September Spend Less Challenge

I have built up my stockpile of food yet again and I am making it my mission to eat ONLY from this stash for this month. I have 3 freezers full and a pantry that is bulging.

I've made a list of my frozen goods and stuck it on my fridge.

The kitchen freezer

The contents of the fridge.

My over stocked pantry (or the shop as the bearded wonder calls it)

The small freezer above and the tall freezer below

 

September 1st

Breakfast: Cup of Cocoa

Lunch: Lamb Sandwiches and home-made Chicken and vegie soup (lamb was leftover from last night's dinner of roast lamb and the soup was made from garden vegies and home made stock made from roast chicken carcasses. 

Dinner: Leftover Roast Lamb dinner with cauliflower cheese, potatoes, pumpkin, corn, carrots, onions and garlic. All vegies from the garden.

Dessert: Apricot Sponge made with frozen fruit from our tree. Chocolate cheesecake made with stash ingredients.

Other spending: Medicines                    $42.00

                         Petrol                          $50.00

                         Bread                          $  4.00 

 2nd 

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa

Lunch: Sandwich

Dinner: Steak and garlic mash and mushrooms

Snack: Handful of peanuts and salami and cheese.

Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake 

 3rd

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa,

                 Bowl of cornflakes

Morning Tea: Fruit cake (out of freezer) 

Lunch:  Salami and Cheese sandwiches 

            Roast lamb sandwiches (from freezer) we were on a picnic.

Dinner: Pumpkin Soup and garlic bread

            eggs and bacon on toast

Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake

              Apricot sponge and cream. 

4th 

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa, bowl of cornflakes

Lunch: Lamb Sandwich and handful of salami

Dinner: Chops, (potato chips, mushrooms, onions, eggs, corn, all from garden)

Dessert: Apricot sponge, chocolate cheesecake.

5th 

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa, bowl of cornflakes

Lunch: Lamb Sandwich and handful of salami

Dinner:Pizza made with pita bread and odds and ends from fridge and freezer.

Dessert: Apricot sponge, chocolate cheesecake.

 6th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa, bowl of cornflakes

Lunch: Party pies and sausage rolls

Dinner:Chicken Snitzel, mashed potato (had to buy potatoes today for the first time this year), corn, butter beans, broccoli and carrots from garden.
Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake and Rhubarb (from garden) Crumble Cake.
7th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa, bowl of cornflakes

Lunch: Vegemite Sandwiches (bought bread)

Dinner:Sliced roast pork (from freezer), roast potato, roast pumpkin, carrot (garden) parsnip (from farmer's market)  .
Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake and Rhubarb (from garden) Crumble Cake.
8th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa, bowl of cornflakes

Lunch: Crackers and vegemite and peanuts

Dinner:Leftover roast pork, roast potato, roast pumpkin, carrot, parsnip and cauliflower cheese.
Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake and Rhubarb Crumble Cake.
9th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa

Lunch: Egg and Bacon Pie (made from pastry and bacon in freezer and eggs from my hens)

Dinner: Vegetable and chicken soup (made from veg from garden and chicken stock + meat from a roast chicken that had been in the freezer)

Snack: Handful of peanuts.

Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake + Rhubarb cake

10th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa,

                Bowl of cornflakes

Lunch:    Chunk of cheese and egg and bacon pie

Dinner:   Vegie soup like yesterday

Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake

              Rhubarb cake.

 Other spending: Car Rego                                               $572.00

 Milk, vegemite, dogroll, rolled oats, cheese, nuts                $36.00

 11th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa

Lunch: Egg and Bacon Pie

Dinner: Vegie soup

Snack: Handful of peanuts and salami and cheese.

Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake & Rhubarb cake

12th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa

Lunch: crackers and vegemite

Dinner: Baked Beans on Toast

Snack: cheese.

Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake Rhubarb cake

13th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa

Lunch: crackers and vegemite

Dinner: Beef Casserole and vegies (from garden)

Snack: cheese.

Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake Rhubarb cake

14th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa,

                 Bowl of cornflakes

Lunch: Sausage Rolls

Dinner:Roast Leg of Lamb

Dessert: Chocolate/orange cheesecake

              Rhubarb cake and cream.

 15th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa,

                 Bowl of cornflakes

Lunch: Vegie Soup

Dinner:Roast Leg of Lamb and vegies

Dessert: Chocolate/orange cheesecake

              Greengage sponge and cream. 

 16th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa,

                 Bowl of cornflakes

Lunch: Cheese and crackers

Dinner:Roast Leg of Lamb and vegies

Dessert: Chocolate/orange cheesecake

         Greengage sponge and cream. 

17th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa,

                 Bowl of cornflakes

Lunch: Cheese and crackers

Dinner:Vegie and beef stirfry

Dessert: Greengage Sponge

18th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa,

Lunch: Vegie and Chicken Soup

Dinner:  Ham (from freezer) and asparagus (from garden) Fritatta

Spending today bought petrol $52.00

19th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa,

                 Bowl of cornflakes

Lunch: Cheese and crackers

Dinner: Schezuan and Garlic Chicken

Dessert: Chocolate/orange cheesecake

         Greengage sponge and cream.

 Spending today Groceries $110 including phone recharge $30 and cat food on special @ 83cents a can $48.

20th

Breakfast: Cup of Cocoa, Bowl of cornflakes

Lunch:  Nuts and Fruit, crackers and cheese.

Dinner:Lamb chops and vegies

Dessert: Apricot Sponge made with frozen fruit from our tree. Chocolate cheesecake.

21st 

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa

Lunch: Sandwich

Dinner: Scrambled eggs on toast

Snack: Handful of peanuts and salami and cheese.

Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake/ apricot sponge

22nd

Breakfast: Fast

Lunch: Vegie and chicken soup

Dinner:Tasmanian salmon and vegies (fast day on 5:2 diet)

23rd

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa, bowl of cornflakes

Lunch: nuts and fruit

Dinner: Chicken and salad

Dessert: Apricot sponge, chocolate cheesecake.

24th 

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa, bowl of cornflakes

Lunch: sausage rolls

Dinner:Tuna Casserole and potato bake

Dessert: Apricot sponge, chocolate cheesecake.

 25th

Breakfast: Fast Day

Lunch: 2 Eggs on toast

Dinner:Mustard Honey Chicken with new potatoes and green beans
26th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa, bowl of cornflakes

Lunch: Chicken sandwiches

Dinner:Egg and bacon pie.
Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake and Apricot Sponge and ice cream.
27th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa, bowl of cornflakes

Lunch: Crackers and vegemite and peanuts

Dinner: Sausages, chips (from my frozen spuds) eggs
Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake and Rhubarb Crumble Cake.
28th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa

Lunch: Vegetable and chicken soup (made from veg from garden and chicken stock + meat from a roast chicken that had been in the freezer)

Dinner: Corned beef, potato, corn and peas from garden.

Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake + Rhubarb cake

29th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa,

Lunch:    Vegie soup like yesterday

Dinner:  Chorizo and bean Stew

Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake

              Rhubarb cake.

30th

Breakfast: Cup of cocoa, bowl of cornflakes

Lunch: Corned beef sandwich

Dinner: Cold chicken and salad

Dessert: Chocolate cheesecake & Apricot sponge.

I now have some space in my freezer BUT not enough so I will continue this challenge.