The all new using what you have from your Freezer, Cupboard or Shed (Barn)

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It is probably time to have a new thread for this.
What do you have in your freezer? In your cupboard/shed? Do you have a veg patch or allotment? What did you manage to store, preserve or freeze?
I, myself, like to cook following a recipe, but love to add veg from my allotment!
What do you have in your freezer? In your cupboard/shed? Do you have a veg patch or allotment? What did you manage to store, preserve or freeze?
I, myself, like to cook following a recipe, but love to add veg from my allotment!
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Got to decide what to do with the red cabbage I got as well - the celariac is at least small, and destined for a gratin later this week. The squash, fortunately, will last for months
Crafting from stash only 2023 - 2/12 items finished
There are at least 6 servings & the only non-HG ingredients were a pinch of freshly-ground pepper, two teaspoons of vegetable bouillon powder & the water - which does come from the river that flows 200 yds from our house, but via the waterworks!
In the freezer, there are still corn-cobs, runner beans, roasted squash & pumpkin to add to soups, and lots of raspberries, blackberries & stewed apple & quince. I've made lots of jams & chutneys, some with market bargains but most with HG or locally-foraged stuff like crab apples & blackberries. I'm experimenting with sauerkraut, with bought cabbages, but I have a few coming along at the 'Lottie for when I get it right; we also make kimchi.
We haven't bought chilli flakes for several years; they're one of the easiest things to grow & I can just dry them on top of our elderly boiler, then smash them up. I should also mention that I found a top-quality ice-cream maker in a CS a couple of years ago, and ice-cream/sorbet/frozen yogurts are a splendid way of using excess fruit up!
So - lots to use up, here!
I have binge read the old threads and have gleaned no end of ideas and recipes - here's hoping this new incarnation will be just as fruitful!
I have to freezers that are absolutely rammed to the gills (one is a tall larder unit, the other an under counter freezer). I also have a huge stock of tinned & jarred foods. We live in a very rural area, so I like to think I am prepared for most eventualities with my stocks.
There is only me and DH (and 5 large hairy dogs &1 elderly cat). We are both coming up 64 and have around 2 years left on our mortgage. Unfortunately, we have both lost our jobs due to the economic effects of Covid and are now finding things to be really tight. This is where my stores will prove their worth! I am hoping to eat out of the freezer/storecupboards until such time as one of us finds a job (and probably beyond).
I will confess now to being more of a lurker than a poster, but will try harder and contribute more. Really hoping this thread takes off!
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Out: half beef roasting joint, went into slow cooker tuesday morning for dinner and left overs next couple of days. Brown rice, gravy granules. Yesterday, 1 large chicken, marinated, spatchcock lunch today. HM spiced butternut soup, hm beef and dumpling stew. From cupboard tin green lentils, spices, flatbread for curry.
Ms C made a lovely traditional.portuguese dish with salted cod (bacalhau) and potatoes from the shed. Used the last of the sweet tomato jam from 2020 allotment harvest. Took out the last bottled pears from 2020 harvest for dessert today.
Edit: flour, yeast for a massive no knead loaf in cast iron pot. Jars of pesto and pasta sauce.
In: herbs and spices including cardamon, tarragon. Carton juice.
On another note: got gifted 3 food/recipe books for christmas. So many ideas!
So, IN: 4 portions of red cabbage
Out: Pork belly for dinner tonight
Crafting from stash only 2023 - 2/12 items finished