Food Larder

[Manoverboard]

What's the recipe tonight Jim

It's the first one of the cycle and therefore a very easy one, it can be home made or be bought from the Supermarket fresh or frozen ?

Todays is a fresh Sainsbug's TTD 12" ham ' n ' mushroom thin crust Pizza with added ham, cheese ' n ' mushroom(s) which will be washed down with a bottle of Chianti

[Mervyn and Trish]

We stock up on non perishables when we see them on offer, keep the freezer topped up, often with locally farmed meat, but otherwise shop on demand as the mood takes us, with mostly items on the lists but occasionally seeing something we fancy but hadn't thought of.

If I did all the cooking we could run a system like Moby's but based on a 5-day rotating menu!

By contrast Trish does most of our cooking and is a brilliant and imaginative cook. She can do that Ready Steady Cook thing of making up a meal from a bag of odd ingredients. In fact she can pretty much do a four course banquet from a lettuce leaf.

My worst shopping day was when I went out for the Saturday paper and came home with a Jaguar!

[Manoverboard]

... In fact she can pretty much do a four course banquet from a lettuce leaf ...

Up until that moment I was really looking forward to an invitation to a candlelight supper at Chez Merv ...

By the way Jaguars are best slow roasted and served with Continental Vegetables

[Mervyn and Trish]

... In fact she can pretty much do a four course banquet from a lettuce leaf ...

Up until that moment I was really looking forward to an invitation to a candlelight supper at Chez Merv ...

You can come when stocks are higher Moby (but avoid my cooking days)!

Does your 49 day schedule include "night out at restaurant" and "fish and chips from local chippy"?

Ours would have to, more of latter than former I fear!

[Manoverboard]

Does your 49 day schedule include "night out at restaurant" ...

Actually it does but just the one ... although it can be moved on demand

[suespud]

this is really tickling me...
I cant get my head round it...
Eeeeeek.
Its my worst nightmare...really. I cant do lists..of any kind.
If I really HAVE to be organised I have to draw a circle and have circles coming off the big one.. it all has to be hand written too...otherwise I panic, big time.
It was a nightmare organising the wedding.

I know we are all different, but i simply cant imagine being that organised.

My OH hangs his shirts in order..colours, checks, stripes..etc, that drives me bonkers too

[Stephen]

What's the recipe tonight Jim

It's the first one of the cycle and therefore a very easy one, it can be home made or be bought from the Supermarket fresh or frozen ?

Todays is a fresh Sainsbug's TTD 12" ham ' n ' mushroom thin crust Pizza with added ham, cheese ' n ' mushroom(s) which will be washed down with a bottle of Chianti

Very nice too

I've got pre cooked sliced roast beef roast dinner WITH a Yorkshire pud (ay oop) tonight, but I need to be careful eating at the moment as I'm suffering with a gum infection to one side. Hopefully the antibiotics will soon kick in. Until then I'm currently supping on a medicinal Grants fruit juice

[Dark Knight]

as part of our 365 day rotating, variable , fixed , freedom, eat what we want dining plan, we cooked something we both wanted and have eaten it
we will now wait till the next hunters moon on spring equinox night in a leap year to restock that one item and re-integrate it into or biaxially orientated shelves

in keeping with our moving feast plan, we will tomorrow, do exactly the same as we did today and eat what we want, not what a computer says we should want on this date, in this month, in this year

[Kenmo1]

DK - what do you do when it is a leap year?

Maureen

Just re-read your bit about a leap year. You've obviously thought it all out - well done

[Manoverboard]

as part of our 365 day rotating, variable , fixed , freedom, eat what we want dining plan, we cooked something we both wanted and have eaten it
we will now wait till the next hunters moon on spring equinox night in a leap year to restock that one item and re-integrate it into or biaxially orientated shelves

in keeping with our moving feast plan, we will tomorrow, do exactly the same as we did today and eat what we want, not what a computer says we should want on this date, in this month, in this year

Bon appetite ... Findus old chap

[Dark Knight]

I think you will find it was Iceland's finest frozen haughty kwizine, Moby

[Gill W]

some people need a job and have too much time on their hands

Once you've got a system going it actually saves time, so there's more time to do fun non working things.

[wolfie]

We like to eat what we fancy on the day. That may be a ready meal from M&S, OR, more likely something I have precooked and put in the freezer or, a home cooked meal from scratch.... most days.

Bad enough being on a cruise where your menu is determined for days ahead, and sometimes weeks ahead!!! Here, we just love flexibility!

We also eat out a few times a week for lunch, probably not the healthiest of menu choices, pork belly being our favourite, but it's our choice. It varies form a 3 course full blown meal at a great restaurant to a simple main course at a restaurant still to be recognised for its food.

[Delboy]

What's the recipe tonight Jim

It's the first one of the cycle and therefore a very easy one, it can be home made or be bought from the Supermarket fresh or frozen ?

Todays is a fresh Sainsbug's TTD 12" ham ' n ' mushroom thin crust Pizza with added ham, cheese ' n ' mushroom(s) which will be washed down with a bottle of Chianti

That's a snack, what are you having for dinner.

Which beggars the question what size meals do people eat, we normally only have a main course for dinner (but Mrs Delboy does not do portion control), and our dinners are fairly large in size. The size of a main course on a ship, would be a starter in this
house. Sometimes we will also have a pudding, but have that later in the evening.

About 9pm we may have cup of tea, with a piece of cake, if we don't have a pudding.

Mrs Delboy will have couple of slices of toast with her hot chocolate before bed, I will have the same but with a cup of tea. Very rarely drink Alchohol at home, bedtime is anytime between midnight and 2am.

[GillD46]

On an average weekday night, we just have a main course, average size and each day getting smaller, followed by a Muller Fat Free Greek yoghurt. Mid evening I often juice a couple of pieces of fruit and we drink that.

We only ever have a "proper" dessert on Sunday evenings - or when entertaining. I rarely drink alcohol except when on holiday and almost never at home. My husband will have a single glass of wine 3-4 times a week.

[Manoverboard]

That's a snack, what are you having for dinner.

So true, after chatting to Mobietta we have revised it to reflect one pizza ' each '

The size of our meals and their red meat content specifically have been steadily reduced over the years for obvious reasons but we do continue to use our beloved 13" oval plates on Sundays, tis also the only day that we two are tempted to have a pud ... albeit a couple of hours after the main event.

Flexibility has been mentioned a couple of times, for us it is not an issue. We go out for meals as and when it suits us just like anybody else, any of the stored items that were not consumed will simply remain in the cupboard / freezer and be reflected in the following online shop.

[Wina G]

We plan our meals but only for the coming week, if you don't know what you're eating how do you know what to buy from the supermarket

I do admit to having a spreadsheet of meat, fish & ready meals (home cooked) in the freezer

[suespud]

aggghhhhh not you too Wina

[Stephen]

With us it's 'what shall we have tonight', reply, 'I don't mind', followed by 'what about this', 'don't fancy that', or, 'we had that the other day'.

Often as not it'll end up with something out the freezer that was a previous meal, or as I call it, 'Oh, left overs again then' which the good lady describes as 'batch cooking'

If only you new how I suffer. Malnu and Trition whoever they are have go allot to answer for. I'm wasting away

[Stephen]

We plan our meals but only for the coming week, if you don't know what you're eating how do you know what to buy from the supermarket

I do admit to having a spreadsheet of meat, fish & ready meals (home cooked) in the freezer

Strange place to keep a spread sheet.

[Frank Manning]

I found a tin of plums in the larder today which was BBE Jan 2015. They were delicious in a crumble, but I am sure we had bought them over a year ago. We sometimes meal plan, and sometimes not, but rarely a week ahead it is more like 3 days. We buy frozen free range meat and fish from 'Farmers Choice' and have a delivery every three months, for that we pay £45 per month by standing order, then if we see something we fancy in Waitrose we buy it as an extra. However we have to go to Sainsburys for some items because Waitrose dont carry the stock.We definitely buy items which are on offer, but nto until we have checked the value. With Waitrose we find we have to check the BBE and Use By dates carefully, and on some offers such as Dishwasher tablets we often find another packet of the same brand which is cheaper per tablet than the offer.

[Keechy]

Back in the 70's, I played in a band and we did a gig at an Army Apprenticed School camp - I think it was near Harrogate - and the cook gave us some sausage sandwiches which were really yummy. He told us afterwards the the sausages were leftover from WW1 They didn't have a use by date on the tin so there was no reason to not eat them!

[Meg 50]

we regularly go into M&S and Waitrose at about 11am ish and stock up on 'yellow label' stuff ( blue in Waitrose) - things that are use by today....

As long as we take care that things are freezable or we can eat them that day there's no probs.
plus veg use by date labelling is barmy - much of the out of date stuff keeps for days

[GillD46]

To be perfectly honest, I think most use by dates have some leeway and certainly best by dates. We have regularly eaten yoghurts that are a few days past their dates - and have no problems. And like Meg, fruit and veg is perfectly edible kept quite a while after the date stated.

[suespud]

My fridge has somekind of thingy in it that makes fruit and veg last longer too.
I take no notice at all about dates on fruit and veg.
Im a bit wary about yougurts..and I take no risks at all with meat or fish. I realise some will probably be ok but I still wont use it the day after date runs out.
I have, like meg, picked bits up and froze them if bought and need to be used that day. ( not fish though, I love fish, but dont buy it in supermarkets)