This is a fabulous thread and your recipes sound lovely. It's heading to 50' here so we're on our summer menus. DP went mad Christmas food shopping - there were only three of us and I've been eating turkey sandwiches and mince pies for days. We have enough food to get us to the next millennium if I work out what to do with it all.
I have 3 cheeseboards left - Brie, Stilton, Cheddar, Gouda, herby soft cheese (not boursin), feta, goats cheese, and about a million dips (hummus, skinny hummus, tzatziki, chilli pesto etc)
Carrots, a few kg of tomatoes, a few kg of fresh cherries, eggs, potatoes, all manner of pasta, couscous, red & green lentils, polenta, rice (basmati/long grain/sticky), entire ham in the freezer, chicken, filo pastry, puff pastry, wraps, bruschetta, soured cream, double cream, antipasti - both types of olives, mini stuffed pepper, marinated roasted aubergine, roasted peppers, more feta, 1kg bacon, lettuce, cucumber (lebanese/continental & qukes), falafel, tofu, noodles.
I've already used up all of the leftover root veg in a giant bubble and squeak, but have a small amount of mash.
We used up some of the bacon and cream in a carbonara last night and have a storecupboard groaning at the seams with more stuff.
This is so embarrassing when there are people using foodbanks. DP went completely mad (I usually do the menu planning, Christmas day is the only one he caters for) and then only ate meat, while DD refused to eat anything outside of her usual repertoire. I'm sure I've put on 3kg just trying to avoid wasting it.
So far I'm planning to take the falafel and hummus to work, make tomato and basil soup, a cucumber & mint couscous and lentil spag bol.