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Eating out of the freezer and cupboards challenge - part two

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  • bargainhunterss
    bargainhunterss Posts: 792 Forumite
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    theresamum2 wrote: »
    Hi everyone my meal plan for tonight is meatball pasta bake making my own meatballs as well i don't have any jar pasta sauce going to try make my own have pasatta(sp?) and chopped tomatoes sure i could make one anyone have any ideas thank you.

    I'm making my own sauce for the first time this week too! I'm not using a recipe but just going to use passatta, fresh toms, red onion (or normal depending on what I've got!), 1 garlic clove and mushrooms. I'm not sure how it'll come out but I'm going to give it a try! Good luck with yours too!:T
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  • Welsh_Poppy
    Welsh_Poppy Posts: 979 Forumite
    I usually use roasted tomatoes from garden(frozen) onions,garlic mushrooms very easy to make and if no garden tomotoes I will use passata or tinned tomatoes

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  • theresamum2
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    edited 23 February 2015 at 3:07PM
    thats excatly what im using passata and a tin of chopped tomatoes don't have any fresh tomatoes in im hoping its going towork also going to put some mixed herbs in sauce as well and going to fry some chopped onions and put them in quite nervous im one for using jar of sauces never made my own sauce good luck with yours too. going to see if the kids notice the difference :)
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  • sashanut
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    theresamum2 wrote: »
    thats excatly what im using passata and a tin of chopped tomatoes don't have any fresh tomatoes in im hoping its going towork also going to put some mixed herbs in sauce as well and going to fry some chopped onions and put them in quite nervous im one for using jar of sauces never made my own sauce good luck with yours too. going to see if the kids notice the difference :)


    It will be fine - taste better than the jars I am sure! One tip I would add either a little bit of sugar - or sweetner - to taste as the tomatoes can be quite acidic. Add a little, then taste till you are happy - good luck!!
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  • theresamum2
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    update on the homemade sauce it was a hit tasted so much better. the kids enjoyed it said what do like that sauce or the sauce from jar and my oldest chloe who is 9 said can you make this again tastes nicer :)
    Mum to two girls chloe & Lily-Rose
  • samanthaneww2d
    samanthaneww2d Posts: 657 Forumite
    theresamum2 wrote: »
    update on the homemade sauce it was a hit tasted so much better. the kids enjoyed it said what do like that sauce or the sauce from jar and my oldest chloe who is 9 said can you make this again tastes nicer :)


    glad it was so well received.
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    I notice this thread, like the StoreCupboard one, is thinning out, which is a shame as it really helps to have company when doing this. Anyway ill chat to myself and see if it picks up. Basically i have spent too many years bulk buying and now have a ton of storecupboard supplies. I also want to stop wasting money and get myself some kind of financial security, rather than living from month to month. Im hoping to use up stuff from the freezer, so I can get stuck into filling it with stuff made mainly from stores. Tonight is gonna be a Risotto and veg from freezer.
  • theresamum2
    theresamum2 Posts: 96 Forumite
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    Hi savedosh i was thinking the same just want to say hi :)
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  • MandM90
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    ...well, every little helps ;)
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    theresamum2 wrote: »
    Hi savedosh i was thinking the same just want to say hi :)
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    MandM90 wrote: »
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