First box of 2013 and I got meat this time as well, as an experiment.
small joint of lamb
pork mince
diced beef
(all 500g ish)
calabrese brocoli
tomatoes on the vine
fennel bulb
lettuce
2 leeks
blood oranges
bananas
leftovers: 1 carrot, 1 onion
additionally bought: bag of potatoes, garlic bulb.
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Chinese braised pork:
half the minced pork, 1 piece garlic, small amount of the fennel
dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, five spice, salt and pepper, veg stock
served with rice and steamed brocoli
-technically there was enough for 2 meals here but it was so good, I ate it all. =D
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Roast Lamb Dinner:
the lamb joint, garlic, small amount of fennel
rosemary, mint, olive oil, lemon juice.
served with roast potatoes and steamed broccoli
-had leftovers of this the next day.
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Shepherds Pie:
leftover cooked lamb, garlic, potatoes
frozen peas, veg stock,
-I have never made shepherds pie with leftover scraps instead of mince, so this was an experience. Not really quite enough meat to make a decent pie, and could have done with more veg really, but I'm really glad I found a way to use up the leftovers... and it was enough for 2 meals.
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Leek & Fennel Soup:
both leeks, potatoes, rest of the fennel, garlic
veg stock, chicken stock, pepper, milk, black pepper
-Leek and potato soup is my favourite thing to do with leeks, and I needed to use the rest of the fennel up so decided to try putting it in the soup. I cooked everything aside from the milk and then blended it smooth. Bagged up two portions for the freezer, put a couple portions into the fridge and then mixed a small amount of milk in just before 'serving' each bowlful. I got a good 6 portions out of this, 2 of which are still in the freezer.
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Chinese Beef Stir fry:
2/3 the diced beef, carrot, half an onion
dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, chinese rice wine, sesame oil, garlic, chinese five spice
served with rice.
-I found the carrot and onion in my larder, which was lucky because I'd really run out of stuff and was considering heading to the shop. This was really tasty and I ate 2 helpings, finishing it all off.
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Mexican Chilli Beef:
1/3 the diced beef, 1/4 onion, 3 (over-ripe) tomatoes, garlic
cumin, paprika, cayenne chili pepper, tabasco sauce, tomato puree
served with rice.
-Final meal of the week and definitely just thrown together to use up leftovers. I thought this was going to be boring because of a lack of beans or any other veg, but actually it was really tasty and a spicy meal was just what I needed on a snowy day.
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Wastage:
lettuce - it sat unused in my fridge for a week and I had to throw it out. I'm terrible at using lettuce, especially in the winter. Next time I get one, I need to make an effort to use it.
half the pork mince - The plan was to use the other half to make meatballs, but I ended up cooking the lamb the next night and getting a takeaway one night and then by the time I remembered I needed to use it, it was looking and smelling suspect so I threw it away. I need to be more careful and just freeze the other half of stuff if I can't use it right away.
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Leftovers:
Most of the bananas.
1/4 onion.
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All in all, I'm actually very proud of myself. I normally end up throwing away a lot more, and I think I was really good with using up leftovers and turning the fennel into soup so it all got used.
My favourite meal of the fortnight was... ohh so tricky! I really liked most of them!! It was a really good fortnight. I don't normally make roast dinner just for me, so that was really nice. The soup was lovely, especially as it's been snowing this week, and homemade soup goes down so well on a cold day. Lots of chinese food (I had a chinese takeaway as well!) but each meal was very different, so not too samey.
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