will get some, prob more potatoes too.

Some good reductions at waitrose, all the choccies etc, my waitrose are starting to reduce later so I will go at 4pm tomorrow, I also forgot the mag!

Florenceem

Jelly_Biactol wrote: »

It was based on this recipe
http://inspiration.sainsburys-live-well-for-less.co.uk/recipes/luxury-vegetarian-puff-pie/
though I placed about half the mixture on the puff pastry bottom, then spread over some slices of value Stilton (any blue cheese would work), then the rest of the mixture. The cheese gives a nice 'bite'
It's very easy to make as the main ingredient is stuffing mix (whatever flavour you prefer).
There's more than enough mixture for the pie - I made a couple of smaller individual pies using leftover puff pastry.

Thank's Jelly Biactol - saved that recipe into my favourite recipes folder. Pie looks delicious.

Florenceem

gailey wrote: »

well think im going to take living off freezer to new level.

got so many reductions during last week including

6packs mince
7turkey crowns
4gammon joints
other stuff beef, readymeals
loads of fish.

I initially estimated 4weeks worth evening meals.

but now think maybe 8 or at push 22weeks /3months to empty it.

dont want to get sick of same thing though so need to alternate.

defo need a list on freezer and meal plan.
as its crown reckon be lot of meat so maybe 1 crown a fortnight

meal 1-sunday roast
meal 2-turkey curry-mon
meal 3 sliced meats for sandwiches-unsure how many days worth hazard a guess 3-4days worth.
meal 4 maybe thur nite -rissotto.

then in 2weeks time alternate it but replace rissotto with pie or faittas.

i need go through freezer make more space.

batchcooka nd freeze some reduced fresh was ging to do loads of soups.

its bread takes up so much space but hate paying fullprice for bread.

making reduced casserole tonight wit reduced beef streaks and reduced 9p stew pack.

Great bargains. I could only get the one half price turkey crown - no freezer space.

Florenceem

In to freezer - 5 bags of pork + 6 bags of turkey.
Out of freezer - 2 muffins + fish pie.
We had pork + roast potatoes + roast parsnip + sprouts + carrots + sage/onion stuffing + HM Yorkshire Pudding + gravy + HM apple sauce for dinner on Christmas day. I realised - we had no apple sauce so I quickly cubed a Braeburn apple from the last Aldo SS - put in MW - done. I did take a photo but don't know what happened to it. No - I wasn't tipsy - no alcohol drunk here.
Plenty of pork left - in freezer - I carved it all in the afternoon. I cooked a turkey crown while oven was on.