Freezer and Pantry Challenge

Hello Dear Reader,

Top draw of my freezer

On the lead up to Christmas, I have taken a leaf out of one of my favourite bloggers and am starting a freezer/pantry/use it up challenge, to make some room in both my freezer and pantry. Kristen, AKA "The Frugal Girl" has been doing a "freezer challenge" on and off for some time, but just recently has started up again with gusto.

Bottom draw of my freezer

Even one of the fridge/freezers next door (our Son's and Partners home) has some of our frozen food in it

So yesterday afternoon I did an inventory on what exactly is in my freezers and pantry and then I sat down and thought about how I could use these items up in interesting ways. I took everything out of the freezer draws, gave the draws a good wipe out, took a photo of the items and then promptly put them back, tidying as I went. I now know what is in my freezers and it's kind of tidy which will make it easier to use up those items. 

Puff pastry, duck fat, half a jar of salsa and half a bottle of passata

Flats buns, stock from Drunken Chicken, a container of chopped parsley and chopped coriander, dog mince, pork ribs, ice-cream and half a container of pure cream

Half a carton of chicken stock, frozen mixed veggies for the dogs, a container of lime juice, about 1 cup of frozen peas, bread crumbs and a loaf of turkish bread

And finally a bag of BBQ Pork buns, 190 grams of greek yoghurt, half a pack of pizza cheese, a container of chopped chilli, a container of chopped dill, 4 eggs yolks, a container of tomato paste, 2 egg whites, a container of passionfruit pulp, Jerk mixture for BBQ chicken, a container of curry leaves, a quarter loaf of rye bread, instant yeast and some matcha ice blocks our daughter bought while she was here

Freezer

Puff Pastry-Curried Pea and Potato Parcels (used up last night)

Duck Fat-For Christmas Roast Potatoes

1/2 jar salsa-?

1/2 jar Passata-Sardine's (pantry) with crunchy parsley crumbs

Stock for Drunken Chicken

Pork ribs?

Cream-Scones

Container chopped parsley-Sardine's (pantry) with crunchy parsley crumbs

Container chopped coriander-Coriander and Cashew dip

Flat buns-lunches, these were left over from camping last week

Chicken stock

1/2 a container Pure cream-Savoury Brioche Bake

Turkish bread-Garlic and Cheese Loaf

Breadcrumbs-Sardine's (pantry) with crunchy parsley crumbs

Frozen Peas-Curried Pea and Potato Parcels (used up last night)

Frozen Lime Juice-Passionfruit and Lime curd

190 gram greek yoghurt-Naan Bread

1/2 pack pizza cheese-Garlic and Cheese Loaf

4 egg yolks-Christmas Custard

2 egg whites-Coconut and Cranberry Christmas Trees

Jerk for chicken-Roast BBQ chicken

1/4 loaf of rye bread-French Toast

Pulp of 21 Passionfruit-Passionfruit butter

Curry Leaves-add next time I’m making a curry

Chopped Dill?

Chopped chillies?

Tomato paste (some will be used in the Tuna Pasta Bake below)

6 x BBQ pork buns-lunches for LH

Juice of 20 limes and zest of 10-Lime Butter

Butter Milk-Pancakes

Brioche Loaf-Savoury Brioche Bake

More Passionfruit pulp-Passionfruit Butter

A container of Upmarket Rice and Beans-Dinner this Thursday

1/2 a large container cream-Savoury Brioche Bake

Pantry

Medium can red salmon-Old fashioned Salmon Cakes

Large tin tuna-Tuna Pasta Bake

Gram Flour-Savoury Chickpea Pancakes

Tapioca Flour-Tapioca Flour Crepes

Brown Lentils-Curried Lentils

Red Lentils-Red lentil and Spinach Marsala

Semolina-Roman Semolina Gnocchi

Chia-Date, Chia and Coconut Biscuits-I made these yesterday afternoon and they are divine-recipe coming soon

4 bean mix-Mushroom and Bean Curry

Chickpeas-Chickpeas with Dates, Turmeric, Cinnamon and Almonds

As you can see I've typed out a list of what is in the freezer and pantry that I want to use up and how I possibly will use them. (I have printed out the list and it is hanging on my fridge door) I am open for suggestions though and am very easily swayed. Hit me, what would you do with what I have in my freezer and pantry?

Have a lovely day,
💗Fi

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