[New shoot]

My new year clear out today, just to check to see what is lurking unused and out of date.  I was expecting to have to replace a few spices and stuff like baking powder.

I am sure I did the same exercise last year, but somehow today I managed to find tahini (unopened  ) best before May 2012, plus several other really out of date products. 

My bin bag ended up a bit fuller than I expected 

[mumofstig]

  Glad it's not just me then 

[Kevin67]

Not wishing to outdo anyone here - I'm regularly finding things before 2000 in my elderly fathers cupboards. I'll post a pic here next time he pulls another such tin out "for dinner".

He opens them, has a sniff, and then decides if it's good or not! 

[Madame Cholet]

Sealed canned or jar food is fine. spices just loose their flavour a bit I just use more.

[Auntiemogs]

Sealed canned or jar food is fine. spices just loose their flavour a bit I just use more.

Ditto MC! 

[Beetroot Queen]

Spices have dates  ermmmm never knew that. I may beat that 2000 date

[New shoot]

I don't do a lot of baking, so most of my spices are for curries.  If you keep them too long you lose all the top notes and it just doesn't taste the same to me

[Kevin67]

... you lose all the top notes ...

I've heard of singing for your supper - what do you make, Aria Curry? 

[compostqueen]

I just cleared some old pastas out the cupboard this very evening. Cannellonia and lasagne 2012. 

On the plus side I found two bags of Crozets buckwheat pasta both in date (well, ish  )
 Been googling recipe ideas to use up a nog of parmesan, a pot of creme fraiche and a chunk of chorizo. Tomorrow's dinner sorted.

Good to have a rummage!

[Madame Cholet]

sounds tasty CQ

[snowdrops]

I just cleared some old pastas out the cupboard this very evening. Cannellonia and lasagne 2012. 

On the plus side I found two bags of Crozets buckwheat pasta both in date (well, ish  )
 Been googling recipe ideas to use up a nog of parmesan, a pot of creme fraiche and a chunk of chorizo. Tomorrow's dinner sorted.

Good to have a rummage!

That cannelloni & lasagne would be fine I'd have thought. I shall be having a clear out in the next week or so when DD moves out next week. I'm aiming to 'share' what's in the cupboards with her & make her up a hamper of sorts.

[chrissie B]

After watching a programm last night ive decided to eat my cupoards empty after seeing the couple being told they had over £1000 pounds in food so were going through our stuff doing a meal plan  we dont have that much but i do buy stuff to try , tonight its home made meat balls sauce and pasta followed by profiteroles.
chrissie b

[Kevin67]

I think most people should eat the contents of their freezers also. Far too much stuff is left far too long. Every now and again we purposefully don't go to the shops so that we have to eat what's in!

[compostqueen]

I am doing that now.  Scratting up ingredients but making some flavourful meals.  Getting a bit  sparse now though 

[joyfull]

my freezer really needs sorting out too - the trouble is being under 5 feet tall I cant reach to the bottom of a chest freezer lol