What's in your cupboards

[Davo68]

Just wondering what's in people cupboards

[Shotglass Maintainer]

I´m not posting pictures but I like the idea: beans, lentils, grains, canned tomatoes, mustard, gram flour, sambal, olives, dates, a box of stuffing cubes, and a jar of pesto that´s probably past its sell-by date

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

In no particular order (or, as they line up in two cupboards), bulgur wheat, split lentils, coffee (ground and instant), tea (plus mint and camomile 'tea'), cocoa powder, dried apricots, dried chickpeas, walnuts and cashews, barley, mixed seeds, psyllium husk, stem ginger (I bought it for a recipe at Christmas, can't remember what), cocoa powder, olive oil, coconut oil, white and red wine vinegar, tinned tomatoes, sardines, anchovies and tuna (I haven't used the tuna for ages so that will go to the food bank), coconut milk, creamed coconut, veg and beef stockpots, lots of herbs and spices, wholemeal flour, demerara sugar, ground almonds, plain flour.

You prompted me to go and have a look. I discovered a jar of jam I bought the year before last and never opened (home made, so I can't pass it on) and other tinned pulses I've not used for ages so will pass them on, with the tuna.

Just looking at your picture: I made a beef casserole yesterday in the slow cooker: shin beef, onion, carrots, mushrooms, fresh thyme, bay leaf, beef stockpot, water. It didn't need anything else.

[Davo68 in reply to BridgeGirl]

Cool no.batch cook this week freezer full

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Davo68]

I know you like cooking. Just saying you don't need casserole mixes or ready made sauces. You can just do it with fresh ingredients. Have a look at what's in the packet, it will probably make your hair stand on end

[Shotglass Maintainer in reply to BridgeGirl]

If you don´t know what to do with the stem ginger now: cut a couple of slices and pour boiling water over it. Even better ginger tea than fresh.

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Shotglass]

Good idea! Thanks

[Misslovely in reply to BridgeGirl]

Where do you buy your psyllium husk?

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Misslovely]

I bought it online from the usual place beginning with A. I only bought 100gms to try it out for the first time. I use it for dietdoctor's keto pancakes and I've adapted some fritter recipes using it instead of flour: not sure I've got the quantities spot on yet.

[Misslovely in reply to BridgeGirl]

Ive looked all over for it, never thought of A !

[Lytham 3 stone]

Ha ha mines not as tidy as that !

[Misslovely in reply to Lytham]

Crikey mine is very ocd - i have all tins of the same type stacked in front of each other, cereals in line of box size, packets in small baskets - i could go on.....🤣🤣🤣

[Davo68 in reply to Misslovely]

Lol I.as bad

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to Misslovely]

Why am I not surprised youre super organised ! Lol

[Davo68 in reply to Lytham]

Need to be I have bit of ocd

[Davo68]

I have bit of ocd

[S11m in reply to Davo68]

I hope it is not too fattening!

[S11m]

I still have some Christmas sweets that I am eating when I am below my target weight!

And fruit, and cereal-free muesli, and tins of soup and fish (won in raffles) and rice cakes - for when I might need a snack some winter's afternoon, and green tea.

[Davo68]

No biscuits for me I have a bar of dark choc been there since Dec only eaten two pieces as i don't like dark choc

[Shotglass Maintainer in reply to Davo68]

Same here. I got some for Christmas, nibbled on a quarter of a square and threw the rest in the trash. Probably could have used it in a chili instead, but I was afraid I´d eat the lot on a particularly crave-y night and afterwards feel bad both for the quantity and the horrible taste.

[Davo68 in reply to Shotglass]

Yes it's the bitter taste I don't like

[Shotglass Maintainer in reply to Davo68]

I could get used to the taste if the texture wasn´t so horrible. If I´m going to eat chocolate, I want it to have a creamy mouthfeel, not a crumbly mess

[Davo68 in reply to Shotglass]

Yes agree nice creamy taste of choc prob been white chocolate was my down fall

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