Frugal Foodies, thread 2! Favourite leftover dishes, avoiding waste, menu ideas.

[Ninkanink]

Hey everyone!

1st thread is here

Hope that link worked! I’ve never done it that way before...

💐 and 🍰 and ☕️ to all!

[PurpleDaisies]

Thanks for the new thread. In anticipation of the new veg box coming tomorrow, I’m finishing off the cavalo nero, aubergine and some sad onions as curry.

[Ninkanink]

Aubergine sounds so good right now!

[Weedsnseeds1]

@Spam88 do you want to repost your list and I'm sure everyone will have some suggestions?

[Spam88]

Reposting from the end of the previous thread. This is the fresh stuff I've got that needs using (plus the meat and veg in my freezer). Store cupboard is pretty well stocked with the staples. All ideas welcome! Have a click and collect slot next Friday so hoping to last until then without having to shop. Thanks :)

[Ninkanink]

If you have lentils or butter beans you could make a lovely casserole with chorizo and chicken thighs or pork sausages. Or alternatively you could use potatoes. Carrots fit well too, and you could have the crusty rolls with it.

Tarts with the puff pastry - feta, olives, jarred peppers, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, green pesto.

Chilli with the mince and tortillas (is that wraps or chips?).

This is a lovely recipe:

Mix garlic and herbs into the Philadelphia, then put the cheese back into the fridge to keep cold, cut a deep pocket into the chicken breast, stuff with cheese, then wrap tightly in bacon (unsmoked streaky is best as the recipe calls for prosciutto) and secure with a cocktail stick.

If you’ve got smoked bacon the above recipe might work better with smoked paprika, garlic and herbs in the cheese, plus a slice of chorizo in each pocket, then wrap in the bacon.

Brown in a pan (if you have an oven proof cast iron pan this would be best) and then transfer to the oven and cook on 170 in fan oven for 20-25 min. Might want to go up 10 degrees if you’re not using cast iron.

Serve with crushed garlic potatoes and carrots glazed in butter, honey or maple syrup and a small pinch of cumin.

[quince2figs]

Lovely, a second thread!

[Ninkanink]

Oh a pico de gallo to accompany your chilli would use up some of your salad veg.

The braised lettuce and peas I linked to in the last thread is well worth trying, and would work with chicken breasts, thighs or sausages. Rice goes very nicely with it.

A vegetable curry would use up loads of veg, you can add some boiled eggs for protein. This would pair nicely with your pakoras.

Have you got finger rolls? If so you could do chilli dogs with your frankfurters. Save a portion of the chilli and that’s another meal done.

Frankfurters also go very well in a potato salad.

[Ninkanink]

I made these for New Years. They were fab. You could improvise on toppings. We had them as a stand-alone meal as they’re actually very filling.

www.deliaonline.com/recipes/occasions/christmas/christmas-drinks-parties-and-buffets/mini-tarts-with-3-toppings

[SchadenfreudePersonified]

Thank you so much for the new thread. I'd be lost without it - this is my life now.

[Ninkanink]

The part baked bread makes great garlic bread too, if that would work with any meals you end up making.

[Ninkanink]

You could also do a patatas bravas-style tray bake dish with potatoes, sweet potatoes, chorizo, peppers, olives, etc. Crumble the feta over the dish at the end if you don’t really like it cooked (I don’t), or use chicken.

[Ninkanink]

@SchadenfreudePersonified I know what you mean - I gain so much from the structure and routine of planning our meals every day. Plus it’s just nice to hang out with other foodies. ☺️

I’ll just remind everyone here that as far as I’m concerned pet pics are very welcome!

[Ninkanink]

Thought I would collate all recipes and other useful links from the first thread in one place for easy reference:

braised peas

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fromage forte

mushroom stroganoff

Sushi rice bowl

Okinawan taco rice

Barley & Broad bean risotto

Dahl Tadka, restaurant style

Ritz Cracker recipes

Bacon Rosti

Broccoli Soup

Leek and Celery gratin

Korean beef rice bowls

Mexican black beans

Spiced Parsnip shepherd’s pies

Mexican black beans, again

Flourless flatbreads, 2 ingredients

Savoury oat flatbreads

Summer in Winter chicken

Chunky minestrone soup

Chorizo & Cabbage stew

Garlicky linguine with cabbage

Corned beef fritters, battered

Corned beef fritters, unbattered

Peri-peri tornado potato

Vegetarian haggis

Chicken Korma

Cauliflower crust pizza

Chocolate tiffin with raisins

Orange and almond shortbread

Lemon and almond cookies

Apple and almond cake

Nigel’s crumble toppings

Almond pancakes

Chestnut flour recipes

Aubergine cassoulet

Easy Thai chicken soup

Courgette frittata

Cooking guide

Fifteens

The Pioneer Woman

Cauliflower curry

Staffordshire Oatcakes

Korean Pancakes

Pizza dough, small batch

Crispy Chicken Wings

Yoghurt lamb curry

Easy traybakes

Jamie’s Ratatouille

Bread Pudding

Chinese spring onion pancakes

Rice flour roti

Scottish macaroon

Chicken, ham & leek pie

Woodland venison stew

No yeast bread

Crispy Greek-style pie

[PurpleDaisies]

I think I love you ninkanink.

[Ninkanink]

Second one messed up so I’ll try again:

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[Ninkanink]

It obviously doesn’t like that one! Link to a recommended book, the Leftovers Handbook:

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[Ninkanink]

Ah I give up! 😆

[Ninkanink]

I’ll do part 2 of linked recipes later on. Time for a cuppa! 😊

[Ninkanink]

@PurpleDaisies you get a 🍫

[Ninkanink]

@WelshMoth if you re-post your list here I’m sure you will get some great suggestions! 🙂

Also, 🍫🍫🍫 to everyone!

[cricketmum84]

Aw yay! Shiny new thread!

[JingsMahBucket]

Bookmarking! Thanks for listing out the recipes. I’ll send the spinach pie recipe to my husband.

[Graphista]

Placemarking.

Great to have a collated list of the recipes thanks op.

I'm just having tea and toast using some of the jam I made, very nice if I do say so myself.

Bin day here which is problematic in itself for various reasons.

"Chicken" chausseur casserole and chips are my plan for tonight, possibly with more of the crumble - I need to be really hungry to want to eat it though.

I've a couple more deliveries booked, keep checking for slots but no luck so far. Really getting worried.

[Nocti]

This thread has been so helpful and nice to read over the last few days. Thank you all, and well done for making it to thread two!

It also reminded me to have an omelette for lunch. I really like them, but for some reason, always forget about them. Ham, cheddar and a bit of red pepper and mushroom that needed using up. Lovely!

[Ninkanink]

Recipes, pt 2!

Chicken and sweet potato traybake

Cauliflower, lemon and caper orzo

King prawn, garlic and chilli linguine

Chilli crab and cherry tomato linguine

Roast sweet potato tagine

Easy ratatouille with poached eggs

Rosemary polenta

Lamb masala meatball curry

Vegan Richa, vegan food blog

Pioneer Woman tuna melts

Pearl barley, parsnip & sage risotto

Bulgur flatbreads

Plum torte

Cabbage recipes

Mexican quinoa

Hot charred cherry tomatoes with yoghurt

Vegetarian shepherd’s pie with lentils and sweet potato

Hemp tofu in Pasanda sauce

Savoy cabbage, black kale and potato subji

10 ways with frozen berries

Easy refrigerator jam

Easy summer pudding

Rumtopf

Clafoutis

How to make a good jam without canning

Boozy marmalade and orange pancakes

Cauliflower Buffalo wings

Sardine and potato bake

Banana coconut loaf

Banana Bread

Hyderabadi biryani

Smoked mackerel pâté and quick pickled cucumber

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on Celeriac

Ideas for leftover roast meat

Steak with bourbon sauce

Refried beans

Currently 🤣🤣 at ‘celery, potato and feet.’