Eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge - part two

pamsdish

carinjo said:

In: shortcut pastry (ready rolled), camembert and redcurrent sauce.
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Does anyone have an easy pickled cucumber recipe that would last a bit in the fridge? I got gifted some english cucumber and would like to make a small jar of pickled cucumber to gift back. My ridged cucumber coming along nicely, so would like to pickle some of that too as gifts.

I just do 50/50 water and white vinegar with a little sweetener, had some in the fridge for ages, it was still crisp.

carinjo

Thanks @joedenise, i will use your mix suggestion as a starting point when i look at recipes. 

joedenise

In:  0
Out:  burgers

pamsdish

IN: 0
OUT: Lamb shoulder and a celeriac colcannon yesterday, thick cut bacon rashers today.

joedenise

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Out:  sausages

carinjo

Out: chicken breast, handfuls of frozen peas and sweetcorn for salad
Last of last years allotment tomato soup for snack tonight
In: hm turkey mince with courgette slices instead of pasta lasagne. Wholemeal bread flour.

MissRikkiC

Love reading along even though I can’t keep up! 

We have heaps of bread rolls left from the weekends bbq, I haven’t space in the freezer so if anyone has any ‘bread’ type recipes I’d welcome them. I used one 1 packet of finger rolls for fennel and bread soup at the weekend which is delicious but still have a LOT left over! 

joedenise

@MissRikkiC how about Italian bread salad:

https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-panzanella-italian-bread-salad-recipe-206824

It's the only thing I can think of - don't use a lot of bread apart from as sandwiches!

carinjo

joedenise said:

@MissRikkiC how about Italian bread salad:

https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-panzanella-italian-bread-salad-recipe-206824

It's the only thing I can think of - don't use a lot of bread apart from as sandwiches!

I had that last night with the last of the hm breadrolls. 
Depending on how much space you have in freezer, you can break them into small chunks, dry out in oven and then freeze as is for croutons to be used in the salad @joedenise mentioned or soup, like you did. Blitz the dried croutons and freeze the breadcrumbs for anything from meatballs to coatings of fishcakes etc (look up an interesting dish called spaghetti pangrattato) which included fried breadcrumbs.
Before all that you can cut the fingerrolls in half and make cheesy garlic bread or even use for bread and butter budding.
I have made all of the above except the bread and butter pudding, but i am not really a dessert person. Good luck!

joedenise

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Out:  chicken for dinner tomorrow night - going to make Fakeaway KFC