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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: obbie on April 21, 2014, 04:17:54 am
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Following Gretchen;s great freezer clean out,
Meals made from pantry and freezer clean outs.
What to make with all the extras, you forgot you had..
what have you got lots of, that you just found in the pantry..
share your tips, and ideas.
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Good one Obbie, I will be in when we get back :)
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Excellent idea, Obbie. . .Do you think it would be possible to copy Gert's posts from the other thread? Gert's made some fabulous looking meals and it would keep all those ideas under one roof. . . so to speak ;D Just a thought . . . . :)
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Good one Obbie. Gert was certainly an inspiration.
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I must have missed Gerts thread, please someon link it. Thank you :-*
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Hally, it's all in the "What are you cooking today" thread
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Thanks obbie great idea.
I think this will be a helpful (and fun) thread.
Gert has been inspiring.
I found 8 small fish fillets in the freezer and made a white sauce with capers to make a fish pie.
This has made 4 small serves for tea tonight with veggies.
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I just made potato and leek soup, and the leftovers are for the freezer..
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I have made sausage rolls from sausages and puff pastry from the freezer. Have not been to shops and only bought 2kg of organic potatoes this week.
#winning!
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What fun. Made chicken soup with croutons for lunch and 2 serves for tomorrow. 2 frozen blocks of chicken stock made from chicken bones of roast chicken, carrots, celery , spring onions and zuchinni that were lurking in fridge. Added 1 cop of leftover leek and asparagus risotto, 2 sachets of powdered chicken Flavour from 2 minute noodles and 1 small chicken breast, frozen. Not only used up bit but it cost just the price of one small chicken breast and was delicious. Think I will call this Gert's soup.
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I just made potato and leek soup, and the leftovers are for the freezer..
Robyn, you are Filling the freezer, not emptying it. ;D ;D ;D
Chookie I'm sure Gert will be honoured to have a soup named after her. I love it.
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What fun. Made chicken soup with croutons for lunch and 2 serves for tomorrow. 2 frozen blocks of chicken stock made from chicken bones of roast chicken, carrots, celery , spring onions and zuchinni that were lurking in fridge. Added 1 cop of leftover leek and asparagus risotto, 2 sachets of powdered chicken Flavour from 2 minute noodles and 1 small chicken breast, frozen. Not only used up bit but it cost just the price of one small chicken breast and was delicious. Think I will call this Gert's soup.
That soup sounds delicious Chookie ;D
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Love it chookie. I have never bought instant noodles . Maybe I should.
Gert
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Instant noodles, kept as emergency meal for fussy GC. However we had a salad for lunch out at nice cafe and I have been meaning to post recipe. I made the salad for Easter lunch. Basically hot cooked noodles coated with sate sauce and crunchy Asian type veggies stirred through. Can add slices of cold roast chicken if you wish.
Today, remaining Gert's soup for lunch with home made grain bread.
Dinner, small chicken from freezer, silver beet from garden, mashed TMX spuds left over from last night. Green beans and asparagus. Roast pumpkin.( bought a whole pumpkin for $4. ) followed by Apple ! Ginger Sauce pudding with Ice cream. Bother to be bought. Great. Thanks Gert.
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Found 3 lamb chops in the freezer and being the end of the week some vegies that needed using up.
So lamb ragu for dinner last night. Luckily I did some jacket potatoes and garlic bread as well - 2 lamb chops wasn't quite enough for DH.
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Arrived home, threw frozen chicken frame with a little chicken on into pan with some veg & herbs left over. Voila chicken noodle soup :) made it with corriander, ginger, lemongrass etc :)
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Welcome home Hally, glad to hear CP is OK again.
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Thanks JD, just about to cook the noodles for the soup. How cheap is this meal, lol :D ;D i cook my noodles in thermoserver :)
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Made Astarra's Golden chicken patties from freezer and pantry. Now have a little space in freezer. Wow.
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found 3 chicken breasts, made thai chicken curry for tomorrow nights dinner :)
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I have a lot of meat in my freezer, but I would like to use up all the sauces, curries & other meals I have in there. Plus a few surprise containers :)
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Hally, I think we all have some of those surprise containers. ;D
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I have a lot of meat in my freezer, but I would like to use up all the sauces, curries & other meals I have in there. Plus a few surprise containers :)
Now is your chance. Just shop for fresh veggies to go with what you have .
Gert
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I have a lot of meat in my freezer, but I would like to use up all the sauces, curries & other meals I have in there. Plus a few surprise containers :)
Now is your chance. Just shop for fresh veggies to go with what you have .
Gert
Go for it Hally 8) It's not like we live in threat of disasters in this country - yes we do have floods and fire but if that is the case, no good storing food stuffs as they would only get destroyed in either case.
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Jo's cashew chicken. Used up some old sweet potato, 500g chicken breast, the leftover coriander and finished the basmati.
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Yep Gert & Mich, going for it. Mich I am a bit if a hoarder :-\
Tonights dinner Nacho mince pre-made from the freezer, cooked up some rice & served in lettuce cups with cheese & sour cream. :)
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Hally, I think we all have some of those surprise containers. ;D
I am sure, I also have labels floating around the freezers.
Today I am going through all my freezers & sorting out all the containers in the hope to use them, I have about 10 litres of beef stock :o
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Found some Pea & Ham soup in the freezer marked 6/12 so had that for dinner last night with some cheat's sour dough bread. :D
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I am eating out of the freezer this week for 3-4 prepared meals, just ready to heat up when I get home.. :)
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Cp having a serve of lasagna for lunch from freezer & for dinner using cous cous from pantry to go with my piri piri chicken. Lots of containers in freezer, about 6 surprise ones, lol.
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Last night we had quirky Jo's chicken and brown rice soup, chicken was looking a bit freezer burnt, only been in the freezer since last October. It tasted delish. Tonight we are having a freezer meal, slow cooked beef recipe that Michelle posted a little while ago.
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We are eating out the fridge. Chicken veloute for kids and Indian leftovers for me.
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I'm having stuffed zucchini, using a tin of lentils from the pantry. I have several tins of lentils as I use dried lentils more than cans these days. Also whizzed up some bread crumbs from 2 day old bread. Although they have ended up in the freezer ??? Better than throwing the bread out.
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We are having a 'leftover medley' tonight! :)
I have enough of 3x different meats in gravy for 2 people each, so heating them all tonight and will be right for the 6 of us!
2 will have lamb, 2 chicken & 2 beef. :D
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Astarra, how do you get your Daughters to eat what you eat, without separate meals.
I wish my kids were as good as your with trying foods.. :) :) :)
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They have never had any other option, Robyn. :)
Even my baby who is now 10mths has the same meals as the rest of us, just cut up or mashed. :)
The only time they get something different is when something has dairy as miss4 is intolerant....but I just generally make our meals DF to accommodate it. :)
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My DH and myself are having chicken and basil pesto pasta with garlic bread. Cooked Chicken breast,( left over from another meal) pesto and bread from freezer, pasta and carnation milk from pantry. Find myself going out of my way to check what I have in freezer since this thread started.
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That's the way to go Astarra. :D
My children were offered one option from day 0. As adults there is very little they don't eat. Offal would be the thing they don't choose - probably because it wasn't on the menu at our table.
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I only cook cp. Different meal when we have hot chilli or curries. Left overs is dig in for whatever dishes on the table.
Today I made a mash potato & bacon bake, all done just needs to go in the oven. Found some bacon in the freezer & had a pot of sour cream that expires in a few days.
Very happy, its a good feeling :)
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I refuse to cook more than one meal. I barely get the meal on the table as it is. If they don't eat it they go hungry.
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INAID, I doubt that your children ever go hungry. I've seen your meals and pics of the children digging in.
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I think when my kids were little that I did not give a thought to what children ate. It never occurred to me that children ate different things.. I just did what my mother did. From crumbed brains to bum burning chilli I never heard a complaint. They both grew up to eat anything they were offered. I really cannot remember either rejecting anything or even saying they did not like something. Maybe we were weird but possibly meals were such that nobody noticed what they were eating. Or maybe the food was not as important as the conversation. Don't know but it seems by reading things here that if is a mine field and a real pain in the butt these days just to feed a family. Also I was a mean mother as we NEVER had dessert. That was something special you had when eating in a restaurant or at a friend's house. Someone with a lovely mummy who made cakes! Ok they did be crappy ice cream occasionally.
Gert
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Gert, my DS eats ice cream, DD hardly ever :) loves milkshakes
but they don't like curries, or a savory mince
I am tired of nuggets, fish fingers, pasta sauce...
DD eat most things, DS is harder to please. >:(
I wish they would eat what we eat
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INAID, I doubt that your children ever go hungry. I've seen your meals and pics of the children digging in.
Lol they both like to eat. But Littlest has been telling me she is full every night for the past three nights. Power struggle? I never make a big fuss about it. Just put her dinner away. There is nothing else. Dessert can be a banana Gert. I tried using up the Easter eggs crushing a few and making a weak hot chocolate. DS just wanted more milk lol DD didn't get any. Looks like I'll have to eat them or rebadge them in a dessert for DH. If he ever comes home.
Robyn there is only one way to get them to eat what you eat... Don't give them any other alternative.
I've also heard that baby led weaning helps right from go. But honestly as soon as they could eat they were eating what we were.
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I don't know how we ended with so much Easter Chocolate ??? I will take it in to work - like us nurses need more chocolate :-X
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We very rarely do dessert either, gert. :)
does that make me a mean mum too? ??? ;)
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Must agree with everyone. Everyone eats the same or goes without. Some nights DH and DD have ice cream or yoghurt for dessert, or fruit. Sadly yummy desserts are only for birthdays or visitors. Otherwise we would all be even more ball shaped.
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Long day with visitors. Great fun. Fortunately there are not many leftovers only the ham so it think I did well. Not sure what to do about the ham. Perhaps eat some then freeze the rest and leave until I finish off the steaks, chicken bits and one lonely crayfish tail.
My cleaner comes tomorrow at noon so we usually go out for lunch on that day which when you are trying hard to get rid of stuff is a problem as we do not have dinner only lunch every day.
Gert
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Only dessert that you get here is ice cream and fruit, DH's favourite that's if I've made ice cream. Other wise only time we have dessert is for a birthday or we have visitors.
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I had a ragu pasta from the freezer tonight.
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Still inspired by what members are creating from fridge and pantry. We are now 1 packet of Bol Sauce down, 1 slice of rump steak down from freezer. Pasta from pantry and lots of veggies from fridge. Amazing what you find. 3 large bags of Black Rice!!! And enough pasta to feed a football team.
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Glad you mentioned the black rice. Just retrieved mine, put it in the front and now thinking of a chicken and black rice dish.
Gert
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A few more containers from the freezer, vanilla bean ice cream, a nice surprise, using a tomato base sauce in a lasagna, mac n cheese for dh lunch. A small container of gravy to go with sausages from the freezer with dinner tonight.
I opened a few surprise containers, but not a clue what they were, back in the freezer atm.
How do you all keep sticky labels on containers? Mine just magically fly around my freezers :o
I have 4 boxes of el ol passo, all out of date but I think they are ok. One a week to use.
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Today I took out a piece of spinach/rice pie and 2 pieces of pineapple cheesecake. I have about 5 meals to go then will get stuck into the sauces which I really want to get rid of.
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From fridge and pantry....The minestrone recipe in My Way of Cooking is great for using up some vegetables. Only had carrots though , and onion and the tail end of some leek :) But just under 600 gm carrots gone and some pasta.... Soup will be good for a day or two... Or will I freeze some...?!? :)
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GF I was just thinking about doing a minestrone of some type :)
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we are having a savory mince from the freezer tonight.. :D
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We are having: beef roast from the freezer with roast potatoes from the freezer, roast pumpkin from the freezer, zucchini muffins from the freezer and steamed veg from the freezer...... 8) Just a normal week night meal tho. :-\
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we all seem to be doing well from the freezer :)
I have taken a curry and a lasagne out of the freezer for tomorrow night :)
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Slowly emptying freezer, chorizo and chicken thighs baked in the oven with some steamed fresh veg. With DGD here on holidays I'm feeding 6 most nights.
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I'm still on the fridge lol. Indian finished. Had the last of it for lunch. Potato and leek soup still lives on. I'll take that for lunch tomorrow and use up the rest of my chilli cheese bread.
Tomorrow night kids can choose between chicken veloute and cashew chicken satay. There is heaps of that!
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I'm still on the fridge lol. Indian finished. Had the last of it for lunch. Potato and leek soup still lives on. I'll take that for lunch tomorrow and use up the rest of my chilli cheese bread.
Tomorrow night kids can choose between chicken veloute and cashew chicken satay. There is heaps of that!
I think we are up for Indian the next 3 days, lunch & dinner for dh & I :). Cp lasagna :)
My freezer is full of meat, but I am interested in left ivers & freezer meals.
A question, we have a very small portion of cous cous left, normally I would freeze, bring it out on mad dish night, would others throw it out? Its not even 1 serve.
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Mine would go to the chooks.
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Could you throw it into some soup?
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Mine would go to the chooks.
No chicks, just 2 very aristocrat cats :)
Cookie, maybe. I have a lot of bits & pieces like that in the freezer.
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Great idea, I've been looking in my pantry & freezer more since this thread started up. I had a friend over last minute for lunch today so as I always have tins to tomatoes & cannellini beans made the EDC minestrone soup with Tenina's umami paste as I had no tomato paste.
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I have chooks too, very handy for left overs
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Ok, the downside, I have tupperware on my bench as it wont fit in the drawers :o
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Ziplock bags are certainly easier to poke here and there Hally.
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Looks like you have to fill the freezer again Hally. ;D ;D
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It might get to the stage where you could turn one of your freezers off Hally. :o
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It might get to the stage where you could turn one of your freezers off Hally. :o
:o :o :o :o please dont use that language ;D ;D
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Looks like you have to fill the freezer again Hally. ;D ;D
Yes but will supeeglue labels on ;D
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It might get to the stage where you could turn one of your freezers off Hally. :o
:o :o :o :o please dont use that language ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D
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Labels? What Labels? Am I supposed to be labelling things? ;D ;D :-))
Gert
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I use those zip bags that you write on with a black pen, for short storage.
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I find this thread intriguing. Having ready to eat meals or leftovers in the freezer is something I dream about :D My pantry and freezer are usually chokka - not with leftovers or meals but with staples that I buy in bulk. Nuts, seeds, flours, grains and a smattering of what DH regards as "real food" :-)) I have clearly defined areas to make sure oldest gets used first and I write on containers with Sharpie pens. Family knows not to mess with the system. DH got yelled at for messing up the freezer when I was away in Adelaide last year ;D
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I like to cook heaps on the weekends, and freeze meals, so during the week, i just defrost and heat up, and steam veges.
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Well I am happy that we are going through the freezer meals. Dh even commented about all the tupperware, he obviously tried to put them all away and couldnt.
I am going to make some curry pastes/rubs for the freezer, but will put them in ziplock bags, easy to store as JD said & easy to label as chookie said.
Still a few freezer meals to go, plus the lasagnas I added which are for cps school lunches.
:)
Found 2 pieces of tandoori chicken & 2 wagyu burgers, both cooked, so having them tonight wirh salad & JDs mashed potato bites.
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Very frustrated. Have been going great with eating out of fridge, freezer and pantry. Even got a couple of spaces. ! But have had 2 days away from home and out for lunch today. Farmers market tomorrow so will come home with lots of free goodies. Must take lots of stuff. Hot scones for stall ladies and jams , marmalade and pickles. Bunches of herbs.
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I love hearing about your farmers markets Chookie. Sounds like such fun and a wonderful way to share and receive produce.
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Having to buy a ham and cheese for visitors slowed me down a bit but removed some chicken breasts and now looking in the pantry of sauce making something or other.
Gert
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Michele, it really is good fun and people are so generous with their donations. One man brings a wheel barrow , full of chook and pony poo. He fill plastic bags. The garden loves it.
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Chookie, I would love to go to a farmers market.
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Michele, it really is good fun and people are so generous with their donations. One man brings a wheel barrow , full of chook and pony poo. He fill plastic bags. The garden loves it.
It sounds like nothing goes to waste in your part of the country Chookie :D I hope he's away from the fresh food though ;)
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I've been feeding 6 every night for the last 10 days, out of the freezer and pantry, it's amazing what you find hiding at the bottom of the freezer, a kg bag of frozen raspberries, chirrizo sausage, and lots of labels lol.
Last night it was leftovers out of the fridge, I'm just buying what we have run out of, like milk, cheese and bathroom stuff. Sunday I'll stock up on fresh fruit and veg from the farmers markets.
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When I got my freezer, I asked Mr Google the best way to label things, and he gave very good advice........just use a roll of cheap masking tape and a permanent marker. The ink doesn't smudge, and the label sticks well, but then comes off easily and you don't need to mark your containers. If you fold one end over slightly it is easy to find your place on the roll, and also makes it simple to remove from the container.
I have been buying the cheap takeaway type containers from the supermarket, and freezing all our leftovers in meal portions so we have something quick and easy but still home made if there's no time to cook.
I have only had the freezer for a few months, but already wish I had bought the bigger model! :-))
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Thanks for sharing a great tip Sue.
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I like the masking tape idea. I'm another one who finds labels in the bottom of the freezer. :-\
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My problem is remembering these great ideas :D :D :D Thanks Sue ;)
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Love the tape idea, thank you :)
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I like the tape idea too
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The tape is a great idea, I've started using the standup zip lock bags and writing on them with a marker, the tape might work better.
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I used tape today, seems great, the test will be if they stay on in the freezer :)
Lamb stock for gravy, another container gone :)
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I still have enough things in the freezer for this week and not buying ANTHING to put in it until it is GONE but I do need some fresh veggies .
Gert
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Emptying the freezer slowly. Found a packet of rump steak, bacon and 2 containers of beef stock. Made a lovely slow cooked beef pasta for dinner. Honey ham going slightly slimy, baby spinach looking a little less than fresh, cream expiry 16th April, still good = yummy Quiche.
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Used up three things from the pantry and one from the freezer. Bought 4 potatoes only with a whole cauliflower. Wanted broccoli but too expensive so used up frozen broad beans. Can anyone tell me why I bought coconut water and what can I use it for? DH wanted me to buy more peanut butter but we still have 1/3 of a jar. Not buying anymore backup jars . No need. We won't die without peanut butter for a day or two.
What on earth can I do with a full jar of Tahini paste in the fridge opened for months.? Garbage pick up tomorrow and am thinking of tossing it but...........
Gert
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Does QJ's smoothie turn you on Gert? http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/green-smoothies-boost-juices-and.html
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Used up three things from the pantry and one from the freezer. Bought 4 potatoes only with a whole cauliflower. Wanted broccoli but too expensive so used up frozen broad beans. Can anyone tell me why I bought coconut water and what can I use it for? DH wanted me to buy more peanut butter but we still have 1/3 of a jar. Not buying anymore backup jars . No need. We won't die without peanut butter for a day or two.
What on earth can I do with a full jar of Tahini paste in the fridge opened for months.? Garbage pick up tomorrow and am thinking of tossing it but...........
Gert
OMG Gert, don't chuck it. Hummus made with tin of chick peas or tin of beans. Egg plant dip.
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Ok Hummus perhaps. The jar lives another day.
No to green smoothies Judy. I like my fruit and veggies as is.
Gert
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I would do either of those dips, love them both.
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Used up three things from the pantry and one from the freezer. Bought 4 potatoes only with a whole cauliflower. Wanted broccoli but too expensive so used up frozen broad beans. Can anyone tell me why I bought coconut water and what can I use it for? DH wanted me to buy more peanut butter but we still have 1/3 of a jar. Not buying anymore backup jars . No need. We won't die without peanut butter for a day or two.
What on earth can I do with a full jar of Tahini paste in the fridge opened for months.? Garbage pick up tomorrow and am thinking of tossing it but...........
Gert
I googled coconut water recipes Gert and came across this (http://www.yummly.com/recipes/coconut-water)site.
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Used up three things from the pantry and one from the freezer. Bought 4 potatoes only with a whole cauliflower. Wanted broccoli but too expensive so used up frozen broad beans. Can anyone tell me why I bought coconut water and what can I use it for? DH wanted me to buy more peanut butter but we still have 1/3 of a jar. Not buying anymore backup jars . No need. We won't die without peanut butter for a day or two.
What on earth can I do with a full jar of Tahini paste in the fridge opened for months.? Garbage pick up tomorrow and am thinking of tossing it but...........
Gert
I googled coconut water recipes Gert and came across this (http://www.yummly.com/recipes/coconut-water)site.
Good grief even more no idea why I bought it. Maybe I can give it to my DD. I am not even fond of coconut. LOL! The things we do eh? I must have seen something somewhere that made me buy it but I know not what.
No more stuff like that am I going to buy without specific instructions in hand.
Gert
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I vaguely remember it may have been some obscure chicken dish I bought the coconut water for. I guess I can use it in a curry too.
Gert
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;D ;D ;D
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Just a few things left now. Using up chicken breasts and prosciutto tomorrow might flatten the breasts add sun dried tomatoes and feta then wrap in prosciutto. Also defrosting the last cray tail.
Think I can go another week as there is tuna Spam and beans. Going to try. One pizza base in freezer still. One steak and some chicken legs. Also a piece of cooked pork and a wee bit of ham. There is also some bacon and an unknown large sausage.
Yup I think I am good for another 7 days at least
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Might then treat myself to a rack of lamb.
I just realised I have no dog food left in the freezer so I Will have to buy some bits to make Jaxon's meals. Or I could use that steak and the frozen veggies. Good thinking Gert! And perhaps the unknown sausage could go into that as well. Yahoo!
Gert
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What are you going to do with the spam Gert?
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I have to say this Gert - I cannot believe you like Spam :D
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My DH loves spam - sliced and fried - no oil as it doesn't need it. :-\
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I find it amusing Jaxon the dog is going to have steak and vegies and Gretch is happy with spam :o I think I know who is the leader of the pack ;) I have enjoyed your resourcefulness, and it must be wonderful to see the light in the fridge and freezer when you open the door.
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Gert eating spam nah its for DH, i reckon!
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It may surprise you to know I have reduced my usual 4 can backup of Spam to just two cans. I adore Spam. Always have. Poor man's ham my mother called it. I will fry it and stack a couple of slices on top of my baked beans. Yum yum. DH not so much! Or I could slather it in honey and mustard and bake it in the oven. I love it cold with good mayo on fresh store bought white bread. I can eat it right out of the can.
Yup What am ham is my Spam. Will only eat one can though. Leaving just one can of everything in the pantry. Well not mustard of course. And maybe two cans of tomatoes.
Yup,the dogs gets the porterhouse while DH gets the Spam but that will be next week after all the fridge and freezer is gone. Leftovers tomorrow. Then the Crayfish followed by the chicken bonbons which. I will make tomorrow.
Gert
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My DH loves spam - sliced and fried - no oil as it doesn't need it. :-\
mine is the same :-\
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See Judy a secret society of Spam lovers!
Gert
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I can't believe it Gert ;D
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The thought of spam makes we want to hurl lol. You are doing very well Gert.
Emptied the panko fish fillet packet out of the freezer tonight. Still some salt and pepper calamari left and chips. Quick meal wasn't really quick tonight.
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Spam that's something that was always in the pantry at home can't say I have bought it since moving out :)
Did well tonight - EDC minestrone soup and actually made bread, can't believe it taken me to my second demo to realise how easy it. No idea why we have been buying bread.
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I will have to admit that I like Spam too. I like it cold with salad. It always comes with us when we travel as an emergency food. ( if we get stuck anywhere). Thank goodness we have never needed our emergency food so we eat it when we get home.
Gert you have done so well.
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Nice to hear you're now a bread tragic Kerry.
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I gather my Mum ate a lot of spam during the wars years when everything was rationed.She said that the post war spam never tasted as good :D
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Welcome to the club Kerry and so much variety.
No spam in my cupboard
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Gert, love the look of your freezer. I think if mine looked like that I would have a melt down. !
Spam, none of that. I think this was 'war' food. Dad was a butcher so no need for emergency meat.
Still working on freezer. Nice roast beef on the bone for dinner tonight. Picked a bucket of lemons yesterday so looking for recipes. Lemon Delicious for Dinner, Lemon and Carrot Jam , lemon Cake, lemon Sorbet.
Still inspired to keep trying to reduce food overload.
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Spam is distributed by KR, I used to work for KR..
I couldn't eat it at all :)
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There is one can of spam in my pantry which was bought for the ex SIL. He hasn't been on the scene for many yeaars now so might just feed it to GDs dog.
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Used up leftovers for lunch.Made chicken Bon bons stuffed with cheese and sundried tomatoes for Friday.. Went shopping for some veggies and spent just under $30 which did include a chicken to make dog food so that doesn't count! Chopped the one steak up for dog food too. I so resisted quite a few bargains that could go into the freezer. I did not buy one thing for the pantry. Will put some oats in the dog food and the rest of frozen veg will go into that too. The unknown sausage I found still remains unknown and I doubt even the dog would like it so it got tossed. And that is the only thing I have had to toss since I started eating down the freezer.
Gert
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I'm going out for dinner tonight for DD's birthday, nothing much in the fridge here either Gert so I dug out the last 2 spring rolls, zapped a potato then put them both in the air fryer for 5 minutes, made a quick little salad with what I had and hey presto, lunch for 1.
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Good one JD. It is amazing what we can do.
Gert
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Well done Gert and Judy.
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Pizza and Quiche to go. One tonight, one tomorrow night.
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When labelling for the freezer, if the zip-lock bag or box the item is in is transparent I just put the label inside the bag or box, facing outward . It can go no further that way.
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I've done that at times too tasteaddicted.
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Ooh. I have never thought of that. Thanks.
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I don't label for the freezer but do that for the pantry. I usually cut the box or packet and slip the label inside with instructions if needs be. Nothing can stay in the original packet in this climate.
Gert
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I usually cut the box or packet and slip the label inside with instructions if needs be.
Gert
I do this too Gert. ;D
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last night i made a salmon pasta bake, all out of the pantry.. ;D
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I do the pantry trick too Gert.
Left over roast pork, going to use it to make a pad thai, its meant to be chicken but pork will do, a few other substitues using up bits and pieces :D well its probably just going to be a noodle dish ;D
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Gert , I do that too. I also keep the long grained rice in a large plastic jar. On the outside is stuck the instructions for cooking it in the TMX. Recipe and instructions for making Uni's SOS mix is kept in freezer, in the bag with the mix. The instructions are in a small zip lock bag in with mix.
Today the challenge is what to use from the freezer. I would like to take out some big item to leave a space. Think think.
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Good one chookie.
Hally there is always a noodle dish to be made from leftovers.
And obbie there is always the old pasta bake.
I used up the angle hair spaghetti with the last of my cray fish tails yesterday.
I have only a few things left in the freezer including 4 chicken legs, a piece of cooked pork and a hunk of ham. I feel a ham and pasta bake coming on. But today are my stuffed chicken Bon bons wrapped in prosciutto. Don't know what with yet.
Gert
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I usually cut the box or packet and slip the label inside with instructions if needs be.
Gert
I do this too Gert. ;D
Me too :D ;D
Have used up some of the items in freezer but still have a way to go. Have 2 empty drawers so far. The bottom drawer is full of kangaroo mince for dog so that has to stay full :D ;D Will have to work much harder on pantry
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Yup the pantry is harder. I did a sort of stocktake yesterday and found 6 cans of cream of mushroom soup I use in casseroles. Sometimes hard to find in Cairns so obviously bought up big . Then there are 4 cans of cream of celery not to mention one or two cans of chicken and mushroom soup. 3 jars of S&W mayo also on special but now I am liking Dukes mayo available in Woolies which is as good and cheaper.
7 large jars of various sauces including a couple of Pataks. Ummmm. Yup the pantry is harder but I am NOT, I repeat NOT going to buy anything for the pantry until I am down to one thing each with no backup. That may prove hard but so be it. I must have 20 or more bottles of whatever as well and that is only one side of my walk in pantry. The other has spices and odd baking bits. After that there is the fridge.
Decided to use a jar of tomato based sauce for my chicken and will use up some fettuccini even though we had pasta yesterday. DH won't even notice.
I have warned him that he will have to take part in the decision making soon as to what meat he wants as there is only that piece of pork and a hunk of ham in the house! No doubt he will say sausages.
Gert
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Well at least that makes it easy for you Gert, men and their sausages :D
Here's (http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/ingredient/convenience-food/pantry/canned-soup/) a site with recipes using canned soup, once you've got rid of all those cans those Gretchen you will have to make your own following QJ's ideas here. (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2609.0)
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Just raided the freezer and removed fish , sausages, sausage mince and a tray of Pork schnitzel. Might cook a Duck for Mother's Day. That covers us till Monday.
Trouble is it is good soup weather, so made Potato, Radish top and land Cress soup. Didn't help pantry at all. Radish tops and land cress from garden. 2 teaspoons of chicken stock powder only from pantry.
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I have ham to use up... I have no basmati rice left, we are over pizza and Quiche. I guess a pasta bake it is.
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I made Agilio Oilio E Peperoncino (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=376.0) pasta yesterday, made 1/2 this recipe which is enough for 3 meals for me. So tasty as is but what to do with leftovers for something different.
For lunch today I removed 2 items from my freezers, a pack of Bernaise sauce and a cup of cooked chicken. I picked some spinach and a spring onion from the garden, steamed the spinach then heated everything together. I did it in the TMX but would normally reheat things in the microwave. A completely different taste from yesterday's meal and of course no extra spices or flavours needed as both the pasta and bernaise sauce were tasty items to start with.
First picture is the basic recipe, the other picture is my leftovers meal and no, I couldn't eat that much in one sitting so of course now have leftovers from leftovers along with enough of the original pasta for another meal over the weekend, probably a frittata.
Thanks Gert, inspired by you lately it was nice to remove 2 old packs from the freezer.
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Yum Judy. You've made me want to make that pasta dish so have put it on the list for next week! :D
I've been taking bits and pieces out of the freezer and making into meals too this week. I missed my usual 3 monthly cull at the end of March and my freezers are bursting, so am starting the June clear out a bit early :D
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Well done Judy. JulieO, it's the bits and pieces that take up room and we tend to forget about them.
The kids call my big freezer Jurassic park. I do clean it out every 6 months.
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I think we are doing very well. We may eat lunch out tomorrow but today's meal was enough for four so some went back into the fridge. Made a nice veggie soup with two containers of chicken stock from freezer drawer.
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Gert
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Well at least that makes it easy for you Gert, men and their sausages :D
Here's (http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/ingredient/convenience-food/pantry/canned-soup/) a site with recipes using canned soup, once you've got rid of all those cans those Gretchen you will have to make your own following QJ's ideas here. (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2609.0)
Good web site Judy. Thanks.
Gert
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See what I am up against!!!(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/09/6amy9ene.jpg)
Too cruel.
Gert
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Not fair Gert. They have been snooping.
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You bet. I have Unsubscribed.
Gert
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they always email on a friday, just before a weekend to go shopping..... :)
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I just read my copy of the same email Gert.
I bought some Waygu sausages at our local butcher a few weeks ago. They were lovely, they actually tasted of meat. I went back and got some more today to take away.
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I found some cubed beef in the freezer and using everthing that I had in my cupboard/fridge decided to make Beef Madras. (http://www.recipecommunity.com.au/main-dishes-meat-recipes/beef-madras/145678) Not knowing what cut of beef it was I made the first part of the recipe (gravy) in the TM.I then added it to the cubed beef and cooked it in the SC on low for 7-8 hours. In the final hour of cooking I mixed 2Tbsp of cornflour with a little water and added it to the curry to thicken. It turned out delicious ;D
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The beef madras recipe looks good CC.
Like your new signature quote too.
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Yes so do I Michele, Denise finds some doozies doesn't she :D
I've printed out that recipe for my SC too.
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Hadn't noticed CC's quote. Had a good laugh to start the day. ThanksCC.
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Curry looks good CC :)
My pantry is full, but its not too bad, I have a lot of items but not many of 1 item. I have been good since I started going through it with the budget. I now only keep 3 tins of tomatoes & 3 pkts of pasta. As opposed to 10 of each :o no tins of soup & everything in thete I now use. Its taken a long time to get it like that.
My spices is a different story, I have enough variety and duplicates of many to start a little business. My goal is to sort them out one day. A huge task so I keep putting it off.
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Oh yes I found a container marked, yes marked ??? :o beef pie filling & dated, must have had a brain flash that day :) date 15/4/13. Should I toss it, or is it edible?
What do we think?
H :)
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Oh yes I found a container marked, yes marked ??? :o beef pie filling & dated, must have had a brain flash that day :) date 15/4/13. Should I toss it, or is it edible?
What do we think?
H :)
Defrost and smell. It will be fine. Waste not.
Think how long Eskimos keep their fish frozen!
Gert
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Well I knew you would say it was fine ;D
I suppose your still alive and well, thank goodness :)
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If sealed properly it will be fine Hally and you will still be here to chat the next day ;D
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Yes JD its in tupperware, will defrost & use today :)
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Well I knew you would say it was fine ;D
I suppose your still alive and well, thank goodness :)
Even after eating 4 cray fish tails, a whole chicken, various meats all of which were totally defrosted but still cold then refrozen and defrosted a second time. No nasty bacteria was formed so we are still as healthy as ever. Living proof that we overthink some things which make us fearful. I would rather Lin to my and other than take advice from the food police. ;D
Gert
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Very true Gert. Off to freezer now :)
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I can't see how anything goes off in the freezer it is frozen can get freezer burn that no good bit I think it just looses it's flavour after a long time. I really really need to do this challenge. I have three freezers I need to get my a##e into gear.
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It will be fine Hally. We've eaten things out of the freezer with last years date and had no after effects. :)
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Made soup using bacon from the freezer. Vegeta gourmet stock from the pantry with a use by date Nov. 2011. Found three tins altogether ??? ??? Some pasta odds and ends, a tub of leggos pasta sauce and some sad vegetables from the fridge. You can't even see whare I have been :-))
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In cps tummy. I tried a bit first, tasted good :)
Mab 3 tins is really good:)
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I just made a pie for lunch that included three sad sausages and a couple of thawed potatoes from the fridge, eggs, dead bacon from the freezer and pastry..... crushed a bulb of garlic I found in the back corner of the veg crisper and added that.
Surprisingly good. :D
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You are really getting the hang of it Astarra.
Gert
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Chicken and vegie soup made from chicken drumsticks from the freezer and vegies leftover from the week.
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We had great noodles, I have discovered, soup, noodles & fried rice are soo good for bits and pieces.
Very cheap meals too :)
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Glad to hear my signature gave you girls a giggle.I just love it ;) :D
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Quiche for lunch. Sour cream pastry as not enough cream, used up the ham, leek and mushrooms. Finished the cream.
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So impressed with myself. I have 2 pkts of latina filled pasta in the freezer. These have been on my mind to use for a long time, now I feel I am using 1 packet in a good way :) They must have been on special. am using one to make Teninas Minestrone Soup with Cheese Tortellini. I have all the ingredients in fridge/freezer/pantry.
Yay, very happy :)
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Found a packet of meatball seasoning in the pantry so put this in the SC with the meat and then found two jars in the back of the fridge with a little bit of chutney in them so threw that in as well.
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Here is the soup
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Found a packet of meatball seasoning in the pantry so put this in the SC with the meat and then found two jars in the back of the fridge with a little bit of chutney in them so threw that in as well.
Amazing what ends up in the back of the fridge. :D
Soup looks really good Hally.
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I found a ramekin of food in the back of my fridge but it was mouldy LOL, think I might have to have a fridge clean out to see if anything else is hiding.
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Soup looks good, Hally
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Thanks soup tastes great as well. :)
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I made a shepherd's pie tonight with mince from the fridge and judy's mashed potato bites from the freezer! ;D
Girls loved it.... 8)
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fantastic Astarra..
I have used so much from the pantry lately ;)
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I used up two packets of vermicelli noodles today in the Singapore noodles. Lemons given to me were turned into curd and apples used in a tea cake.
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I can hear Woolies and Coles crying. Everyone cooking from their fridge, freezer and pantry. I emptied a bottle of Rum and one of Creme De Menth ( spelling? ) into ice cream today.
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I made a spinach, bacon & egg pie, spinach from the garden & rest from fridge/pantry including left over veggies.
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I can hear Woolies and Coles crying. Everyone cooking from their fridge, freezer and pantry. I emptied a bottle of Rum and one of Creme De Menth ( spelling? ) into ice cream today.
Making very good use of the pantry contents Chookie. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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we had some soup and bread from the freezer last night i know the soup was only a few weeks old, not sure about the bread maybe 6 months :-))
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I can hear Woolies and Coles crying. Everyone cooking from their fridge, freezer and pantry. I emptied a bottle of Rum and one of Creme De Menth ( spelling? ) into ice cream today.
Don't even got there chookie. I could not empty my bar in a year . Freezer now has only dog food, some smoked salmon, 4 slices of bacon, kafir lime leaves , some whey from my last marscapone making (which is gold) gow ghee wrappers and butter.
Pantry next.
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Gert
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I can hear Woolies and Coles crying. Everyone cooking from their fridge, freezer and pantry. I emptied a bottle of Rum and one of Creme De Menth ( spelling? ) into ice cream today.
;D ;D ;D Love it!
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Forgot to say.... am making a chicken casserole for dinner tonight from leftover roast chicken (that I did on Sat night) which is in the fridge. DH pulled it off the bones for me last night. :-*
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Woohoo a big pantry find of some borlotti beans OOD 2011, a bottle of V8 juice and some pasta. I feel minestrone coming on. Just need to buy a small amount of beef.
Gert
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Congratulations Gert. Here I am filling my freezer.
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Inspirational Gert. Astarra, love it when you can use up the leftovers.
4 lamb chops out yesterday. Stewing steak today. Made chicken stock out of bones of duck and chicken. Bit of chicken over so chicken and mushroom crepes .
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This thread is fantastic.
It has inspired me to use up what I already have in freezer and pantry.
It is saving me money and time and creating space.
I might try and apply the same principle to my wardrobe and cupboards!
Thanks Gert for starting this quiet revolution. :)
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Likewise from me, too, Gert!! It can be amazing what you don't see what's right in front of you until someone points it out!! Thank you!! :)
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As I was up early this morning, thought I would start cooking. Fried rice from lasts nights leftover boiled rice and vegies from the crisper as it is the end of the week. In the pantry I found a jar of lemon butter. I can't remember buying it ??? It's use by date was June 2013 - it was really fine. Made Nigella's lemon puddings with that.
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That looks so delicious, Mich. Lovely meals ahead for the weekend!! I read a story once of someone finding packages of salt with a "use by" date :-)) ??? ???
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My freezer is still empty. Still eating the soup! Still not shopping except for barest. I need to empty more stuff from the pantry before I reorganise it. Not shopping at all really. Not cooking either though. On a mission to rid myself of bad habits of 50 years.
Gert
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That looks delicious Mich! I still have some lemons so will be looking for a lemon pudding recipe. I was thinking of lemon delicious.
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I must say I am very impressed I have 6 chicken & leek pies & 1 pumpkin soup in my freezer as prepared meals. Lots of stock & some curry pastes, but its really empty.
Have a kilo of bol sauce cooking for cps lunches :)
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We will get there eventually. So far have eaten soup soup and a couple of lots of mince and one lot of pepper pies.
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We will get there eventually. So far have eaten soup soup and a couple of lots of mince and one lot of pepper pies.
I think I will be 100 before I empty my big freezer. I am keeping at it by not buying any meat , fish or Chicken. The good thing is that it is saving me heaps.
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Used up the Asian mushrooms, ham on its way off, cream and eggplant in a Quiche today.
Lemons in lemon delicious and bananas in banana bread.
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A complete pantry meal tonight - had a tin of tomato soup, left over sausages from yesterday BBQ & an old recipe from my MIL ended up with a very simple pasta dish. Sauté an onion, then added tin soup, tin tomatoes, sliced sausages cooked 10 mins added some cheese poured over spaghetti ... result DH & DD loved it and finished it all off with the bread we had made :)
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had 500g diced lamb in the freezer from early 2012 and made a lamb curry with another fresh lot of 500g. Pulled some basmati rice out and a stock cube and Umani paste portion. Happy with getting rid of a couple of freezer things, but whew I reckon the stock/umami paste sure salted up the recipe a bit. No one said anything but 3 outta 4 were hungry males.
I want to see that light in my freezer so this challenge when there are some people around is really good.
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Good on you CP. My freezer is still empty apart from dog food . What a novel idea to put dates on food for the freezer. LOL! I know now that if I decide to freeze anything apart from frozen veggies that it will all be post May 2014!
Today is day 18 in not cooking a proper meal. Still picking at the pantry and eating lots of steamed vegetables. DH is managing by using his limited culinary skills heating up meat pies and takeaway crap. Good on him. Perhaps he will learn to appreciate all that I do cook for him but I doubt it. Bad mistake spoiling DH for 49 years.
Loving the freedom of eating what I want when I want. I am quite surprised that I am not wanting to eat as much and not missing cooking. That is the most surprising of all. I wonder if this cooking caper is addictive. Not even thinking about food. This may wear off but meanwhile I have hung up my apron and I won't be putting it back on until I get an apology for bad behaviour!
I still have one can of Spam so all good.
Gert
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Keep it up Gert until he caves in ;D
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It is a lovely feeling looking in the freezer and seeing so much space. My meat freezer is full to the top. The fridge freezer in the garage is about 1/4 full which is a huge improvement, I am used to everything falling on top of me when I open the door. The kitchen freezer drawer is my next project, its full to the top of what I really do not know :o interesting project.
Mich for a short time I think I will be able to turn off 1 chest freezer :o :o :o not to turn it on until my next bulk meat buy.
Yes Gert I think cooking is addictive & food hoard I am not sure what that is ???
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Gert , I am very worried about you, ( and envious). I have seen some of those lovely meals you have prepared. Nice to have an empty freezer. I live in hope.
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I actually like a full freezer. Lol it means there is something for kids lunches. I also store all our pantry staples, flour etc in the freezer.
Tonight I did use up the taco shells.
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Just made DH's lunch for tomorrow from the fridge - leftover roast chicken and gravy into a dish together, topped with leftover mashed potato :) Then a sandwich using leftover cheese dip and ham (off the bone). also some pizza from the freezer.
Miss7 got leftover ham in her sandwich too, 8)
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I actually like a full freezer. Lol it means there is something for kids lunches. I also store all our pantry staples, flour etc in the freezer.
Tonight I did use up the taco shells.
I panic a little that there is nothing for lunches or emergency meals. I have made a couple of things which will be frozen today, but I am not going to make food for the freezer if I dont have a plan for it to be eaten over 2 weeks.
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Leftover Broccoli and leek soup, inspired by British Larder Blog. Beautiful with Cheese scones.
Pasta bake, ( my made SD Rye and herb pasta) slice topped with Bol sauce and salad.
Making Chicken and Mushroom pies.
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nay Nay recipe, under baked so can be reheated in AF.
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Took a batch of Tenina's passata plus some ricotta gnocchi from the freezer for a meal today then checked the vegie supply to see if anything needed using up. Just made a zucchini & risoni soup. (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=15362.0)
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Pasta bake, reheated inAF. Bol sauce from freezer. Salad from garden. Dressing, cashew mayo.
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That looks very yummy Chookie. :)
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Great cooking Chookie 8)
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Yum Chookie.
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What a beautiful meal, Chookie! A pleasure to the eyes and tastebud 😋😋
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Thanks girls. ,!
We are having guests for lunch next week and I have just written the menu and won't have to buy anything. Very happy as we have to buy new tyres for car and they are expensive. Every little bit helps.
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Why are they soooooo expensive chookie? So you have to buy 4?
Gert
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I know what you mean about tyres being expensive Chookie, have just been told our car also needs new ones. Will have to go back to the freezer and the pantry for the next week or two or three
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I am gobsmacked about how much you can save by not giving in to temptation to stock up unnecessarily. It is amazing.
Gert
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I am gobsmacked about how much you can save by not giving in to temptation to stock up unnecessarily. It is amazing.
Gert
Agree. I am finding it amazing how much I can save. Unfortunately I am spending on other things. Needed a new microwave. Did a good deal and the grocery savings paid for it.
Need 4 tyres. We are on a dirt road and they get worn down fairly quickly. It is also important that we have good ones so that we don't slip on the roads when wet. We are also paying a bit more to shop locally.
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2 years ago, my $100 budget funded a family trip to Singapore for 4 days :)
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I have just stocked up my freezer, having run it down recently. I haven't baked for weeks and weeks and have used up all the cakes and bickies. I will need to find the mojo to bake some sweet things and can ease back on the shopping now. :D
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Visitors for lunch yesterday. This was amazing, bought nothing especially for meal. Didn't tell them.
Home made potato crisps and capsican and Philly dip, pantry
Roast beef, freezer
Horseradish from garden
Mustards , Fridge
Peas, freezer
Fresh chutney, pantry and fridge
Potatoes and pumpkin, pantry
Xmas Pud, freezer
Apple pies, freezer and pantry
Rum and raisin ice cream, freezer
Custard, pantry and fridge
Cheese, freezer and fridge
Quince paste pantry.
Crackers, pantry
Tomorrow Farmers Market swap. I am taking lemons, Rum, Raisin and Banana Muffins and Cumquats. Bunches of herbs.
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Chookie, the word, "amazing." simply doesn't cover it! What an absolutely wonderful meal! You're incredible!! You take those muffins to the swap tomorrow and they won't last 2 minutes!! ;D ;D
It's fridge and freezer checking time again for me tonight to see what I can come up with over the weekend. . . :)
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You never cease to amaze me with your efforts Chookie. When so many have lost their mojo you just keep on keeping on - what's the name again of those batteries which power you LOL.
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I found minestrone soup in the freezer the other night, added mince and we had savoury mince.
Used up the lamb roast this afternoon on a Teriyaki lamb pizza.
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Fantastic menu Chookie to rustle up from freezer,fridge and pantry 8)
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Great idea INAID, did you brown off the mince first or just add it to the soup and cook it that way?
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Browned it off Judy :)
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Have really cleaned out fridge as we are going away. Used the last of potatoes, froze some pumpkin, made curry and pumpkin pies to use up curry. Made Tarte Tatin to use up apples and puff pastry from pie trimmings. Used a chicken breast from freezer to make Chicken Kiev. Gourmet food and no grocery bill. Love this thread.
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Even though I wasn't really involved in doing this I find it has made me think twice when doing my menu plan. We are still eating food I bought for Monkey Mia. ;)
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i found a pack of kangaroo steaks in the very back (behind the baskets even) of my freezer....so guess what we are having for dinner tonight.?? ;)
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Even though I wasn't really involved in doing this I find it has made me think twice when doing my menu plan. We are still eating food I bought for Monkey Mia. ;)
Me too Cookie. We are low on meat/chicken in the freezer, in an effort to eat it down, defrost and maybe turn it off until the next time we need it for a party, entertaining etc.
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Put old pears to good use, pear and cinnamon muffins. Banana bread used the old bananas. Tomorrow using up the smoked salmon and cream cheese in buns.
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Making chicken casserole tonight using leftover cooked chicken, gravy and potatoes :), will add some mixed veg and we will eat it with homemade bread ;D
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1 chest freezer is empty & unplugged :o
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OMG! You are a legend!
Gert
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I still have an empty freezer apart from dog food, peas, some buttermilk and blueberries .
Am cooking for DH's again but am doing minimal shopping and only as needs be . Still working on the pantry and it is going well.
Gert
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Well done Hally. ;D
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I know, I never thought I would see the day.DH thought I had left it open & unplugged by mistake, he was just as surprised as me ;D
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Now Hally don't go ordering a cow, a lamb and pig or it will be full again. ;D ;D
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we have no meat, I have too :D
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filled my freeze on saturday with more fish..
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On Wednesday I made an inventory of everything in the freezer in the garage. I planned what to make with everything in there. Then I would like to turn off the freezer, even if it's just for a few weeks.
It will take longer now that DH is away. I will be able to have a no spend shopping week though. ;D
Does anyone have any suggestions for Lebanese bread other than pizza bases? I find them a bit thick for wraps. There are 3 of them.
The only thing I will probably end up chucking is half a tub of frozen yogurt - DH bought it, thinking it would be a healthy alternative to ice-cream until he read the sugar content and all the numbers.
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Here's some ideas for leftover Lebanese bread Michele.
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/5277/baked+eggs+in+bread+cases
Pizza bases
Lebanese bread salad - fatoush and the following idea from http://figjamandlimecordial.com/2011/04/03/lebanese-bread-crackers-and-fattoush-salad/ - Whenever a packet of Lebanese bread gets a little stale, I turn them into crackers, by simply toasting them in the café press. It only takes a couple of minutes per slice, and the end result is a dry, crisp cracker that keeps well for several days in an airtight container. It’s the perfect accompaniment to cheeses, an antipasto plate, or dips. We keep a packet of Lebanese bread in the freezer specifically for this purpose, and now no longer buy water crackers or crispbreads when we’re preparing a cheese plate.
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You can split the Lebanese bread into two for wraps . Just make a cut in the side and stick you hand in.
Gert
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Thanks Judy and Gert.
I love the idea of the bread cases - I quite often make DizzyGirl's baked bean bread cases and could use it up for them and the crackers.
Of course Gert, that would be perfect. Don't know why I didn't think of that.
Looks like the Lebanese bread days are numbered. :D
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The bread also makes good crutons & also with melted cheese in french onion soup :)
It was lovely to have an empty freezer & the other one was about12/4 empty at the end, full now though. :)
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I found a bag of peeled bananas in the freezer yesterday, so Miss5 started her holidays by making 36 banana muffins and 2 loaves of banana bread.
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Great cooking missy.
I've lived out of my freezer all week, it's given me time to do so many other jobs.
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Isn't it amazing what you can find in the freezer?
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Nice baking by your DD, Astarra. :D
I've just added to my freezer :-)) As DH is away, I've peeled, par boiled and frozen 3kg of potatoes so they didn't go to waste.
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Everything is full to bursting again, so the next few months will be lets declutter it all
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Mine is the same Hally.
I managed to run most of the food down, defrosted the freezer, and now have refilled :-))
Now I have to use what I've got and resist the temptation to buy more ;)
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I had a birthday lunch for my sister today. Nearly everything came out of the freezer. Can't see much space yet. I will keep at it though. Trouble is we will be eating leftovers for a couple of days.
Hally and Michele , you are inspirational. Gert, I would like to shop for food as needed. Too far from the shops to do that. Or so I tell myself. I do like to cook what ever takes my fancy and I need a full pantry and freezer to do that.
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I do like to cook what ever takes my fancy and I need a full pantry and freezer to do that. <br/>
That's what I tell myself Chookie...I did take a photo of my pantry but am too embarrassed to share it! 😮 but it is about 1.5x2m and 1m deep. There is no room for any more food...I must use what I have! Thank you for the inspiration everyone :)
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We are all hopeless. Trouble with loving to cook and share.
Gert
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my freezer is getting low, so I ordered a side of beef
a whole pig ( pork and bacon)
a lamb
still have plenty of fish and chicken. :)
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I found some cabbage in the back of the fridge and some roast pork slices at the bottom of the freezer
I started make my dish that I would normally do with the cabbage ½ hour b4 dinner I added the pork. It didn't look very nice
Frank kept saying how nice it was and that the kids are missing out
So pork and cabbage must go together, I don’t eat pork so I wouldn't know
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Pork with cabbage is a classic combination Uni ;)
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so my January plan is only buying
fruit
veges
bread
milk
for the whole month, every thing else from the pantry or freezers. :)
should save heaps of $$$$$
quite doable
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Astarra, it's lovely that your young DD is able to cook, even with help it is to be encouraged
I too have been eating out of freezer to make room for Christmas things.
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I'm eating from the freezer because I'm too lazy to cook at the moment Katj.
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We have been eating out of the freezer lately - just cuz I refuse to take 4 kids to the shops!!
But it is just as well it was so low, as a friend gave DH half a cow today - 64kg of solid meat (no bones) which all fitted in :D
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Oo, Happy Christmas Astarra.
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Astarra, how wonderful. Our freezers are very full. Wish they weren't as I went shopping yesterday and there was so much food 1/2 price it was amazing.
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got my ww online order yesterday, so thats it till end january.
Astarra, lucky you with the beef.
crazy taking kids shopping in this heat..
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Found these recipes, great for clearing up the fridge, pantry and freezer. Lots to choose from
http://www.simplesavings.org.uk/downloads/30/21-dollar-challenge-survival.pdf
Enjoy
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Thanks DJ, looks good.