Reduced Veg, The Freezer, The Oven and Budgeting and Portion Sizes, Padding out the meal
Yesterday I had to nip to the shop to get a loaf of bread. As it turned out I had timed it well for reductions on some veggies. I use a lot of veggies so if it gets to the point that I am not going to use them I will prepare them and then pop them in the freezer. However, nine times out of ten I use the veg from fresh where I can. Veg is good for you and can be used in all sorts of dishes to add flavour. However, in retrospect, it may be a good and cheaper way of putting up veg into the freezer so that you have a ready supply of veggies for using when time is tight (as all the prep has been done) or indeed a way of ensuring that you do get a regular supply of good veg if you are on a reduced income, have children at home and need to keep the family's stomachs full. Yesterday, I managed to pick up a net of three onions (strong onions), a cauliflower, courgettes, spring onions. I still have a few veggies from the shop including quite a bit of the purpl...