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The all new using what you have from your Freezer, Cupboard or Shed (Barn)
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More tinned toms bought but we were on foot and running low on carrying capacity so not all stocks replenished. The shops were busy with it being Saturday and December, and probably the recent wet weather has made people put off shopping.
The salmon has been eaten, as have a few home-grown tomatoes which had been gathering dust ripening in a bowl and were delicious. So the fridge and freezer are nearly as full as yesterday, and we've bought more fruit, though that's already being eaten. The real difference is that I've finished off some ground coffee that's been sitting around for ages but still managed to taste good. The other side of that little triumph is the enormous amount of coffee that people have bought me and through which I've never managed to drink my way. I gave some away last year but there's still a cupboard full. Next in line is Christmas Coffee given me by my younger son last year or the year before and still only half way through. I know in theory this should be in the fridge but it's been in a tin in the cupboard and still smells all right.I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
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We finished up some snacks (samosas & jalapeno poppers) from the freezer last night for tea and today we'll be using up leftover veg tagine with some garlic bread that needs using and cabbage as I've got the most enormous cabbage so I think we're going to have to have cabbage with everything this week!
Well done for making a dent in the coffee mountain @Cherryfudge, keep going!4 -
Used up lots of tomatoes from the freezer, along with a pack of smoked lardons to make soup - and very tasty it was.
There's some left for my lunch tomorrow, too 😋 Also removed a large pack of diced beef to make stew - but we're not going to eat that today, probably tomorrow instead.
Then DH went shopping and bought 4 twin packs of YS corn fed chicken breasts... so no space gained ! 🤣I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soulRepaid mtge early (orig 11/25) 01/09 £124616 01/11 £89873 01/13 £52546 01/15 £12133 07/15 £NILNet sales 2024: £204 -
The Christmas coffee has been opened! There's only a part pack left so that may be finished this week.
Liver and bacon for dinner today, which we enjoyed a lot, and I've got blueberries out of the freezer to defrost for breakfasts, as well as melon sorbet for a snack later.
The easy wins are reduced now so progress is probably going to slow down.I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/223 -
I'm still drinking the Christmas coffee, and have started to go through my coffee-cupboard-of-doom in the hope of actually getting to another coffee one day.
I've just finished up some bacon, but in the fridge there is pesto pasta left over from yesterday, along with lots of bits to use up, including a fresh pineapple, long life milk, stock and some juice that no one really liked.I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/222 -
Out: large pork joint, 1 pheasant, bag frozen mango, 2 frozen bagels, 1 tub vegetable soup for tomorrow
In: 1 tub mango sorbet (for next weekend), 1 tub wild boar ham.
There is actually room in the freezer now!2024 Fashion on the Ration - 10/66 coupons used
Crafting 2024 - 1/9 items finished3 -
That sounds like a gaping hole, not just space, @Wraithlady! Good going.
I took out a helping of ice cream and replaced it with a pack of sausages and a couple of breaded cods.I think a bit of sunshine is good for frugal living. (Cranky40)
The sun's been out and I think I’m solar powered (Onebrokelady)
Fashion on the Ration 2025: Fabric 2, men's socks 3, Duvet 7.5, 2 t-shirts 10, men's socks 3, uniform top 0, hat 0, shoes 5 = 30.5/68
2024: Trainers 5, dress 7, slippers 5, 2 prs socks (gift) 2, 3 prs white socks 3, t-shirts x 2 10, 6 prs socks: mostly gifts 6, duvet set 7.5 = 45.5/68 coupons
20.5 coupons used in 2020. 62.5 used in 2021. 94.5 remaining as of 21/3/222
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