Store Cupboard Staples

Mellika

mhe wrote: »

Hi Mellika - sounds like you need to hop over to the Grocery challenge thread were you will get plenty more tips like that. Bigmumma and the OP are on that thread too.

Thank you. Off to that thread now

shopndrop

BigMummaF wrote: »

Porridge oats.....to make yer mince go further.

I add a handful once meat is browned. I also add a handful into any soup too, helps to thicken the soup and I was told helps soak up any fat. A dietician told me to do this when DH was diagnosed with high cholesterol.

noonesperfect

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

Grated carrot was the traditional farmer's wife's method of making the meat go further in cottage/shepherd's pies without anyone knowing and so avoid any gossip or worse. I deliberately included a little bit grated carrot in my cottage/shepherd's pie recipe to keep it traditional.

Every day's a school day, I didn't know that's where it originated from Stephen, thanks .

If parsnips are in season (and cheap!), they're nice mashed with the potato topping on a shepherds pie too.

Shelley84

I'm not that good at making meals from store cupboard stuff but there are certain things I always have in stock.

Cupboard
2 tins of beans
2-4 tins of chopped toms
1 bag pasta
1 bag rice
1 box risotto rice
1 bag cous cous
dried herbs
dried spices
2 jars of pasta sauce
1 box of cereal
1-2 jars curry sauce
flour
sugar
yeast
baking powder
bicarb
cooking choc
cake cases
tom puree
gravy
salt
pepper
vinegar

Fridge
cheese
milk
butter
eggs

Freezer
salmon
chicken breast
mince
chips