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Reverse Meal Planning

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  • Suffolk_lass
    Suffolk_lass Posts: 10,270 Forumite
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    Thanks @candygirl - it was awful, but I did go back to bed until really late for me - about 2 hours later than normal. Today will be my own home-made chilli - the last two portions - I gave two to DS. Also got some chipolatas out of the freezer that I might make a toad-ette in the hole with (they are only little), or get DH to make mash (he adds a stock cube to the water he cooks the potatoes in and it infuses them with flavour)
    Save £12k in 2025 #2 I am at £4863.32 out of £6000 after May (81.05%)
    OS Grocery Challenge in 2025 I am at £1286.68/£3000 or 42.89% 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 here
  • rtandon27
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    At long last I've used up the tin of confit duck legs.  We had duck fat roasties and steamed green beans on the side. It was a lovely Sunday dinner - goodness knows why I didn't cook it up sooner!

    An added bonus is a pot of duck fat in the fridge that will add lovely flavour to several meals over the next few weeks.
    4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)
    (With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)
    ...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)
    New projection - 14 YEARS 10 MONTHS LEFT OF 20 YEARS (reduced by 15 mths)
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  • rtandon27
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    Dinner last night used up some of the beets from early autumn that kept arriving in our veg box.  At the time, I would roast them individually in tinfoil and then let cool down.  Once cool, unwrapped the foil and the skins slipped of easily.  Quartered and then froze them for future use. Last night's dinner was a beetroot & feta tart with caramelised red onions - super tasty! (Sauteed kale on the side for greens.)

    We had the rest of the tart for lunch today with mushroom soup from the freezer, slices of roast chicken and some cucumber slices on the side.

    We've been attempting to restrain ourselves at lunch and dinner so we can enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and some biscuits in the afternoon with our advent calendar chocolate!  The aim is not to put on any more than five pounds over the next three weeks which is a feasible amount to loose in January with healthy eating & only slightly more exercise!
    4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)
    (With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)
    ...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)
    New projection - 14 YEARS 10 MONTHS LEFT OF 20 YEARS (reduced by 15 mths)
    Psst...I may have started a diary!
  • rtandon27
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    edited 16 December 2020 at 12:09PM
    Ha ha  Ruby - we have the same issue - somehow I ordered two huge bags of potatoes in out bi-weekly shop, even though we get potatoes every week with the veg box!  What was I thinking!  We'll be having roasties, wedges, mash or champ with everything until xmas!
    4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)
    (With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)
    ...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)
    New projection - 14 YEARS 10 MONTHS LEFT OF 20 YEARS (reduced by 15 mths)
    Psst...I may have started a diary!
  • rtandon27
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    ...I have 7 (I know!) huge green Crown Prince pumpkins...
    Having just 'discovered' this variety of squash this year, I'm very jealous that you have 7!  I only bought one as an extra with our veg box, but it was enormous!  I deseeded, sliced & skinned the entire thing & then roasted in the oven with some olive oil.  Half of the cooked squash is in the freezer for another day, but used up 1/2 of it in this fabulous thai curry!  I must admit we are not the least bit paleo, so had big steaming bowls of rice with it, it was a lovely way to eat squash, and not one I'd have thought of before!

    (Also roasted the seeds with some seasoning for a yummy snack - a bit fiddly like sunflower seeds in their shells, but tasty if you suddenly feel a bit peckish in the evening!)
    4 YEARS 10 MONTHS DEBT FREE!!! (24 OCT 2016)
    (With heartfelt thanks to those who have gone before us & their indubitable generosity.)
    ...and now I have a mortgage! (23 AUG 2021)
    New projection - 14 YEARS 10 MONTHS LEFT OF 20 YEARS (reduced by 15 mths)
    Psst...I may have started a diary!
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