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:hello: hi mydmp and thanks. Oddly enough I used that slice recipe today. I have a few limes knocking about in the fridge (super 6 I think) so I made lime curd and used that in the middle instead of the jam, and added lots of coconut to the top crumble to make lime and coconut slice as I couldn't find quite what I wanted recipe wise. It worked really well but next time I would double the curd quantities. It would be nice with basic/value lemon curd too I think.

Trying to use up what we have and keeping food balanced is quite entertaining. Fruit toast and juice for breakfast both days so that was ok. Carrot sticks with bread and stuff for lunches. Yesterdays dinner had lentils, peas, carrots, peppers, onions, sultanas and tomatoes so that was ok. I am saving the last couple of potatoes, cabbage, carrots and frozen parsnips to go with pot roast beef tomorrow so I had to be a little more inventive for dinner tonight. The freezer is full of multiples of the same things but there are a few bits of salmon so I did this chilli ginger salmon served on a bed of this lemon and onion couscous which used up the last few tomatoes, mint off the window ledge, a couple of the (pre-christmas) shallots, a soggy orange from OHs work bag and one of the lemons. I used the home made stem ginger and syrup which worked really well. Nice strong flavours, and on reflection I could have sneaked some diced peppers in with the shallots for some extra colour. Clean plates all round, and of course the coconut lime thing for pudding. DS1 likes it so that's good.

Breakfast tomorrow will include the mushrooms, and baked beans so we are ok there. I could get some soup out for lunch which would add another portion.

Not sure how many potatoes there are, but we have had the tinned ones roasted before, if you add oil and some flavouring they are quite edible.

ETA also have remembered dried apricots in baking box so can do stuffed apricots with some of the Gorgonzola for snacking. Yum

Thanks DIA
Seaside the air vent for the boiler is in the back door, so its always cold there. I cleared the snow away in the end. Much warmer today, I'm actually taking layers off this morning.
Greenbee - some of it
mydmp I do like a spot of useful food hoarding if it makes good economic sense. I do try not to have more than three months worth of anything unless it was unmissable (pennies or free).

Busy maximising return on 'free' electricity Sunday with the plug in heaters, dehumidifier, DW, WM and TD on. No excuse to be cold this side of 5.

Breakfast made - scrambled eggs and mushrooms for me. The co-op mixed weight value eggs are huge this time which is a result. Sometimes they are tiny.

Beef defrosted for later, need to see if it looks ok for pot roasting otherwise I need to rethink the menu. Will make another lentil loaf - with cumin seed, turmeric, peppers and mushrooms this time.

Sun_Addict wrote: »

I like the look of that lentil loaf, will have a go at it. I used to make the nut loaf from one of the threads on here (Weezl???) and it was delicious.

You're encouraging me to use up my stocks

This one from cheap family recipes?

You can still see the whole site here: http://cheap-family-recipes.org/

I'm still trying to remember where the cheese and lentil one came from It might be this one actually. Or this one

Good job I bought more lentils