Reverse Meal Planning

ruby_eskimo

Well if it works then it works @rtandon27!

Having some chilli from the freezer tonight but realised that we have extra peppers in the fridge that I wasn't sure how to use up so it's chilli stuffed peppers tonight for dinner, probably with a side salad or maybe a little bit of rice to make DH happy.

Mrs_Cheshire

rtandon27 said:

Last night was our meatless Monday meal - oven roasted cauliflower on a bed of hummus & roasted chickpeas.  Used up the last of our pomegranate molasses & the last tin of chickpeas. 

OH, who usually is not at all brand conscious requested that we go back to our usual brand of chickpeas as the ones we had last night were small and hard by comparison to the usual - so i'ts back to the posh one's again until we find a suitable bargain brand!

Today is another loooooooong day in the city/office for me, so dinner will be frozen chicken burgers & fries with a side of roasted courgette to put it towards a somewhat healthy meal!

How do you use the pomegranate molasses?

Mrs_Cheshire

Hi all, has anyone got any ideas for using up extremely salty streaky bacon? I'm going to do a freezer/store cupboard inventory later to hopefully use up some of the random bits that have been languishing for a while. I'm finishing my degree in September so hopefully will get a full time job shortly afterwards. Bit daunting after not working at all for 8 years. So i need to get prepared and fill the freezers with meals that are easy for hubby to prepare/cook. 

Happy to have ideas of meals that work well in a slow cooker (thinking dump bags), oven baked like cottage pie & lasagne (any interesting alternative fillings) or ready prepared chicken dishes (hunters, leek & cheese topped, mozzerella, basil & tomato). Feeding 2 adults, 3 children (12,10,5) so needs to be family friendly, mildly spiced, no nuts. 

Primrose

I,d soak the rashers in cold water for a few hours which is a traditional method for removing excess salt in ham hocks etc , Pat dry with kitchen towel paper and then perhaps cut up and use in a tomato, onion & bacon  pasta sauce, or in a home made mixed vegetable soup.  Just remember not to add salt as one of your seasonings!

rtandon27

@Mrs_Cheshire - we use pomegranate molasses as a drizzle to finish off vegetable & couscous dishes.  I've heard it can also be used as a glaze on fish or lamb, though we have never tried this.

For a quick meal that my OH can prepare in his sleep, try this - it's a favorite here, satisfying his need for meat & my need for green things!  We also steam carrots to serve alongside.

ElHar

in short - how to save money? xD
in first page TS says - don't waste money on products xD

Suffolk_lass

I would snip up the salty rashers of bacon and add them and diced courgettes to a bolognese sauce to stir through penne.

We are having chicken thighs again with refried cold potatoes and home-grown chard and green beans

rtandon27

SL - that sounds like a tasty dinner! How do you make refried cold potatoes? Have never heard of that one before.

Pixiehouse55

Monday was Roast Chicken
Tuesday was Chicken Salad and Couscous 
Wednesday was Hunter Chicken Hackleback potatoes sweetcorn and peas .. Chicken all gone now 
Today sausage bacon mushrooms hashbrowns egg and baked beans. All out of the freezer/fridge/cupboards.
We got paid Tuesday and apart from buying milk bread yoghurts and cake for my ladies lunchbox I've not done a proper shop..... yet!! 

Mrs_Cheshire

rtandon27 said:

@Mrs_Cheshire - we use pomegranate molasses as a drizzle to finish off vegetable & couscous dishes.  I've heard it can also be used as a glaze on fish or lamb, though we have never tried this.

For a quick meal that my OH can prepare in his sleep, try this - it's a favorite here, satisfying his need for meat & my need for green things!  We also steam carrots to serve alongside.

Thank you, I'd seen a lamb recipe, they use it in my local middle eastern restaurant dizzled over sujok sausage slices.