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

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Planning a tight budget for myself to save money over the next two or three months so its eat the stocks down time!  We have good stocks and I also supplement this with Olio so it will make for some really interesting and frugal meals in the future. 

I have some sweetheart cabbage to use and some mash potato so that is begging for bubble and squeak to be made which I haven't had for years. We shall have that with some eggs that need using up. 

My overall personal challenge is to save at least 30- 40% of my food budget each month this year to add to my savings. This may seem excessive but we have been trialling it and found if we shop smart and Olio we are managing really well and, of course, doing mostly home cooking and having very little convenience foods. 

DH retired last spring and it has made a huge difference to the time we have to home cook and search for bargains so we are very fortunate.

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Pack of beef/pork mince out of the freezer today 

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Leftover curry consumed for dinner, followed by Xmas pudding and spiced creme brulée flavoured cream (with vanilla liqueur in...)

Chicken now all in freezer - yay! 

Supermarket visited and milk, some fresh veg (onions, tomatoes), loo paper and squash purchased (all needed except squash (although we had no spare bottle) but there was a good offer on) Also bought some rtc xmas themed paper tape, a box of heavily reduced crackers and 2 ion8 travel coffee cups (reduced in argoos) - I've had my ion8 water bottle for 5 years and it's been great, so hopefully the travel migs will be as good. DH bought a rtc caramel 'orange' - I told him we'd tried it before and did not like it, but he couldn't remember. Anyway, he agrees that it is grim, so  I will use it up in baking for work later this month, so at least it won't be wasted.

I think I see a tiny glimmer of hopeful space appearing....